Born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Beá joined the art agency Selecciones Ilustradas at 15 [1] and started his comic book career in the late 1950s when he worked for Fleetway in Britain. [2] He also worked on Miller's TV Heroes during this period.[2] In the early 1960s he worked on Space Ace for Atlas, as well as Lone Star.[2] He also worked on various British romance comics including Romeo, Mirabelle, Valentine and Jackie.[1] In 1962 Beá moved to Paris where he focused on painting rather than comic book art.[2] Bea returned to comics in 1970 for the publication Dracula from Buru Lan, where he first started writing his own stories. His work for Dracula included the series Sir Leo[1] as well as several stand-alone stories.
Due to his connections with the Spanish agency Selecciones Illustrada, Beá started working for Warren Publishing in America in 1971, premiering with the story The Silver Thief and the Pharoah's Daughter in Vampirella 13.[3] Bea would both write and illustrate a large portion of his stories. Stories highlighted for praise by comics historian Richard Arndt included Picture of Death (Creepy 45), The Accursed Flower (Creepy 49), Quavering Shadows (Vampirella 15) and The Other Side of Heaven (Vampirella 28).[4]Eerie publish three parts from his Tales of Peter Hypnos series, which had also been published in Spirit in Spain and in Australia.[5] His work for Dracula was reprinted in a separate book published by Warren, as well as his story Invasion in Eerie 75. Beá would draw approximately thirty stories for Warren and two covers, one of which was actually an enlarged and colorized panel from one of his stories.
After his departure from Warren in 1976, Beá worked on Tales of the Galactic Inn.[2] He would also produce work for satirist humor magazines such as El Papus, Muchas Gracias, El Vibora, Eh! and Por Favor.[1] In 1979 he was convicted for offenses against morality for the content of one of his stories in Tales of the Galactic Inn, and was forbidden from doing anymore artwork.[2] Once this ban was lifted, he co-founded the magazine Rambla with Luis Garcia, acting as Publisher and Editor, and working under both his own name and the alias Sanchez Zamora.[1] After Rambla went out of business, he would found his own publishing company, Intermagen which republished various works of his as well as producing various humor magazines.[1]
In 1989 he made the television series Doctor Vapor, teacher inventor, composed of 26 chapters of 3 minutes.[6] It was "a kind of inventions of the TBO in which he devised strange gadgets" and was broadcast exclusively in the PLàstic program of the TV3. Other projects, such as the adaptation of their galactic tavern stories, did not come to fruition.[7]
^ abcdefCooke, Jon; Roach, David (2001). The Warren Companion. Two Morrows Publishing. p. 260. ISBN1-893905-09-8.
^Arndt, Richard (2013). Horror Comics in Black and White. McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers. p. 120. ISBN978-0-7864-7025-9.
^Arndt, Richard (2013). Horror Comics in Black and White. McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers. p. 35,36,121,125. ISBN978-0-7864-7025-9.
^Horne, David (2010). Gathering Horror. Phrona Press. pp. 96–97.
^"Beà. Psiconauta de la historieta", entrevista al autor realizada por M. Barrero, J. Mora y D. Belmonte para Tebeosfera, Sevilla-Barcelona, 20-VI-2009, disponible aquí.
^"Josep María Beà, libador neuronal", entrevista al autor realizada por el Señor Ausente, en Mondo Brutto nº 39, mayo de 2008, p. 94.
Sourcesedit
Roach, David A.; Cooke, Jon B. The Warren Companion.
