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D.c. Comics. July, 2005.
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. Originally published as a 5-issue miniseries then collected and renamed "Luthor", being republished numerous times in graphic novel format. Couldn't wait to get this in hand, I had it set to my phone background long before even owning it. It gets said often but the scan really doesn't do this piece justice.
This Poison Ivy cameo directly precedes the brief showdown between Batman & Superman in the middle of the story. In comic books, nothing is a coincidence - this is Ivy. She appears in the previous page, setting up the interaction. It's such a beautiful piece and incredibly balanced, just look at her hair and the folds in her dress! The reflections in the back are equally as impressive. These detailed pages sure are something special and I really think Bermejo is up there with the best of the best. Hard to believe it's almost vintage, too! The art to this entire issue was formerly in the Personal Collection of Jim Lee.
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. Originally published as a 5-issue miniseries then collected and renamed "Luthor", being republished numerous times in graphic novel format. Couldn't wait to get this in hand, I had it set to my phone background long before even owning it. It gets said often but the scan really doesn't do this piece justice.
This Poison Ivy cameo directly precedes the brief showdown between Batman & Superman in the middle of the story. In comic books, nothing is a coincidence - this is Ivy. She appears in the previous page, setting up the interaction. It's such a beautiful piece and incredibly balanced, just look at her hair and the folds in her dress! The reflections in the back are equally as impressive. These detailed pages sure are something special and I really think Bermejo is up there with the best of the best. Hard to believe it's almost vintage, too! The art to this entire issue was formerly in the Personal Collection of Jim Lee.
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About Lee Bermejo
Lee Bermejo is an comic book artist and illustrator, who is best-known for his interior and painted cover artwork for DC Comics. He has been active in the field since 1997, when he started as an intern at WildStorm. He participated in the 'Resident Evil' comic book and started working with DC in 1999, with early credits on 'Gen13' and the 'Resident Evil: Fire & Ice' mini-series.
Bermejo has since then worked with writer Brian Azzarello on such titles as 'Batman/Deathblow' (2002), 'Lex Luthor, Man of Steel' (2005), 'Before Watchmen: Rorschach' (2012-13) and the best-selling graphic novel 'Joker' (2008). As an all-round author, he is responsible for the graphic novel 'Batman: Noel' in 2011, and for the ongoing post-apocalyptic series 'The Suiciders' with DC/Vertigo (2015). Among his other DC work are 'Global Frequency', 'Hellblazer' and 'We Are... Robin', that he started writing for artists Rob Haynes and Khary Randolph in 2015.
Besides DC, Bermejo has done work for Marvel Comics, Men's Health, Max Mara, Top Cow Productions and Wizard Entertainment. He lives and works in Italy.
Text (c) Lambiek
