Dennis Calero

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Dennis Calero
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Calero at the Big Apple Convention,
May 21, 2011
Born Miami Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Notable works
 X Factor
Legion of Superheroes
Kolchak
X-Men Noir
AwardsHarvey Award Nomination, best new series, X Factor 2006
http://www.denniscalero.com/

Dennis Calero is an American comic book artist and illustrator, known for his work on titles such as X-Men Noir , Spider-Man Noir , X Factor , Legion of Superheroes , and Kolchak .

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Career

Calero's work includes Acclaim Comics' licensed-product titles Sliders and Magic: The Gathering ; Moonstone Books' TV tie-in titles Cisco Kid and Kolchak: The Night Stalker , Platinum Comics' Cowboys & Aliens ; [1] IDW Publishing's Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House; and Marvel Comics' X-Factor , during his tenure on which the title was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best New Series (2006). [2] In 2006, IDW announced that Calero would be one of the cover artists on its six-issue Star Trek: The Next Generation TV tie-in miniseries The Space Between, scheduled for 2007.[ dead link ‍] [3]

Calero was one of the principal artists for the graphic novel 28 Days Later: The Aftermath , published in 2007. [4] [5]

Calero drew an arc of Legion of Super-Heroes for DC Comics and his new Marvel Comics series, X-Men Noir , was released by Marvel in December 2008. X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain was released in 2010.

That same year, he drew the Dark Horse Comics relaunch of the former Gold Key and Valiant character, Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom , which was written by Jim Shooter. [6]

In 2009 Dennis Calero received an honorable mention from the Society of Illustrators West for his work on X-Men Noir. [7]

In 2012, Calero illustrated the Shadow Annual for Dynamite Entertainment and is illustrating issues 2-8 of MASKS, a mini-series developed by Dynamite, Alex Ross and Chris Roberson putting together many of the popular pulp heroes Dynamic Forces licenses, such as the Green Hornet & Kato, the Shadow, and Zorro. [8] [9]

In October 2012, Calero began illustrating a webcomic titled: The Little Green God of Agony for Stephen King, a short story that had been published in the 2011 anthology A Book of Horrors by King. [10]

Calero illustrated The Tell-Tale Heart in 2013, part of the Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Novels series. In a positive review, Booklist expressed that Calero "shows off a virtuoso command of the format and impressive knowledge of his horror antecedents with the visuals." [11]

Other work

Since 1996, Calero has provided illustrations for role-playing games, including works released by White Wolf Publishing. He has provided interior artwork for Dungeons & Dragons books for the Forgotten Realms including Silver Marches , Faiths and Pantheons , and Races of Faerûn .

Calero and illustrator Kristin Sorra co-founded Atomic Paintbrush, one of the first computer-coloring companies working in the comic-book field.[ citation needed ]

Devil Inside, based upon a webcomic co-created by Dennis Calero and actor Todd Stashwick, was optioned in 2011 for development.[ citation needed ] It was also announced on Deadline.com that Calero and Stashwick were writing an original pilot for the SyFy channel called Clandestine. [12]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Cowboys & Aliens". Reviews : Fiction : Comics. Publishers Weekly . 258 (20): 62. May 16, 2011. ISSN   0000-0019. EBSCOhost   60942384. Gale   A256863669. ProQuest   867523492.
  2. ↑ Weiland, Jonah (June 1, 2006). "2006 HARVEY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". CBR News: The Comic Wire (Press release). Boiling Point Productions DBA Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16.
  3. ↑ Brady, Matt. "To Boldly Keep Going: Talking Trelk at IDW". Newsarama.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-30.
  4. ↑ McTavish, Brian (May 11, 2007). "Feeding the fans: '28 Days' comic enhances film sequel". FEATURES. StarNews . Wilmington, NC. p. 4D. NewsBank 122AC32DCACBDAE0. ProQuest   285613085.
  5. ↑ Williams, Jonathan (May 5, 2007). "Graffiti: Games, gadgets and graphics : WORDS AND PICTURES: Your guide to new manga, graphic novels and comics : 28 Days Later: The Aftermath. By Steve Niles, Dennis Calero, Diego Olmos and Nat Jones. Fox Atomic Comics, $17.99. For older teens and adults (profanity, violence, gore)". BUYER'S EDGE. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, GA: Cox Enterprises. p. F{C/E/F/H/I}2. Gale   A163018014. NewsBank 118F0D568E2ED048. Newspapers.com 423148648, 423148493, 423148949, 423148794, 423149100. ProQuest   337369094. (Also published on May 10, 2007, p. SS3; there is also a related article by Brian McTavish of the Kansas City Star titled "Infected with '28 Days Later' fever? Graphic novel is cure" on May 11, 2007, p. E6.)
  6. ↑ Szadkowski, Joseph (August 19, 2010). "Welcome to warped new worlds". FUN & GAMESZADZOOKS!. The Washington Times . Washington, DC: News World Communications, Inc. p. B20. Gale   A234951218. NewsBank 131B615CD088A698 (subscriber access, library access).
  7. ↑ "Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles | Dennis Calero; Introduction by Ray Bradbury (Hill and Wang, July 2011; ISBN: 978-0-8090-8045-8, ISBN10: 0-8090-8045-1; 6 x 9 inches, 160 pages, Full-Color Throughout)". Macmillan. "Biography" heading. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2013-02-06. Dennis Calero received an honorable mention from the Society of Illustrators West in 2009 for his work on X-Men Noir. He was also nominated for a Harvey Award in 2007 for his work on X-Factor.
  8. ↑ Series page: "Masks". Dynamite®. Dynamite Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-02-19. Latest issue page: "Masks #8 High-End Stephen Segovia "Black & White" Ultra-Limited Cover". Dynamite®. SKU: C72513019768908081. Archived from the original on 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-02-19. Note: Calero's name does not appear to be mentioned in the text of the webpage, only in the images of the covers of the issues (e.g.).
  9. ↑ "Masks [Volume 1 Tp]". Reviews : Fiction : Comics. Publishers Weekly . 260 (38): 64. September 23, 2013. ISSN   0000-0019. EBSCOhost   90401297. Gale   A344154216. ProQuest   1436901974 (note that each entry is transcribed in the following format: "Review by Staff", review text, book information).
  10. ↑ "The Little Green God of Agony Takes Over The Web: First web comic exclusive on StephenKing.com" (Press release). StephenKing.com. October 13, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  11. ↑ Karp, Jesse (June 1–15, 2013). "The Tell-Tale Heart". Children's. Booklist . 109 (19–20): 59. ISSN   0006-7385. EBSCOhost   88130666. Gale   A335921666.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 8, 2012). "Syfy Developing 'Clandestine' Space Drama". TV : News. Deadline. Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  13. ↑ Cornog, Martha (September 15, 2011). "graphic novels : Bradbury, Ray (text) & Dennis Calero & others (illus.). Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation. Hill & Wang: Farrar. 2011. 153p. ISBN 9780809067930. pap. $30. F". Library Journal . 136 (15): 58. ISSN   0363-0277. EBSCOhost   65806774. Gale   A267202263. ProQuest   888171387. Calero's mostly realistic colors integrate smoothly with the story and are well designed.
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