External linksedit
Jose Bea biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Jose Bea biography on Spanish Wikipedia
January 01, 1970
josé, beá, josep, maria, beà, font, spanish, born, march, 1942, spanish, comic, book, artist, bornjosep, maria, beà, font1942spainnationalityspanisharea, artistpseudonym, sanchez, zamora, norton, notable, workscreepy, eerie, vampirella, contents, career, selec. Josep Maria Bea i Font in Spanish Jose Bea born 11 March 1942 is a Spanish comic book artist Jose BeaJose BeaBornJosep Maria Bea i Font1942SpainNationalitySpanishArea s artistPseudonym s Sanchez Zamora 1 Norton 1 Notable worksCreepy Eerie Vampirella Contents 1 Career 2 Selected bibliography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksCareer editBorn in Barcelona Catalunya Bea joined the art agency Selecciones Ilustradas at 15 1 and started his comic book career in the late 1950s when he worked for Fleetway in Britain 2 He also worked on Miller s TV Heroes during this period 2 In the early 1960s he worked on Space Ace for Atlas as well as Lone Star 2 He also worked on various British romance comics including Romeo Mirabelle Valentine and Jackie 1 In 1962 Bea moved to Paris where he focused on painting rather than comic book art 2 Bea returned to comics in 1970 for the publication Dracula from Buru Lan where he first started writing his own stories His work for Dracula included the series Sir Leo 1 as well as several stand alone stories Due to his connections with the Spanish agency Selecciones Illustrada Bea started working for Warren Publishing in America in 1971 premiering with the story The Silver Thief and the Pharoah s Daughter in Vampirella 13 3 Bea would both write and illustrate a large portion of his stories Stories highlighted for praise by comics historian Richard Arndt included Picture of Death Creepy 45 The Accursed Flower Creepy 49 Quavering Shadows Vampirella 15 and The Other Side of Heaven Vampirella 28 4 Eerie publish three parts from his Tales of Peter Hypnos series which had also been published in Spirit in Spain and in Australia 5 His work for Dracula was reprinted in a separate book published by Warren as well as his story Invasion in Eerie 75 Bea would draw approximately thirty stories for Warren and two covers one of which was actually an enlarged and colorized panel from one of his stories After his departure from Warren in 1976 Bea worked on Tales of the Galactic Inn 2 He would also produce work for satirist humor magazines such as El Papus Muchas Gracias El Vibora Eh and Por Favor 1 In 1979 he was convicted for offenses against morality for the content of one of his stories in Tales of the Galactic Inn and was forbidden from doing anymore artwork 2 Once this ban was lifted he co founded the magazine Rambla with Luis Garcia acting as Publisher and Editor and working under both his own name and the alias Sanchez Zamora 1 After Rambla went out of business he would found his own publishing company Intermagen which republished various works of his as well as producing various humor magazines 1 In 1989 he made the television series Doctor Vapor teacher inventor composed of 26 chapters of 3 minutes 6 It was a kind of inventions of the TBO in which he devised strange gadgets and was broadcast exclusively in the PLastic program of the TV3 Other projects such as the adaptation of their galactic tavern stories did not come to fruition 7 Selected bibliography edit nbsp A sample of Jose Bea s work from Creepy 45 Miller s TV Heroes Space Ace Lone Star Dracula issues 1 5 7 12 1971 Marilyn 1971 Creepy issues 44 47 49 53 56 58 61 80 1972 1976 Eerie issues 39 41 72 73 75 76 1972 1976 Vampirella issues 13 15 17 22 23 25 26 28 31 34 36 1971 1974 Tales of the Galactic Inn RamblaReferences edit a b c d e f g h Roach David 2017 Masters of Spanish Comic Book Art Dynamite pp 54 55 ISBN 978 1 5241 0131 2 a b c d e f Cooke Jon Roach David 2001 The Warren Companion Two Morrows Publishing p 260 ISBN 1 893905 09 8 Arndt Richard 2013 Horror Comics in Black and White McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers p 120 ISBN 978 0 7864 7025 9 Arndt Richard 2013 Horror Comics in Black and White McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers p 35 36 121 125 ISBN 978 0 7864 7025 9 Horne David 2010 Gathering Horror Phrona Press pp 96 97 Bea Psiconauta de la historieta entrevista al autor realizada por M Barrero J Mora y D Belmonte para Tebeosfera Sevilla Barcelona 20 VI 2009 disponible aqui Josep Maria Bea libador neuronal entrevista al autor realizada por el Senor Ausente en Mondo Brutto nº 39 mayo de 2008 p 94 Sources editRoach David A Cooke Jon B The Warren Companion External links editJose Bea biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia Jose Bea biography on Spanish Wikipedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Bea amp oldid 1186411773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
