| Jordi Bernet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jordi Bernet Cussó June 14, 1944 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Area(s) | artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Jordi |
| Notable works | Sarvan Kraken Torpedo Clara de Noche |
| Awards | full list |
Jordi Bernet Cussó (born June 14, 1944, Barcelona) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series Torpedo.
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Career
The son of a famous Spanish comic book artist, Miguel (Miguel Bernet), he made his debut in comics at fifteen, continuing his father's humorous series Doña Urraca (Mrs. Magpie) after his death in 1960, under the pseudonym "Jordi". While this could support his family, it did not satisfy his artistic ambitions that were inspired by artists such as Hal Foster, Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff.[1] From 1962, Bernet developed a more realistic style, and took on smaller assignments from Italian and British publishers, until he started illustrating for the Belgian comics magazine Spirou in 1965. He drew the series Dan Lacombe with his uncle Miguel Cussó as writer, and created a similar series Paul Foran with writer José Larraz, but due to disagreements over editing decisions by Dupuis, Bernet ended the relationship with Spirou.[2] Turning to the German market, in the 1970s he collaborated with Cussó to create Wat 69, a sexy and humouristic heroine for the magazine Pip, and Andrax, a science fiction series for Primo, which both became successful in Germany.[3]
Later work
After the fall of Franco, Bernet returned to Spain and worked for several Spanish comics magazines such as Creepy, Metropol and Cimoc, eventually meeting three writers with whom he would form productive partnerships. With Antonio Segura he created the amazone fantasy series Sarvan, and the series Kraken, depicting a sewer monster terrorizing a futuristic fascist society.[1]
Bernet first collaborated with Enrique Sánchez Abulí on several short stories, collected in Historietas negras. When Alex Toth, after producing two stories of Torpedo 1936 in 1981, decided he did not share Abulí's darkly humorous view of mankind and parted with the project, Bernet was asked to continue the work.[4] This became the beginning of a long-lasting series, which became a popular success and was awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It eventually formed the basis of its own magazine, Luca Torelli es Torpedo in 1992.[3] Later collaborations with Abulí include De vuelta a casa, La naturaleza de la bestia: Ab Irato and Snake: por un puñado de dolares.
Bernet also formed a creative partnership with the Argentine writer Carlos Trillo, resulting in the sexually explicit series Cicca Dum-Dum, the less lewd and more comical series Clara de Noche, and several one-shots, including Custer, Light and Bold and Ivánpiire.
Bernet's more recent publications include several albums for the Italian western character Tex Willer, and a run of work for the U.S. comics market, including a Batman story, and a trilogy detailing "the shocking origin" of Jonah Hex.[5] Bernet has later continued to work with Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray on Jonah Hex.
Will Eisner described his impression of Bernet's work in an anthology preface:[6]
Here was a man who was producing pure story-telling art. That is art that uses the kind of minimalism so singular to his draftsmanship that is actually a narrative device in itself. This fit into my own philosophy of sequential narrative art. I pursued the progress of his work with great interest.—Will Eisner
Bibliography
French titles
- Torpedo, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí
- 1. Tuer c'est vivre (1983, L'Echo des Savanes, ISBN 2226017836)
- 2. Mort au comptant (1984, L'Echo des Savanes, ISBN 2226019510)
- 3. Ni fleurs ni couronnes (1984, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226022139)
- 4. Chaud devant! (1985, Albin Michel, ISBN 222602297X)
- 5. En voiture, Simone (1986, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226027297)
- 6. Sale temps! (1987, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226027432)
- 7. Sing-Sing Blues (1987, Albin Michel, ISBN 2876950340)
- 8. Monnaie de singe (1988, Comics USA, ISBN 287695043X)
- 9. Debout les morts (1988, Comics USA, ISBN 2-876950545)
- 10. Dieu reconnaîtra les tiens! (1990, Comics USA, ISBN 2876951142)
- 11. Rien ne sert de mourir (1994, Comics USA, ISBN 2876952254)
- 12. Devine qui va morfler ce soir... (1995, Comics USA, ISBN 2876952343)
- 13. Cuba (1997, Glénat, ISBN 2723421147)
- 14. Adieu, gueule d'amour (1999, Glénat, ISBN 2723426726)
- 15. Affreux, sales, bêtes, méchants et immondes (2004, Toth, ISBN 2913999107)
- Sarvane (Sarvan) with Antonio Segura
- 1. Sarvane (1985, Dargaud, ISBN 2205029584)
