Benedito José Nascimento(born February 3, 1968), better known asJoe Bennett,is aBraziliancomic book artist.
| Joe Bennett | |
|---|---|
 Bennett in 2020 | |
| Born | Benedito José Nascimento February 3, 1968 Belém,Pará,Brazil |
| Area(s) | Penciller,Inker |
Notable works | The Immortal Hulk |
| https:// deviantart /comicsofjoebennett | |
Career
editJoe Bennett was born inBelém.
In the 1990s he used to publish horror comics for two major Brazilian horror comics magazines:CalafrioandMestres do Terror.
His first major work in comics was forMarvel Comicsin 1994. Since then, he has worked on several Marvel titles such asThe Amazing Spider-Man,Captain America(vol. 2),Fantastic Four(vol. 3),The Incredible Hulk(vol. 2),Thor(vol. 2) and most recentlyCaptain America and the Falcon.He has also worked for other major publishers such as inChaos! Comics,CrossGen,Dark Horse,DC ComicsandVertigo.
Other credits includeConan the Barbarian,Doc Samson,Elektra(vol. 2),Hawkeye(vol. 3),Nova(vol. 3),X-51: Machine Man,Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Birds of Prey,Hawkman(vol. 4),Hawkgirl,The Green Hornet,Mark of CharonandSupreme.
In 2005, he signed a three-year contract to work exclusively for DC Comics. Bennett worked with other various artists on the maxiseries52.Bennett also worked on a number of issues ofCheckmate,written byGreg Rucka.He served as a fill-in penciller for the fifth issue ofSalvation Runand drew the entire six-issueTerror Titansminiseries written bySean McKeever.Bennett's work can now be seen in the pages ofTeen Titanswhere he took over the drawing board from fellow BrazilianEddy Barrows,beginning with issue #71.
In June 2018 he and writerAl Ewingstarted the seriesThe Immortal Hulk.The Immortal Hulkwas a nominee for the 2019Eisner Awardin the "Best Continuing Series" category,[1]and had earned publisher Marvel Comics a Diamond Gem Award the previous year as "Best New Comic Book Series."[2]
In 2023, it was announced that Bennett will be the artist forChuck Dixon'sAlphacore#1 forRippaverse Comics.
Controversy
editBennett caused controversy with an issue ofThe Immortal Hulkthat depicted what was interpreted asantisemiticimagery.[3]A 2018 political cartoon resurfaced in which the then-Brazilian presidential candidateJair Bolsonarois allegorically depicted as an “Independence Dragoon”(a member of a historical Brazilian military unit) fighting political opponents (including former presidentsLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva,Dilma RousseffandMichel Temer) in the shape of monstrous rats.[4]Writer Al Ewing severed ties with Bennett.[5]On 9 September 2021, Marvel announced he had been removed from his current assignments and was not on any future Marvel projects.[6]
Bibliography
editComics work (interior pencil art) includes:
DC
edit- 52(full pencils): #1-4, 6, 11, 16, 21, 30, 34, 38, 51; (among other artists): #25 (2006–07)
- All-Flash,one-shot (among other artists) (2007)
- Aquamanvol. 8 #39-40 (2018)
- Birds of Prey#81, 85, 87-88,Secret Files 2003(2003–06)
- Checkmate,vol. 2, #13-15, 18-20, 23-25 (2007–08)
- Deathstrokeand the Curse of the Ravager,miniseries (Flashpointtie-in), #1-2 (2011)
- Deathstroke,vol. 2, #1-7 (2011)
- Deathstroke,vol. 4, #3-5, 12-14, 17-18 (2016)
- Detective Comics#969-970 (2017)
- Hawkgirl#57-58 (2006–07)
- Hawkman,vol. 4, #32, 35-37, 39-41, 43-45 (2004–05)
- Infinite Crisis,miniseries, #7 (among other artists) (2006)
- Justice League: Generation Lost#2, 4, 7, 15, 17 (2010–11)
- Nightwing#153; Annual #2 (2007–09)
- Outsiders#36 (2011)
- Rann-Thanagar War,miniseries, #5-6 (among other artists) (2005)
- Red Hood and the Outlaws,vol. 2, #14 (2017)
- Red Hood/Arsenal#12-13 (2016)
- Robin#175-176 (2008)
