Renato Guerra

“In a day like this,
twenty-something years…!”

Well, I cant write an ode of this special date but she know how I enjoy every thing that we make together: work, fun and love.
Thanks to be here, girl.

2008 gone and I wil miss it.
2007 and 2008 were great times… yeah, maybe my biggest personal trouble (and tragedy) comes this year but also the biggest chance to make a living from my work comes almost the same time. I cant slip my personal life from my work life, both are the same thing: illustration, words and comics are my full breathe (no more, no less).

P.D. I wanted to post a picture from my drawing table, Im working in some short stories and a big (self-concluded) comic-book but I dont have my camera, Im gonna update this entry in a few days.

Here you can find 26 posters from Coraline animation movie, one for every alphabet letter. Coraline is based in a great Neil Gaiman´s book.

2009 looks like a kick-ass year. Im working in my first (selfpublished) comic book project as full artist and I keep my work with Moonstone Books. My first project with the company was the Buckaroo Banzai oversized one-shot (with art by Paul Hanley); at the same time they send me the variant cover from The Phantom 26, a great piece with Andy Smith art that was my first finished (and U.S. published) color work.

After finish the Buckaroo Banzai pages (and cover) Moonstone ask me if I could color another Phantom variant cover, this time for the second issue of the title relaunch (renamed as The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks). To my surprise the variant cover was done by Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin, two artists of which I keep great memories, I just can say that was a dream work over Leonardi and Austin lines, the final piece is here. Now another dream arrives because Moonstone has ask me if I could color the upcoming The Phantom: Generations miniseries, a big question to which I responded with a big YES!! About The Phantom: Generations, Mike Bullock (Phantom writer) said:

It’s going to be 21 stories of The Phantoms, one for each of them, done in the comic novella format. Once collected, they’ll make a nice addition to any library that has Legacy in it. The first issue was written by Ben Raab, with art by Pat Quinn, chronicling another adventure of the first. Next up is Tom Defalco, with a great new story of the second. Then Mel Odom has a tale of the third. Later on, Moonstone fans will get new tales from favorite writers such as Tony Bedard, Justin Gray, Marv Wolfman and Joe Gentile.

This is my current work and Im more than happy and it would want to be thankful to Joe Gentile by this fantastic opportunity. The top images are the first covers by the amazing duo Doug Klauba and Jason Millet, cover artists for this project.

Heres my latest color work to Moonstone Books, The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks #2 variant cover with lines by Rick Leonardi and inks by Terry Austin. Scheduled by Moonstone Books to 4/2009. Bigger artwork here:

More Moonstone/Phantom related news very soon.

Photos from Ecom in this set. Now is time to back to work, I have one illustration, two color covers and colors for the first issue of a upcoming The Phantom miniseries to done.

Openhaüs sold out!!!

Ok, ok, we just bring some copies of the 3 issues to Ecom but we are really happy. Eva´s great compilation is sold out too (Im very proud of her). San Luis is a very small town (compared with Monterrey) and Ecom is the only event of his kind. Very few local artist comes here, theres just 5 or 6 tables with comic book projects and only 2 are local. Oh yes!… the city is beautiful.

Wait for more pictures and words by monday.
Stay tuned, little bastards.

I love you all (yes, you too liar).