- Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira
Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (born on
January 1 ,1944 inBrazil ), more famous under his artist name T.Léo is a Braziliancomics creator.Biography
After having graduated as an engineer in mechanics, Oliveira left
Brazil because of the military dictatorship that was in power at the time. He went first toChile , but the following year saw theChilean coup of 1973 . This led Oliveira to leave, moving toArgentina , from where he finally returned to Brazil in1974 .He found work as an illustrator in the advertising industry of
São Paulo , before once more leaving Brazil, in1981 , this time moving toFrance , hoping to illustrate comics. However as theFranco-Belgian comics industry was in recession at the time, he was forced to work in advertising once again, although he managed to get the occasional piece published inL'écho des savanes andPilote .In
1986 , with the assistance ofJean-Claude Forest , Oliveira began contributing to the youth dedicated magazines ofBayard Presse . He illustrated true stories for Okapi magazine. He then recountedMahatma Gandhi 's life in the album "Gandhi, le pèlerin de la paix", forAstrapi .In
1988 , the comics writerRodolphe asked him to provide the artwork for his stories. Their collaboration proved fruitful, producing 8 albums of material for their "Trent" series and 3 for their "Kenya" one.In
1993 , Oleveira finally achieved an old dream whenDargaud agreed to publish his first solo series: "Aldébaran". In2000 , after 5 volumes of Aldébaran, he launched "Bételgeuse", which was nominated for the Prize for a Series at theAngoulême International Comics Festival in2004 .Bibliography
Le Pèlerin de la Paix
scenario by
Benoît Marchon , artwork by Léo
#"Gandhi, le Pèlerin de la Paix" - ("Gandhi, the Pilgrim of Peace") (1989, éditions Du Centurion)Trent
scenario by Rodolphe, artwork by Léo,
Dargaud
#"L'Homme Mort" - ("The Dead Man") (1991, republished in 2000)
#"Le Kid" - ("The Kid") (1992)
#"Quand s'Allument les Lampes..." - ("When the Lamps Ignite") (1993, republished in 2000)
#"La Vallée de la Peur" - ("The Valley of Fear") (1995)
#"Wild Bill" (1996)
#"Le Pays sans Soleil" - ("The Country without Sun") (1998)
#"Miss" (1999)
#"Petit Trent" - ("Little Trent") (2000)Les Mondes d'Aldébaran
scenario and artwork by Léo, series in progress,
Dargaud :Aldébaran - (Aldebaran):#"La Catastrophe" - ("The Catastrophe") (1994, republished in 2001):#"La Blonde" - ("The Blond Woman") (1995, republished in 2001):#"La Photo" - ("The Photograph") (1996, republished in 2001):#"Le Groupe" - ("The Group") (1997, republished in 2001):#"La Créature" - ("The Creature") (1998, republished in 2001)
:Bételgeuse - (Betelgeuze):#"La Planète" - ("The Planet") (2000):#"Les Survivants" - ("The Survivors") (2001):#"L'expédition" - ("The Expedition") (2002):#"Les Cavernes" - ("The Caves") (2003):#"L'autre" - ("The Other") (2005)
:Antarès - (Antares):#"Episode 1" (2007)
Kenya
scenario by Rodolphe, artwork by Léo, colour by
Scarlett Smulkowski , series in progress,Dargaud
#"Apparitions" (2001)
#"Rencontres" (2003)
#"Aberrations" (2004)
#"Interventions" (2006)Dexter London
scenario by Léo, artwork by
Frédérik Garcia ,Dargaud
#"Aventurier Professionnel" (2002)
#"La Traversée du Désert" (2003)Awards
* 2004: nominated for Best International Series at the
Prix Saint-Michel ,Belgium :: - nominated for the Youth Award (9-12 years) and the Series Award at theAngoulême International Comics Festival ,France
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