American Vampire has arrived to the stores today, and there are some good reviews arround!

“Albuquerque could tell this story by himself — or at least the parts that the captions try to clear up — and his work on this issue is amazing. That’s right. Amazing. If you think you’ve seen his style on Blue Beetle or Superman/Batman, well, you have, but it’s not his only style. And in American Vampire #1 he uses two different approaches to tell two different kinds of stories. And both visual styles look, well, as I said, amazing.”

-Timothy Callahan (Comic Book Resources)

“Even if you’re not interested in an alternate history of the US as populated by a new breed of bloodsucker, you owe it to your eyeballs to pick it up for the artwork of Rafael Albuquerque alone. Really, a spectacular-looking book.”

-Graeme McMillan - Io9

“After reading the first issue we can say that the resulting comic here is something far more than the sum of those familiar parts, and beautiful besides, thanks to the spectacular art of Albuquerque.”

-Laura Hudson - Comic Alliance

“Albuquerque’s art is phenomenal, and to his credit he and colorist Dave McCaig are able to adjust to the time period of both stories. t’s a remarkable book to behold in terms of artistic ability, and a prime example of what is possible when every member of the creative team comes together to create a unified vision of their story.”

-Joey Esposito - Crave

“It’s good to know that American Vampire will take its unique character and skip him across many different decades; the story possibilities are abundant. Add Rafael Albuquerque’s excellent art, which mixes shadowy action with bright sunlight and sketchy characters, and you’ve got one promising new series.

-Ken Tucker - Entertainment Weekly/Shelf Life

The moment we have been working for the last 8 months, is finally coming! American Vampire #1 will be out this wednesday. To promote the releasing, the popular website The Daily Beast has released today a nice preview of issue #1 and nothing less than an interview with Stephen King, talking about the project and writing comics for the first time.

Check it out the pages below (including the beautiful variant cover by Jim Lee) and click here to read the article about Steve.

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AMERICAN VAMPIRE #1

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and STEPHEN KING
Art and Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE 1:25 Variant
Cover by JIM LEE

Witness the birth of a brand new species of vampire in this new ongoing series that begins with five extra-sized issues featuring back-to-back stories by exciting new writer Scott Snyder and the master of horror himself, Stephen King! When notorious outlaw Skinner Sweet is attacked by an old enemy (who happens to be a member of the undead), the first American vampire is born… a vampire powered by the sun, stronger, fiercer, and meaner than anything that came before. Plus… Pearl Jones is a struggling young actress in 1920s Los Angeles. But when her big break brings her face-to-face with an ancient evil, her Hollywood dream quickly turns into a brutal, shocking nightmare.
Vertigo 40pg. Color $3.99 US Mature Readers
On Sale March 17, 2010

Just saw the interview I did for Wizard Magazine, talking, mostly about American Vampire. This is pretty cool because when i started to draw, internet wasnt that popular (young fellas) and we used to know about what was going on in the comics business monthly, trough Wizard Magazine. Its really special for me to be there (about 13, 14 years later).

Below a scan of it, if you can get, pay attention: Issue 223. I had to download a scan (shame on me), still waiting for my copy.

R.

Acabei de ver a entrevista que fiz para a Wizard Magazine, falando, principalmente sobre American Vampire, meu novo projeto para a DC/Vertigo. Isso é bem legal  por que quando eu comecei a desenhar, a internet ainda não era mutio popular (lembram disso?),  e a gente acabava sabendo das novidades através da Wizard. É muito especial, para mim, poder me ver nas páginas desta saudosa revista (mesmo que quase 14 anos depois!).

Acima, um scan da revista. Se quiser (e conseguir) adquirir, atenção: Edição 223. Eu tive que baixar o scan, pois não aguentei esperar pela cópia que meu editor Mark Doyle enviou.

R.

Daaaaamn!
I was super anxious for like a week, waiting for Oni Press May’s Solicitation.

