Vicente Segrelles
Vicente Segrelles (born 9 September 1940) is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil.
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Vicente Segrelles
- Born
- 9 September 1940
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Occupation
- comics artist · painter · screenwriter · graphic artist
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Vicente Segrelles (born 9 September 1940) is a Spanish comic book artist and writer. Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic book epic The Mercenary (El Mercenario), started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against evil.
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Unusual for the craft of comic books, every panel of his work for this series—which has reached 14 issues so far—is painted in oil, a time-consuming process. Segrelles was also the cover artist for the Italian science fiction magazine Urania from 1988 to 1991.
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• Born — 9 September 1940 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Nationality — Spanish • Cartoonist — y • Write — y • Art — y • Notable Works — The Mercenary (El Mercenario) • Website — http: www.segrelles.com
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1940
Vicente Segrelles was born on 9 September 1940.
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