DC Comics Joe Orlando
this joe orlando page lettering todd klein created alan moore , dave gibbons s watchmen (1987).
in 1966, orlando , writer e. nelson bridwell created parody superhero team inferior 5 in showcase #62 (june 1966). lighthearted feature receive own ongoing series. orlando launched swing scooter series writers barbara friedlander , jack miller in july 1966. after 16 years of freelancing, orlando hired in 1968 dc comics, editor of full line of comic books, including adventure comics, all-star comics, anthro, bat lash, house of mystery, plop!, swamp thing, , witching hour, scripting several of these titles. orlando coined names of weird war tales , weird western tales titles. while serving dc s vice president, guided company s special projects department. included creation of art t-shirts , other licensed products, negotiating such companies american greetings , topps, working editor joey cavalieri on looney tunes magazine , supervising production of trading cards, 6 flags logos, dc character style guides , other items.
in late 1960s, orlando hired filipino artist tony dezuniga work on of dc s horror titles. in 1971, orlando , dc publisher carmine infantino traveled philippines on recruiting trip more artists. alfredo alcala, mar amongo, ernie chan, alex niƱo, nestor redondo, , gerry talaoc of filipino komik artists work dc, particularly in 1970s , 1980s.
during 1980s, orlando began teaching @ school of visual arts, continuing art instructor there many years.
in 1987, created illustration supplemental text piece watchmen #5, page comic-within-the-comic, tales of black freighter. orlando s contribution designed if page fake title; conceit being orlando had been artist run of stories fictional tales of black freighter comic. watchmen writer alan moore chose orlando because felt if pirate stories popular in watchmen universe, dc editor julius schwartz have lured orlando drawing pirate comic book. comic-within-a-comic pages credited fictitious artist walt feinberg , , art attributed feinberg drawn series-artist dave gibbons. orlando page artwork series not gibbons.
a limited series featuring phantom published dc in 1988 written peter david , drawn orlando , dennis janke.
orlando had long working association prolific letterer ben oda, roughing out display lettering effects oda finish. during 1990s, orlando pleased discover designer-typographer rick spanier, working on macintosh computer, create polished oda-like finishes of orlando s roughs. these orlando-spanier collaborations printed in dc s superman style guide , other dc style guides.
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