Carlos Meglia

Infobox Comics creator
name = Carlos Meglia


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birthdate = birth date|1957|12|11
location = Quilmes, Argentina
deathdate = death date and age|2008|08|15|1957|12|11
deathplace = Argentina
nationality = Argentine
area = comic book artist and penciller
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notable works = "Cybersix"
"Superman/Tarzan"
"Canari "
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Carlos Meglia (December 11, 1957 – August 15, 2008) was a comic book artist and penciller born in Argentina. One of his best-known creations is the "Cybersix" series, done in partnership with Carlos Trillo.

Career

Meglia debuted in 1974 as the assistant of the illustrator Oswal. Two years later, he made science-fiction illustrations for "El Péndulo", as well as covers for the publisher Record. In 1983 Meglia illustrated "La Biblia para los niños", "Don Quijote" and "Martin Fierro". In the early 1980s, he contributed to "Satiricón", a humorous periodical and "El Gráfico", a sports magazine. In '90s, he published in"Billiken", an Argentine children's magazine, [http://www.educared.org.ar/imaginaria/11/2/meglia.htm Meglia's Biography] es] .

In 1983, Meglia made his first short comic stories for Argentine publisher Record, and in the three years that followed, he worked mainly in the animation field ("The Smurfs", "The Flintstones" and "Scooby Doo"). He teamed up with Carlos Trillo in 1987, and started "Irish Coffee", a series about a detective with supernatural gifts. Also with Trillo, Meglia launched the "Cybersix" series in 1991, a series in which he intensively uses the computer. In 2002, he settled in Spain and began working for the US market. He cooperated on Dark Horse titles like "Star Wars: " and "Spyboy", as well as DC's "Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle", "Crimson", "Adventures of Superman" and "Monster World", and Marvel's "Elektra". In 2005, he created the series "Canari" with Crisse [ [http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/15/rip-carlos-meglia/ RIP Carlos Meglia] ] .

Meglia died on August 15, 2008 at the age of 50. [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080815-Meglia.html Artist Carlos Meglia Passes Away] , Newsarama, August 15, 2008]

References

External links

* [http://carlosmeglia.blogspot.com/ Carlos Meglia's Blog] (Spanish)
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/m/meglia_c.htm Biography at Lambiek's Comiclopedia]