- 2. Le secret de Gor (1986, Magic Strip, ISBN 2803514882)
- Kraken, with Antonio Segura
- 1. Le monstre sous la ville (1986, Gilou, ISBN 2905146044)
- 2. Le meilleur flic de la ville (1987, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604840)
- 3. La patrouille de l'horreur (1988, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604832)
- 4. L'appel de l'enfer (1988, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2731604859)
- 5. Le roi des égouts (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2877640582)
- Retour (De vuelta a casa) (1986, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Gilou, ISBN 2905146060)
- Carnage+ (Custer) (1986, with Carlos Trillo, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226026371)
- Histoires Noires (Historias Negras) (1988, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Comics USA, ISBN 2876950448)
- Parlez-moi de mort (La naturaleza de la bestia: Ab Irato) (1989, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Comics USA, ISBN 2876951002)
- Belle et la bête (Light and Bold) (1989, with Carlos Trillo, Comics USA, ISBN 2876950804)
- Sur Liste Noire (1996, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Vents d'Ouest, ISBN 2869675038)
- Snake: Double paire (1998, with Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226106294)
- Bang Bang (Cicca Dum-Dum), with Carlos Trillo
- 1. Bang Bang (1998, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226105042)
- 2. Viva Mexico! (2001, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226121056)
- 3. Reines de la savane (2002, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226132341)
- Claire de Nuit (Clara de Noche), with Carlos Trillo
- Claire de Nuit (2000, with Eduardo Maicas, La Mascara/Privilège, ISBN 2914082037)
- Claire de Nuit 2 (2000, La Mascara/Privilège, ISBN 291408207X)
- Claire de Nuit 3 (2000, La Mascara/Privilège, ISBN 2914082173)
- Claire de Nuit 4 (2001, La Mascara/Privilège, ISBN 2914082304)
- Claire de Nuit 5: Faisons un rêve (2001, Erko, ISBN 9077001050)
- Le Cri du Vampire (Ivánpiire) (2001, with Carlos Trillo, Albin Michel, ISBN 2226121196)
US titles
- Blackout in Batman: Black and White Vol. 2 (1996, DC Comics, ISBN 1563899175)
- 100 Bullets #26 (1999, Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Solo #6 (2005, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #13: "Retribution" (2006, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #14: "Fathers And Sons" (2006, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #15: "Retribution Part 3" (2006, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #21: "The Devil's Paw" (2007, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #23: "Who Lives and Who Dies" (2007, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #27: "Starman" (2008, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #30: "Luck Runs Out" (2008, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #32: "The Matador" (2008, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #37 (2008, DC Comics)
- Jonah Hex #38 (2008, DC Comics)
Awards
- 1986: Angoulême Best Foreign Album Award, for Torpedo: Chaud devant [7]
- 1994: Nominated for the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material, for Torpedo [8]
- 1995: Nominated for the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material, for Torpedo [9]
Sources
- Jordi Bernet publications in Spirou, L'Écho des savanes and BoDoï BDoubliées (French)
- Jordi Bernet Spanish albums Ediciones Glénat (Spanish)
- Jordi Bernet French albums Bedetheque (French)
- Footnotes
- ^ a b comicworld.dk. "Jordi Bernet biography". http://www.comicworld.dk/ForfattereTegner/Jordi%20Bernet.htm.(Danish)
- ^ BD-phile. "Bernet bio". http://theloma.free.fr/bernet/bernet11.htm.(French)
- ^ a b Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Bernet". http://lambiek.net/artists/b/bernet.htm.
- ^ Gravett, Paul (June 23, 2006). "Alex Toth". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1804106,00.html.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (October 31, 2006). "Bernet Saddles Up with Jonah Hex". publishersweekly.com. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6386688.html?nid=2789.
- ^ Eisner, Will. "Will Eisner foreword". auadpublishing.com. http://www.auadpublishing.com/introduction-bernet.htm.
- ^ readyourselfraw.com. "Angoulême Awards list". http://www.readyourselfraw.com/recommended/awards_angouleme/angouleme_old/awards_angouleme_old.htm.
- ^ harveyawards.org. "Harvey nominations 1994". http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_1994nom.html.
- ^ harveyawards.org. "Harvey nominations 1995". http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_1995nom.html.
External links
- Jordi Bernet biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Story about Bernet's "Andrax"
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