José Ortiz (comics)

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José Ortiz
Birth name	José Ortiz Moya
Born	September 1, 1932 (age 74) Cartagena Murcia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Area(s)	artist
Notable works	Hombre Jack el Destripador Morgan Burton & Cyb

José Ortiz (born September 1, 1932, Cartagena) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography of French titles 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

José Ortiz' career began at an early age, winning an artistic tournament held by the Spanish magazine Chicos. After a period of making pocket sized comics, he created the series Sigur el Vikingo and Johnny Fogata in 1959, and Carolynn Baker for the English newspaper Daily Express in 1962.^[1] Following a period in the U.S. comics industry making horror comics, he returned to Spain and formed a lasting and fertile working partnership with Antonio Segura in 1981, initiated by the serial publication of Hombre, a post-apocalyptic saga, in the magazine Cimoc.

By 1983, Ortiz and Segura joined with several other artists including Leopoldo Sánchez, Manfred Sommer and Jordi Bernet, to form the short-lived publishing house Metropol with the artists' interest in mind, responsible for three comics magazines, Metropol, Mocambo and KO cómics.^[2]

In addition to the continued run of Hombre, Ortiz and Segura created Ives and Las Mil Caras de Jack el Destripador (The Thousand Faces of Jack the Ripper) the following years, later renaming Ives to Morgan. In 1987, they began the humorous sci-fi series Burton & Cyb, followed in 1990 by the series Juan el Largo.^[3]

Since 1993, Ortiz has focused on the Italian comics market, illustrating stories for Tex Willer, Ken Parker and Magico Vento.^[3]

[edit] Bibliography of French titles

• Le petit sauvage (1980, Editions du Triton, ISBN 84-8513-813-9)
• L'apocalypse (1982, Campus Editions, ISBN 84-8513-813-9)

• Hombre, with Antonio Segura
  • HS1. Une humanité errante (1987, Kesselring, ISBN 2-88159-020-9)
  • HS2. L'héritage de l'humanité (1988, Kesselring, ISBN 2-88159-030-6)
  • T1. L'ombre du désespoir (1989, Magic strip, ISBN 2-8035-0190-2)
  • T2. L'ultime ennemi (1989, Magic strip, ISBN 2-8035-0202-X)
  • T3. Attila (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-055-8)
  • T4. Attila et les sept nains (1992, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-110-4)
  • T5. Les vautours (1994, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-110-4)
  • T1. La Genèse - Une tombe en béton (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-134-1)
  • T2. La Genèse - La vallée de la vengence (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-135-X)
  • T3. La Genèse - Le chasseur (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-149-X)

• Burton & Cyb, with Antonio Segura
  • 1. Escrocs de l'espace (1989, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-051-0)
  • 2. Loubards des étoiles (1989, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-101-0)
  • 3. Gangsters galactiques (1991, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-134-7)
  • 4. Pourritures planétaires (1992, Comics USA, ISBN 2-87695-176-2)

• Morgan, with Antonio Segura
  • 1. Repose en paix (1989, Les Humanoïdes Associés, ISBN 2-7316-0600-2)
  • 2. Le Contrat (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-060-4)
  • 3. Le Zombie (1991, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-069-8)
  • 4. Don Gaetano (1992, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-099-X)
  • 5. Petits nègres et négriers (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-138-4)
  • 6. Les Vampires (1993, Soleil Productions, ISBN 2-87764-142-2)

• Jean le Long (Juan el Largo) with Antonio Segura
  • 1. Jean le Long (1990, Vaisseau d'argent, ISBN 2-87757-027-4)
  • 2. Le lac des emeraudes (1991, Vaisseau d'argent, ISBN 2-87757-045-2)

• Jack l'éventreur (Jack el Destripador) with Antonio Segura (1992, Magic Strip, ISBN 2803502771)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• José Ortiz biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• José Ortiz biography on MurciaComic (Spanish)