Lee Bermejo is an American comic book writer and artist whose published work includes interior illustrations and cover art. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Brian Azzarello including Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, the Joker graphic novel, and Before Watchmen: Rorschach.
Career Lee Bermejo's career began in 1997 as an intern at WildStorm. He is self-taught, with little formal art training. His first credited comics work appeared in Gen13 #43 (Sept. 1999) Together with writer Joe Kelly and co-artist Doug Mahnke, Bermejo crafted the "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" story in Action Comics #775 (March 2001). He and writer Brian Azzarello collaborated on the Lex Luthor: Man of Steel limited series in 2005 and the Joker graphic novel in 2008. In 2009, Bermejo drew the Superman story in the Wednesday Comics limited series. Bermejo both wrote and drew the Batman: Noël graphic novel in 2011. He and Azzarello worked together again on the Before Watchmen: Rorschach limited series in 2012–2013.
In 2015, Bermejo launched the Suiciders series for Vertigo and We Are Robin for the main DC Comics line. Bermejo drew the 2000s variant cover for Action Comics #1000 (June 2018).
Bibliography Interior art BOOM! Studios
A Vicious Circle #1-3 (with Mattson Tomlin), (2022–present)
DC Comics
Action Comics #775 (with Doug Mahnke), #800, 836 (among other artists) (2001–2006) Batman Black and White vol. 2 #3 ("Rule Number One'") (2014) Batman: Damned #1–3 (2018–2019) Batman / Deathblow: After the Fire #1–3 (2002) Batman: Dear Detective graphic novel (2022) Batman: Noël graphic novel (2011) Before Watchmen: Rorschach miniseries, #1–4 (2012–2013) Joker graphic novel (2008) Lex Luthor: Man of Steel miniseries #1–5 (2005) Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists (among other artists) (2015) Superman vol. 2 #202 (Lex Luthor preview) (2004) Superman/Batman #75 (two pages) (2010) Superman/Gen 13 #1–3 (2000) Wednesday Comics #1–12 (Superman (one-page each issue)(2009)
Vertigo
100 Bullets #26 (among other artists) (2001) Hellblazer #182–183 (2003) Suiciders #1–6 (2015) Suiciders: Kings of Hell.A. #1–6 (2016)
WildStorm
Gen13 #43–44; #66 (among other artists) (1999–2001) Gen13: Carny Folk #1 (2000) Global Frequency #9 (2003) Resident Evil: Fire & Ice miniseries #1–4 (2000–2001) Robotech #0 (among other artists) (2003) Wildcats Annual #1 (2000)
Image Comics Resident Evil #1–3 (1998)
Marvel Comics All-New X-Men #25 (among other artists) (2014) Daredevil vol. 2 #100 (among other artists) (2007) Marvel #6 (among other artists) (2020)
Cover work
Action Comics #1000 variant Adventures of Superman #575, 617–618 Area 10 graphic novel (2010) Batman: Dear Detective one-shot (2022) Batman: Gotham Knights #50–55 The Bronx Kill graphic novel (2010) Checkmate #1–5 The Chill graphic novel (2010) Daredevil #88–93, 100 Dark Entries graphic novel (2009) Dark Reign Elektra #1–5 Fear Itself Captain America #7.2 variant Fight Club 2 #1 variant Filthy Rich graphic novel (2009) Hellblazer #218, 221–238, 243–255 Rumble #6 variant The Stand: Captain Trips #1–5 The Stand: American Nightmares #1–5 Stranger Things #1 (variant cover) X-Men: Legacy #220–224
Awards IGN Comics Award - Best Graphic Novel 2008 Joker (DC Comics) 2015 Eisner Awards - Best Short Story for "Rule Number One" (nominated) 2023 Eisner Awards - Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art) for A Vicious Circle (nominated) 2023 Eisner Awards - Best Single Issue/One-Shot for A Vicious Circle Book 1 (nominated) (shared with Mattson Tomlin)
References
External links
Lee Bermejo at DC Comics Lee Bermejo at Mike's Amazing World of Comics Lee Bermejo at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators