| Nelson DeCastro | |
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 DeCastro at theNew York Comic Con | |
| Born | Nelson Faro DeCastro (1969-02-17)February 17, 1969 (age 56)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer,Penciller, Artist,Inker,Colourist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Nelson |
Notable works | Robocop: Prime Suspect,Eudaemon,Green Lantern Corps |
Nelson Faro DeCastro,[2] known professionally asNelson (born February 17, 1969[1][3]), is an Americancomic book artist known for his airbrushed cover art, and his interior penciling, inking and coloring work. He is also a writer and teacher. Nelson's career began in the early 1990s, doing cover work and publishing his creator-owned work forDark Horse Comics, before becoming a frequent artist for bothMarvel Comics andDC Comics.
Nelson Faro DeCastro was born February 17, 1969. His earliest memory of reading comics is of aSpider-Man book featuring theGibbon, illustrated byJohn Romita Sr., whom he cites as his primary artistic influence. Other influences he names includeCaravaggio,Joe Jusko,Frank Frazetta, andSimon Bisley.[1]
Nelson studied art at theSchool of Visual Arts inManhattan.[1]
Before his comic book career began, DeCastro created artwork for the bandMucky Pup, with whom he was friends. He provided the interior art for their 1987 albumCan't You Take a Joke?, and the cover art for their 1989 album,A Boy In A Man's World.
DeCastro broke into the American comic book industry in 1992 doing airbrushed cover work for variousDark Horse Comics series, includingInsider vol. 2, #6, and the four-issuelimited seriesRoboCop: Prime Suspect. In 1993 he wrote and illustrated his own creator-ownedhorror character, Eudaemon, in theanthologyDark Horse Presents #72-74, for which he provided the first issue's cover. He would later publish through Dark Horse a three-issueEudaemon series, which he wrote, pencilled, and inked, and for which he provided airbrush-painted covers.
His first work forMarvel Comics was a six-page story he penciled and inked for the company's Custom Comic division. He would also provide the publisher with a painted cover forGhost Rider #18 in 1993.[1] His first work forDC Comics was interior art forTeamSuperman Secret Files and Origins #1, which was published in 1998. Other DC work during the 1990s includesBirds of Prey: The Ravens #1.
In 1999, DeCastro worked for Marvel Comics, beginning with a painted cover and the interior art forX-Men: TheMagneto War #1. His other Marvel work that year included issues ofGeneration X,Black Panther andX-Force.
DeCastro continued to work for Marvel Comics in the early 2000s, on such titles asIron Man,Ant-Man's Big Christmas,Generation X,Marvel Knights,Elektra, andInhumans.
He also provided work forDC Comics, onBirds of Prey and 2004'sThe DC Comics Encyclopedia. His other mid-2000s work for DC included doing inks forSuperman: The Journey and inking overJohn Byrne's pencils and providing his first interior color work onAction Comics #831.
DeCastro branched out into educational comics with 2005'sThe Home Depot: Safety Heroes, a giveaway from theHome Depot featuring several Marvel Comics characters, as well as into Marvel's mature readers imprint,MAX, withDoctor Spectrum, two issues of which he inked, and Marvel'sUltimate line, providing interior inks for three issues of the miniseriesUltimate Nightmare andUltimate Galactus Trilogy.
Although he mostly worked for Marvel Comics in the late 2000s, in 2008 DeCastro provided the interior pencils and inks for DC'sGreen Lantern Corps #21-22.
2009 marked DeCastro's first foray into writing for Marvel with the story "The Strange Bonds of Strange People", which appeared inAstonishing Tales:The Thing #1 by Marvel Digital Comics. He also provided inks forWar of Kings: Savage World ofSkaar, for which he was credited on the cover as "DeCastro", and not "Nelson", as he is typically credited. That year he also inked issues ofIncredible Hercules, and penciled and inkedIron Man: Iron Protocols.
As of 2010, DeCastro teaches a Drawing for Cartoonists course atManhattan'sSchool of Visual Arts, where he himself once studied.[2]
DeCastro has illustrated cards for theMagic: The Gathering collectible card game.[4]
DeCastro is an avidguitar player, and expressed a desire to trysculpture, though he laments that he has trouble finding the time.[1]
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