Mike Deodato
Artist Mike Deodato Jr. attending a comic book convention in 2007.
Born	Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho 23 May 1963 (1963-05-23) (age 46) Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Nationality	Brazillian
Area(s)	Penciller
Pseudonym(s)	Mike Deodato Jr.

Mike Deodato (born May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2.1 DC Comics 2.2 Marvel 2.3 Image 2.4 Dark Horse 2.5 Other 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Interviews

[edit] Biography

One of Deodato's first works was a 1993 photo-realistic comic book adaptation of the television series Beauty and the Beast published by Innovation Publishing. Deodato became famous in the American comic book industry for his work with writer William Messner-Loebs on Wonder Woman. After his Wonder Woman project immediately following, he had a short stint as the penciller of The Mighty Thor, where he worked with writer Warren Ellis, and later drew Glory for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios at Image Comics and Maximum Press.

While his style in the mid-90s was highly reminiscent of Jim Lee, he has recently changed to a more simplified, photo-realistic and sometimes moody style. His first work with this new artistic identity was The Incredible Hulk, written by Bruce Jones. Since then, he has worked on the Doctor Strange spin-off Witches and become the regular penciller of Amazing Spider-Man and The New Avengers, while soon taking over from Gary Frank as the penciller for Squadron Supreme. Deodato then took over as regular penciller for the Marvel title Thunderbolts with issue 110, once again collaborating with Warren Ellis.^[1] Deodato's latest work is as the regular artist for the Dark Avengers ongoing series that debuted January 21, 2009 and comes out of the conclusion of Secret Invasion.^[2]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] DC Comics

• Batman
• Flash
• Wonder Woman

[edit] Marvel

• ""4"" #18 (cover art)
• Amazing Spider-Man #509-529
• Avengers #384-402
• "Black Panther #11-12, 23 (cover art)
• "Bullseye: Greatest Hits" #1-5
• Dark Avengers #1-present
• Elektra
• "Fury: Peace Maker" #1
• Hulk #62-74
• "Marvel Comics Presents #3
• Moon Knight #
• New Avengers #17-20
• Punisher: War Journal #4
• "Punisher: Silent Night" One-shot
• "She-Hulk" #22-23, 27-28
• "Spider-Man: Breakout" #1-3
• "The Last Defenders" #2
• Thor #491-502
• Thunderbolts #110-121
• Tigra
• Ultimates Annual #2
• Witches
• X-Men
• X-Men Unlimited

[edit] Image

• Glory (Image Comics/Maximum Press)
• Jade Warriors (Image/Avatar)

[edit] Dark Horse

• Lady Death vs. Vampirella
• Star Wars Tales 7
• Xena #9 - 14

[edit] Other

• Beauty and the Beast (Innovation)
• Death Kiss (Unknown)
• Lady Death (Chaos!)
• Lost in Space (Innovation)
• Mack Bolan: The Executioner (Unknown)
• Purgatori (Chaos!)
• Quantum Leap (Innovation)
• Turok (Valiant)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Glass House Graphics
• Mike Deodato page at Marvel Digital Comics

[edit] Interviews

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• Marvel Gazette Interview

Preceded by Angel Medina	The Incredible Hulk artist 1996-1997	Succeeded by Adam Kubert
Preceded by John Romita, Jr.	Amazing Spider-Man artist 2004–06	Succeeded by Ron Garney
Preceded by Steve McNiven	New Avengers artist 2006	Succeeded by Howard Chaykin
Preceded by Javier Saltares	Moon Knight artist 2008	Succeeded by Mark Texeira
Preceded by Tom Grummett	Thunderbolts artist 2007–2008	Succeeded by Fernando Blanco