Nelson (artist)

Nelson DeCastro
Nelson at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 18, 2009.
Born	Nelson Faro DeCastro (1969-02-17) February 17, 1969 (age 48)
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Colourist
Pseudonym(s)	Nelson
Notable works	Robocop: Prime Suspect, Eudaemon, Green Lantern Corps

Nelson Faro DeCastro, known professionally as Nelson (born February 17, 1969), is an American comic book artist known for his airbrushed cover art, and his interior penciling, inking and coloring work. He is also a writer and teacher. Nelson's career began in the early 1990s, doing cover work and publishing his creator-owned work for Dark Horse Comics, before becoming a frequent artist for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Nelson Faro DeCastro was born February 17, 1969. His earliest memory of reading comics is of a Spider-Man book featuring the Gibbon, illustrated by John Romita, whom he cites as his primary artistic influence. Other influences he names include Caravaggio, Joe Jusko, Frank Frazetta, and Simon Bisley.

Nelson studied art at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

Before his comic book career began, DeCastro created artwork for the band Mucky Pup, with whom he was friends. He provided the interior art for their 1987 album Can't You Take a Joke?, and the cover art for their 1989 album, A Boy In A Man's World.

Nelson broke into the American comic book industry in 1992 doing airbrushed cover work for Dark Horse Comics series, such as Insider Vol. 2 #6 and the four-issue miniseries RoboCop: Prime Suspect. In 1993 he wrote and illustrated his own creator-owned horror character, Eudaemon, in the anthology Dark Horse Presents #72-74, for which he provided the first issue's cover. He would later publish through Dark Horse a three-issue Eudaemon series, which he wrote, pencilled, and inked, and for which he provided airbrush-painted covers.