{"title":"Jayme Cortez","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"terror-the-horror-comic-art-of-jayme-cortez","title":"Terror: The Horror Comic Art of Jayme Cortez (Volume 1)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the dark and twisted world of Brazillian horror \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone illustrator's work stood out like a beacon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof terror, sending shivers down the spines of readers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name was Jayme Cortez. As a master of his craft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a maestro of the macabre he made his mark creating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esome of the most iconic and chilling horror comic covers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat readers had ever seen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book features the magazine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecovers Cortez produced for the Brazilan publisher La Selva, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeach one more spine-tingling than the last, along with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea look at some of his other illustration work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCortez was born in 1926 in Lisbon, Portugal. He began his career in 1944, drawing comic strips in the weekly newspaper O Mosquito. In 1947, he migrated to São Paulo in Brazil and started creating cartoons, comic strips and illustrations for several newspapers. During the 1950s, Cortez enjoyed tremendous success in his adopted country, thanks to his work in the magazine O Terror Negro (The Black Terror), published by La Selva. In 1986, he was awarded the Caran D'Ache prize for illustration. Cortez passed away in São Paulo in 1987, at the age of 60, leaving behind an enormous collection of work across various fields of illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Korero Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48467538051330,"sku":"BK-KOP-THCAJC-001-P","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_8495_6d57561f-100d-4929-81a2-25b946d9893c.jpg?v=1790000251"},{"product_id":"macabras-the-horror-comic-art-of-jayme-cortez","title":"Macabras: The Horror Comic Art of Jayme Cortez (Volume 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to the dark and twisted world of Jayme \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCortez, one of the most celebrated illustrators of Brazilian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehorror comics. With an artistic style that was both chilling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand beautiful, Cortez created some of the most memorable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecovers in the genre's history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the grotesque to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweird, his artwork was a terrifying, technicolour feast for the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeyes. This book features the comic covers Cortez produced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor the Brazilian publisher Continental\/Outubro, each one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore bone-chiling than the last, along with a look at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esome of his other illustration work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCortez was born in 1926 in Lisbon, Portugal. He began his career in 1944, drawing comic strips in the weekly newspaper O Mosquito. In 1947, he migrated to São Paulo in Brazil and started creating cartoons, comic strips and illustrations for several newspapers. During the 1950s, Cortez enjoyed tremendous success in his adopted country, thanks to his work in the magazine O Terror Negro (The Black Terror), published by La Selva. In 1986, he was awarded the Caran D'Ache prize for illustration. Cortez passed away in São Paulo in 1987, at the age of 60, leaving behind an enormous collection of work across various fields of illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Korero Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48467542081794,"sku":"BK-KOP-MHCAJC-001-F","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_8496_eb4afde8-44aa-4387-bcef-4a2461dd317d.jpg?v=1790000231"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/collections\/jayme-cortez.oembed","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}