- SandmanPresents: Bast,miniseries, #2-3 (2003)
- Savage Hawkman,#0, 9-20 (2012)
- Suicide Squadvol. 4 #44 (2018)
- Teen Titans,vol. 5, #70, 72-75, 77-81, 83 (2009–10)
- The Terrifics#3, 6, 13-14, Annual #1 (2018-2019)
- Terror Titans,miniseries, #1-6 (2008–09)
Marvel
edit- Amazing Spider-Man,vol. 1, #422-424, 429-431, 434-436 (1997–98)
- Amazing Spider-Man,vol. 2, #28, Annual 2001 (2001)
- Black Panther: World of Wakanda#6 (2016)
- Brotherhood#6 (2001)
- Captain America,vol. 2, #8-12 (1997)
- Captain America: Sam Wilson#7, 23-25 (2017)
- Captain America & TheFalcon#5-7, 9-11 (2004–05)
- Conan#8-9 (1996)
- Crew#1-7 (2003–04)
- Defenders: The Best Defense#1 (2019)
- Doc Samson#4 (among other artists) (1996)
- Elektra,vol. 2, #9-10, 16-17 (2002–03)
- Fantastic Four,vol. 3, #43 (1998)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine,limited series, #5 (among other artists) (2001)
- Generation X#26 (1997)
- Hawkeye#7-8 (2004)
- Hulk 2099#7, 9 (1995)
- Incredible Hulk,vol. 3, #30-32 (2001)
- Immortal Hulk#1-5, 7-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29-33, 36-50 (2018-2021)
- Indestructible Hulk#19-20 (2015)
- Incoming!#1 (2019)
- Iron Man#331-332 (1996)
- Iron Manvol. 5 #18-22, 26-28 (2014-2015)
- Namor#11-12 (2004)
- New Eternals:Apocalypse Now,one-shot (2000)
- Nightmare,miniseries, #1-4 (1994–95)
- NovaThe Human Rocket#1-4, 6-7 (1999)
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man,vol. 2, #26, Annual 2000 (2000–01)
- Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey#3, 5 (2018)
- Secret Empire#9 (2017)
- Secret Empire: Omega #1 (2017)
- The Sensational Spider-Man#25, 32 (1998)
- Silver Surfer,vol. 2, #139 (1998)
- Spider-Man/Punisher:Family Plot,miniseries, #2 (1996)
- Spider-Man Unlimited#13-20 (1996–98)
- Thor,vol. 2, #43, 47-48, 50, 53-54, 56-57, 60 (2002–03)
- Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates#22-24 (2013)
- Wolverine#110 (1997)
- Wolverine: Days of Future Past,miniseries, #1-3 (1997)
- X-51#1-12 (1999–2000)
- X-Men:Tales from the Age of Apocalypse,one-shot (1996)
Rippaverse Comics
edit- Alphacore #1 (2023)
- The Horseman: Welcome to Florespark (2024)
- Zalen: What Kills, Must Die (2025)
- The Horseman #1 (2025)
- Alphacore #2 (2025)
Valiant
edit- Bloodshot RebornAnnual 2016(2016)
- Ninjakvs. the Valiant Universe#1-4 (2018)
- X-O Manowar#47-50 (2016)
Other publishers
edit- Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic#3-4 (Innovation Publishing,1992–1993)
- Supreme#26-28, 30, 33-39, 41, Annual #1 (Image Comics,1995–97)
- Solar: Man of the Atom#1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment,2014)
- Renato e a Trasladação(2013)
References
edit- ^McMillan, Graeme (26 April 2019)."Eisner Award Nominees Revealed".Hollywood Reporter.
- ^Freeman, Jon (18 January 2019)."Al Ewing, Sean Phillips among creators honoured in 2019 Diamond Gem Awards".DownTheTubes.net.
- ^Cronin, Brian (February 3, 2021)."Immortal Hulk Artist Issues Statement on Anti-Semitic Imagery".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedSeptember 10,2021.
- ^Leung, Yasmine (2021-09-03)."Joe Bennett's political cartoon ft Jair Bolsonaro drama explained".HITC.Retrieved2022-02-19.
- ^Adams, Tim (September 2, 2021)."Immortal Hulk's Al Ewing Severs Relationship with Joe Bennett Over 'Reprehensible' Illustration".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedSeptember 10,2021.
- ^Adams, Tim (September 9, 2021)."Joe Bennett No Longer Working on Marvel's Timeless After Posting Anti-Semitic Image".Comic Book Resources.RetrievedSeptember 10,2021.
External links
edit- Joe Bennettat theGrand Comics Database
- Joe Bennettat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Joe BennettonDeviantArt
- Bennett's Art Page
