Luis Royo
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Luis Royo at the 2010 Paris Book Fair
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| Born | 1954 Olalla, Teruel, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | La Escuela de Artes Aplicados |
| Known for | Illustration, Sculpture |
| Notable work |
Dead Moon Prohibited Book Malefic |
| Website | luisroyo |
Luis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist born in Olalla, a village in the Aragonese province of Teruel. He is best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, magazines such as Heavy Metal and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards.
Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s by the work of artists like Enki Bilal and Moebius, and in 1979 he turned to art as a full-time career. Within a few years, he was publishing art within and on the covers of such magazines as Comix Rambla Internacional, El Vibora, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon and Comic Art as well as providing cover illustrations for several American publishers.
In 1983, Royo began working as an illustrator for publishers in the United States such as Tor Books,Berkley Books, Avon (publisher) and Bantam Books.
As his reputation grows, other publishers contact Royo and he creates custom covers for novels and magazines for Ballantine Books,NAL, DAW Books, Doubleday (publisher), HarperCollins, Zendra, Hasa Corporation, Penthouse Comix,Pocket Books with Star Trek: Voyager series and Battlestar Galactica novels, also Fleer for Ultra X-Men by Marvel.
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