Now that it has finally came out, im proud to say that MONDO URBANO, the Brazilian indie series, created by Eduardo Medeiros, Mateus Santolouco and myself will finally be published in US by our friends from Oni Press Publishing.
This softcover volume will include the original series: PowerTrio, Overdose, Cabaret, Encore, and will also bring a totally new “Bonus Track” story.

Stay tunned, soon we will post some new stuff about that and ORDER IT NOW!

Thanks!

Rafa.

MONDO URBANO SC

May 2010
Oni Press

Written and art by Rafael Albuquerque, Mateus Santolouco and Eduardo Medeiros.

Rafael Albuquerque joins Eduardo Medeiros and Mateus Santolouco for a riotous new graphic novel series! Told through a series of vignettes, Mondo Urbano takes readers on a gritty and exciting ride through a world of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

128 pages, black and white, $11.99.

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #3

On sale MAY 19 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER & STEPHEN KING • Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 variant cover by ANDY KUBERT

The era of the American vampire officially begins as Pearl Jones declares war on the powerful coven of vampires that ended her life, and Skinner Sweet declares war on, well, everyone! Scores will be settled in blood in this installment, the third of five over-sized issues featuring stories by author Scott Snyder and the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

Vertigo has just released the cover for American Vampire #3.  Check out their article clicking here.

A Vertigo acabou de divulgar a capa de American Vampire #3. Para conferir o post, publicado no blog deles, clique aqui.

Correndo como um louco, ando sem tempo de atualizar muito o blog, mas aqui estão duas capas que fiz recentemente para a revista Incorruptible, nova criação de Mark Waid, para o Boom!Studios.  Essas capas já foram divulgadas a algum tempo, mas só agora soube que já haviam sido mostradas.

Abraços!!

Rafael.

Running as hell to finish American Vampire here, so, no time for blogging updates. Here are two covers i did recently for Mark Waid’s new book, called Incorruptible, for Boom!Studios. These covers were released a while ago, but just now I saw they have been shown already.

Enjoy!

Rafael.

A algum tempo atrás (2008, acho), meu amigo Rafael Grampá me convidou pra fazer um pin-up para o livro que ele estava trabalhando e que sairia aquele ano. O livro era nada menos que Mesmo Delivery, a história mais badalada do ano passado.

Infelizmente, os pin ups acabaram cortados da versão final, mas eu não poderia perder a oportunidade de desenhar aqueles personagens tão legais, nem que fosse apenas pela diversão de desenhá-los.

Umas duas semanas atrás o Grampá criou um blog apenas com visões de outros artistas para o universo da Mesmo Delivery, e meu desenho foi recentemente postado lá, agora com cor de Cris Peter (que inclusive fez um vídeo com o processo de colorização, que pode ser visto aqui).

Para conferir a minha versão do Mesmo Delivery e a galeria de outros artistas (incluindo um desenho animal do mestre Bill Sienkiewicz), clique aqui!

Some time ago (2008, I guess), my friend Rafael Grampá, asked me to draw a pin up for his upcoming book, that would be out by the end of that year.

The book was nothing less than Mesmo Delivery, one of the most acclaimed graphic novels from last year.

Sadly, the pin ups section ended out of the final version, but i couldnt miss the opportunity to draw those super cool characters, at very least, for the pleasure to draw them.

Couple of weeks ago, Grampá has created a blog, featuring other artists versions for Mesmo Delivery universe, and this pin up was recently added to that gallery (with colors by Cris Peter, who also did a nice video with the whole coloring process that can be seen here).

To see my version and the gallery of other artists (nclusing a phenomenal sketch from Bill Sienkiewicz), click here.

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #2

On sale APRIL 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER AND STEPHEN KING
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 variant cover by BERNIE WRIGHTSON

It’s been nearly 20 years since notorious outlaw Skinner Sweet was buried on boot hill. But when a group of grave-robbing collectors of Western memorabilia uncover his final resting place, they find much, much more than they bargained for. And: Pearl Jones was attacked and left for dead by a cabal of powerful Hollywood vampires. Now, a mysterious stranger comes calling and Pearl gets a second chance at life - and at revenge.
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.