Ed Benes
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| Birth name | José Edilbenes Bezerra |
| Born | 1972 Alto Santo, Ceara Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
José Edilbenes Bezerra (born in 1972 in Alto Santo, Ceara Brazil) is a Brazilian comic book artist, better known his his pen name of Ed Benes. He is best known for his work at DC Comics on such titles as Birds of Prey, Supergirl, Superman, and Justice League of America.
[edit] Career
Benes originally specialized in drawing superhero pin-up girls, but has matured significantly as an artist since his debut penciling Wildstorm Comics' Gen¹³. His sister, Mariah Benes, is also a talented artist. He is currently providing pencils for Justice League of America (vol. 4), having drawn issues 0-7, 9-10, 12, 14-15, and 17-19. He will continue on the book until at least issue 24.
Because his primary language is Portuguese, Benes works almost exclusively through translators in order for him to effectively communicate with his American co-workers. Brad Meltzer made special note of this in the first hardcover collection of Justice League of America, fearing that a key scene wouldn't be illustrated correctly because of Meltzer's specific details. Fortunately, DC's translator Joe Prado translated every word of Meltzer's instructions, and Meltzer praised both men by saying "every detail is in there..."
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| Preceded by Leonard Kirk |
Supergirl artist 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Ian Churchill |
| Preceded by Casey Jones |
Birds of Prey artist 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Joe Bennett |
| Preceded by Jim Lee |
Superman artist 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Carlos Pacheco |
| Preceded by (none) |
Justice League of America artist 2006– |
Succeeded by Current Artist |
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