Carlos Pacheco

Carlos Pacheco
Pacheco at the 2013 Wizard World New York Experience in Manhattan
BornCarlos Pacheco Perujo
(1961-11-14)14 November 1961
San Roque, Spain
Died9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 60)
La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
Area(s)Penciller, inker, writer
Notable works
Avengers Forever
Fantastic Four vol. 3
Superman
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Carlos Pacheco Perujo (14 November 1961 – 9 November 2022) was a Spanish comics penciller. After breaking into the European market doing cover work for Planeta De Agostini, he gained recognition doing work for Marvel UK, the England-based branch of Marvel Comics, for his work on the Spider-Man magazine Dark Guard.[2] He then began doing work for the American-based Marvel and DC Comics, where he was one of the first Spanish-born artists to make a major impact in that country,[3] attaining popularity for his work on Avengers Forever, JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice, X-Men: Legacy, Fantastic Four, Green Lantern, and Captain America.[4][5] He contributed to some high-profile storylines published by the Big Two, including 2009's "Final Crisis" at DC and 2013's "Age of Ultron" at Marvel.[5]

Outside of corporate-owned comics, he reunited with his Avengers Forever collaborator, writer Kurt Busiek, to produce through WildStorm the 2003 creator-owned fantasy series Arrowsmith, which reimagines World War I in a world in which magic and dragons exist.[3][6][7] That series garnered positive reviews,[8] and an Eisner Award nomination for Best Limited Series. In 2022, Pacheco and Busiek produced a sequel, Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines,[3] which was also positively received, and was one of Pacheco's last published works.[9]

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  2. ^ Cazallas, Javier (9 November 2022). "Ha muerto Carlos Pacheco, icono del cómic español, a los 60 años". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b c MacDonald, Heidi (9 November 2022). "Artist Carlos Pacheco has passed away at age 60". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ Cronin, Brian (24 September 2022). "Comic Book Legend Carlos Pacheco Reveals ALS Diagnosis". CBR.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b Blum, Jeremy (9 November 2022). "Legendary Artist Carlos Pacheco Has Passed Away at Age 60". CBR.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  6. ^ Cornwell, Jason (24 July 2003). "Arrowsmith #1". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
  7. ^ Contino, Jennifer M. (24 April 2006). "Superman's Kurt Busiek: Writer of Steel". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Arrowsmith". Comic Book Roundup. January 2003. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines". Comic Book Round Up. January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.