| Esteban Maroto | |
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| Born | 1942 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Area(s) | Penciller,Inker |
Notable works | 1984 Creepy Eerie Vampirella |
Esteban Maroto (born 1942) is a Spanishcomic book artist.
Born inMadrid, he began his career in the 1960s with series likeCinco por infinito, published in English byContinuity Comics asZero Patrol (heavily retouched by editorNeal Adams).
'Wolff' by Maroto was published in the UK byNew English Library in the magazineDracula.Dracula was published in the US by theWarren Publishing Company under the titleDracula Book 1 in 1972; the cover was by Esteban Maroto.
In the 1970s he started to be known in his own country when the magazineTrinca publishedAlma de Dragón. He designed the "metal bikini" for the characterRed Sonja, inSavage Tales #3,Comixscene #5, and in the first issue ofThe Savage Sword of Conan and pencilled her first solo story, which was inked byNeal Adams andErnie Chan. He also redesignedSatana forMarvel Comics and drew her second solo story inVampire Tales#3. In issue 4 of the same series he drew an outstanding adaptation of the short story "The Drifting Snow" byAugust Derleth.
Maroto joined Warren Publishing in November 1971 when artists from the Spanish agency Selecciones Ilustradas started appearing in their three horror magazines,Creepy,Eerie andVampirella. Maroto's first story, "Wolfhunt", appeared inVampirella #14. He would eventually draw 101 stories for them, more than any other artist exceptJose Ortiz. Maroto won the Warren Award for best artist/writer in 1972, and his story "A Scream in the Forest" won the best art in a story award in 1973. Maroto remained with Warren until its folding in 1983.
Two Maroto's series were reprinted inEerie andVampirella.Manly, renamedDax the Warrior, was reprinted in issues 39–41, 43–50 and 52 ofEerie. The whole issue 59 was dedicated to Dax, reprinting the majority of these stories. His seriesTomb of the Gods was reprinted inVampirella issues 17–22.
He also contributed black and white illustrations for theRoger Zelazny bookChangeling andLarry Niven'sThe Magic Goes Away.
Maroto subsequently worked on the seriesAmethyst,Zatanna,Atlantis Chronicles,[1]The Savage Sword of Conan,Cadillacs and Dinosaurs,Dracula: Vlad the Impaler andX-Men Unlimited. In Italy, he worked forSergio Bonelli Editore's seriesBrendon.
Comics work (interior art) includes:
Paving the way for his legendary relaunch ofAquaman, writer Peter David crafted a seven-issue series delving into the history of the mythical people of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis. Aided by the classical style of Esteban Maroto, David connected the saga of Arion with that of Aquaman.
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