Diego Jourdan
Encyclopedia
Diego Jourdan Pereira is a Uruguay
an comic book artist and illustrator, residing in Santiago de Chile, Chile, and specializing in licensed properties.
, IDW Publishing
, Nickelodeon
, Mirage Studios
, Titan Magazines
, and Worthwhile Books; MAD Magazine
(Australia), among many others.
Among the properties and characters Diego has worked on are: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
, G.I. Joe
, Transformers Animated, Astro Boy, Digger & Friends, Ghostbusters
, Smurfs, and Disney/Pixar
characters.
After working on short lived revamped runs of Ivy the Terrible in The Beano (2010) and Snooty & Scamp (Lord & Lauser) in Wendy (2011), Diego now finds himself involved in other projects for publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., including promotional comics for the Lego City
brand, and illustrations for WWE Kids Magazine.
At the same time, he continues to expand into other fields of illustration while working mainly for publishers in the UK.
.
In 2011, his short comic Verdes, with Argentinian writer Javier Hildebrandt, won a contest in the Italian magazine MONO, and will be published in issue 10 of said magazine.
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an comic book artist and illustrator, residing in Santiago de Chile, Chile, and specializing in licensed properties.
Life
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Diego moved to Santiago de Chile, Chile, in 1991, where he's lived ever since.Career
He studied Graphic Design in Chile (Universidad del Pacifico) and Computer Typesetting and Design in the USA (NYC's F.I.T.), and has worked as an illustrator/cartoonist for over twelve years, mainly for US customers; including Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
, Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
, Mirage Studios
Mirage Studios
Mirage Studios is an independent American comic book company founded in 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, based in Northampton, Massachusetts and best known for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series.-History:...
, Titan Magazines
Titan Magazines
Titan Magazines is the magazine-publishing division of Nick Landau's Titan Publishing Group. Titan also owns several Forbidden Planet specialist comics and collector stores .Titan Magazines' publishing director is Chris Teather.TPG also owns Titan Books,...
, and Worthwhile Books; MAD Magazine
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
(Australia), among many others.
Among the properties and characters Diego has worked on are: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...
, G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
, Transformers Animated, Astro Boy, Digger & Friends, Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
, Smurfs, and Disney/Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
characters.
After working on short lived revamped runs of Ivy the Terrible in The Beano (2010) and Snooty & Scamp (Lord & Lauser) in Wendy (2011), Diego now finds himself involved in other projects for publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., including promotional comics for the Lego City
Lego City
Lego City is a theme under which Lego building sets are released. As the name suggests, City sets are based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services , airport, construction and civilian services....
brand, and illustrations for WWE Kids Magazine.
At the same time, he continues to expand into other fields of illustration while working mainly for publishers in the UK.
Awards and Recognitions
In January 2009, he was accepted as a regular member of the prestigious National Cartoonists SocietyNational Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops...
.
In 2011, his short comic Verdes, with Argentinian writer Javier Hildebrandt, won a contest in the Italian magazine MONO, and will be published in issue 10 of said magazine.
Illustrator/Cartoonist
- Editorial Illustrator, El Mercurio (newspaper, Chile), 1997-1999
- Chirality” (Central Park Media) #12 (pinup artist)
- Legend of Lemnear (Central Park Media) #8 (pinup artist)
- “Conozca MAS” magazine, Editorial Cartoonist Editorial TELEVISA (Chile)
- Assorted ”TMNT” movie tie-in products
- TMNT: Fast Forward
- “TRANSFORMERS
- TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED
- GOAL! series Educational Illustrator, RANSOM PUBLISHING Ltd.,
United Kingdom
- MAD Magazine Editorial Cartoonist, NextMedia/DC Comics (Australia) (2010-Current)
- Ivy the TerribleIvy the TerribleIvy the Terrible is a fictional character featured in The Beano. The strip involves a four-year-old girl whose mischievous antics are a constant annoyance to her parents.-Introduction:...
in The BeanoThe BeanoThe Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink... - Snoot & Scamp in Wendy
- WWE Kids Magazine
- Lego CityLego CityLego City is a theme under which Lego building sets are released. As the name suggests, City sets are based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services , airport, construction and civilian services....
Comics
Penciller
- Sicario (Dedalos, Chile) #1-2
- Rayen (Dedalos, Chile) #6-12
- La Ruta de los Arcanos (Ergocomics, Chile) #2
- Digital Webbing Presents #1-2-3
- Leather Jacket Guy #1-2
- Fused #2-3-4
- The License” web-comic
- K9 Magazine (Ukraine) #16-42-65
- GREAT APE #1
- Astro Boy The Movie: Official Movie Prequel #1-2-3-4
- B.A.B.E. Force: Jurassic Trailer Park Prequel/Dr. Chaos' Comic Cornucopia
- Knights Of The Dinner Table: Everknights #6
- Supernatural Law (1999) #33
- Supernatural Law Secretary Mavis #4
- Tales of the TMNT (2004) #25, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40
- TMNT: The Collected Movie Books (2007)
- TMNT: The Official Movie Adaptation (2007)
- G.I. Joe: Resolute #1-2-3
- Digger & Friends #1-2-3-4
- G.I. Joe Combat Heroes: We Are G.I. Joe #1,
- Ed’s Terrestrials
- Pet Robots graphic novels'
- Ghostbusters: Past, Present And Future
Inker
- Sicario (Dedalos, Chile) #1-2
- Rayen (Dedalos, Chile) #6-12
- B.A.B.E. Force: Jurassic Trailer Park Prequel/Dr. Chaos' Comic Cornucopia
- Ghostbusters: Past, Present And Future
- Knights Of The Dinner Table: Everknights #6
- Tales of the TMNT (2004) #25, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40
Cover Artist
- Astro Boy The Movie: Official Movie Prequel #1-2-3-4
- B.A.B.E. Force: Jurassic Trailer Park Prequel/Dr. Chaos' Comic Cornucopia
- Ghostbusters: Past, Present And Future (Cover B)
- Tales of the TMNT (2004), 'The Collected Books: Volumes Three, Four, Five', #26, 37, 40