Jayme Cortez

Jayme Cortez (Lisbon, September 8th, 1926 - São Paulo, July 4th, 1987) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian comics artist. He is considered one of the most important artists of Brazilian comics.[1][2] He was born in Portugal and began his career in the Portuguese magazine O Mosquito. He emigrated to Brazil in 1947, and began working with horror and children's comics. In 1959, he founded the Continental publishing house alongside Miguel Penteado, working with important artists such as Rodolfo Zalla, Eugênio Colonnese, Gedeone Malagola, Júlio Shimamoto , Flávio Colin, among others.[3][4][5] In 1985, Cortez was awarded the Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics, an award that aims to honor artists who have dedicated themselves to Brazilian comics for at least 25 years. In 1988, a year after his death, the Prêmio Angelo Agostini created the Jayme Cortez Trophy to award great contributions to Brazilian comics.[6]

Jayme Cortez
Born8 September 1926 Edit this on Wikidata
Lisbon Edit this on Wikidata
Died4 July 1987 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 60)
São Paulo Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationIllustrator, cartoonist, comics creator Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Websitehttp://jaymecortez.blogspot.com Edit this on Wikidata

References

  1. "Jayme Cortez". Lambiek Comiclopedia.
  2. "Jayme Cortez" (in Portuguese). Editora Criativo.
  3. "Jayme Cortez, o Mestre dos Mestres Brasileiros" (in Portuguese). Bigorna.net. March 18, 2011.
  4. "Um museu virtual para Jayme Cortez" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. May 20, 2011.
  5. "Crítica-HQ: Jayme Cortez finalmente ganha edição à altura da sua importância para os quadrinhos" (in Portuguese). O Grito. September 1, 2020.
  6. "Tudo sobre o Dia do Quadrinho Nacional e o Troféu Angelo Agostini" (in Portuguese). Bigorna.net. December 16, 2005.
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