Ivan Reis is a Brazilian

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. He is known for his work on comic books such as

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' ''

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'',

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' '' Captain Marvel'' and '' Avengers Icons: The Vision'' and

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' series. According to collaborator

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, Reis's drawing style resembles those of

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and

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Career

For three years, Reis worked for Maurício de Sousa in Brazil. He began his international career for

working on ''

'', starting with issue #17 and acting as regular artist until the series concluded with issue #36. Other work for Dark Horse included '' The Mask'', ''Time Cop'', and ''

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''. He later worked for Lightning Comics. At

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, he pencilled an issue of

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's ''

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''. He became better known for ''

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'' at Chaos! and

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. At

, Reis worked on ''The

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: The Long Night'', ''Avengers Icons:

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'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''

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'', ''The

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'', and ''The

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''. Since 2004 Reis has worked for

on ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Reis started pencilling ''

'' vol. 4 with issue #10 (May 2006). Reis left ''Green Lantern'' after issue #38 (March 2009) to draw the ''

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'' limited series (June 2009 – May 2010) and its follow-up limited series ''

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'' (July 2010 – June 2011). Reis was the regular penciller of writer

' run on ''

'' vol. 7, which premiered in September 2011. Reis drew it for the first 13 issues before moving to ''

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'' where he replaced

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. Johns and Reis introduced the

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into the New 52 continuity in ''Justice League'' #23 (Oct. 2013). Reis drew the first issue of Grant Morrison's ''

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'' in 2014. Reis drew the first issue of

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' ''The Man of Steel'' limited series and collaborated with Bendis on the relaunched ''

'' ongoing series in 2018. On December 1, 2023, Reis was announced to be the tenth creator to join

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, a

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media company, whose formation had been announced in October at the

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, which would publish

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through

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. Reis would reunite with Johns on the

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title ''Hyde Street'', which Image Comics described as combining "Blackest Night's fantastic scope with Twilight Zone's thought-provoking drama." Reis illustrated variant covers for ''Ghost Machine'' #1, an anthology

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to be published in January 2024, that would introduce Ghost Machine's four shared universes, including ''Hyde Street''. The ''Hyde Street'' series would debut later that year. On December 3, Reis confirmed on his Instagram page that he was leaving DC Comics, after a 20 year stint with the publisher.

Bibliography

Chaos! Comics

*''

'': **''Alive'' #2 (with

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, 2001) **''Dark Alliance'' #1–3 (with writer

John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including ''Suicide Squad'', '' Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. He co-created the Oracle persona for Barbara Gordon and created the second and modern version of t ...

, 2002) **''Jade'' #1 (with writer

Brian Augustyn Brian Augustyn (November 2, 1954 – February 1, 2022) was an American comic book editor and writer. He often worked as editor or co-writer with writer Mark Waid, such as on ''The Flash'' in the 1990s. He wrote '' Gotham by Gaslight –'' which ...

, 2002) **''Judgement War'' #3 (with writers Brian Pulido and

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, 2000) **''Last Rites'' #4 (with writer John Ostrander, 2002) **''The Rapture'' #2–3 (with writers Brian Pulido and Len Kaminski, 1999)

CrossGen

*''

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'' #21 (2003) *''Lady Death: A Medieval Tale'' #1–6 (with writer Brian Pulido, 2003)

Dark Horse Comics

*''

'' #17–25, 28–31, 33–36 (1996–98) *'' Xena: Warrior Princess'' #3 (with

Mike Deodato Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho, better known by his pen name Mike Deodato ( ; born May 23, 1963), is a Brazilian comic book artist. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963, in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He is the son of comic ar ...

) (1999)

DC Comics

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'' (Lana Lang) #812; (Superman) #813–819, 822–825 (with writer

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, 2004–05) *''

'', vol. 7, #1–13, #0 (with writer

, 2011–12) *''

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'', vol. 3, #6 (2016) *''

'', miniseries, #0–8 (with writer Geoff Johns, 2009–10) *''Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps'', miniseries, #3 (with writer Geoff Johns, 2009) *''

'' #1–14, 16–24 (with writers Geoff Johns and

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, among other artists, 2010–11) *''

Countdown to Infinite Crisis ''DC Countdown'', commonly referred to as ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', is a one-shot publication and the official start of the "Infinite Crisis" storyline. It was released on 30 March 2005, sold out, and quickly went to a second printing. Wh ...

'' #1 (with writer Geoff Johns, 2005) *''

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, 2015–16) *''DC Comics –

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Special Edition'' #1 (among other artists, 2012) *''DC Comics: The New 52 Zero Omnibus'' (cover art, 2012) *''

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'' #0 (among other artists) (2008) *'' DC Universe: Rebirth'' #1 (among other artists; and variant cover artist first printing, 2016) *''DCU Holiday Special'' #1 (among other artists) (2009) *'' 52'' #22 (Green Lantern backup story, with writer

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Da ...

, 2006); #51 (Justice League backup story, with writer Mark Waid, 2007) *''

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'', vol. 2, #1047–1050, 1059–1061, 1966–1068 (2022–23) *''

'', vol. 4, #10–17, 21–25, 29–38, ''Super Spectacular'' (with writer Geoff Johns, 2006–11) *''

'', miniseries, #4–7 (among other artists) (2005–06) *''Infinite Crisis Special: Rann–Thanagar War'' #1 (with writer

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, 2006) *''

'', vol. 2, #8, 12, 15–17, 19, 22–24, 26–28, 30, 35 (with writer Geoff Johns, 2012–14) *''Justice League of America'', vol. 4, #25 (with writer

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, among other artists, 2008) *''Justice League of America'', vol. 5, #1, 4, 12–14, 17 (2017) *''Justice League of America: Rebirth'' #1 (2017) *''Justice League of America: The Atom - Rebirth'' #1 (cover art, 2017) *''Justice League of America:

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- Rebirth'' #1 (cover art, 2017) *''Justice League of America: The Ray - Rebirth'' #1 (cover art, 2017) *''Justice League of America: Killer Frost- Rebirth'' #1 (cover art, 2017) *''

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Challenge'' #5 (with writer

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, 2017) *''The Man of Steel'', miniseries, #1 (with writer

, 2018) *''

'' #1–2 (with writer

, 2014–15) *''

'' miniseries, #1–6, ''Special'' #1 (with writer Dave Gibbons, 2005–06) *''

'', vol. 2, #223 (with writer

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, 2006) *''Superman'', vol. 4, #14 (2017) *''Superman'', vol. 5, #1–15, 18-21, 25-28 (2018-2020) *''

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: Secret Files 2003'' (with writer Geoff Johns) *''

/ Outsiders Secret Files 2003'' (with writer Geoff Johns) *''Teen Titans/

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Special'' #1 (with writers Geoff Johns and Mark Waid, 2004) *''Untold Tales of Blackest Night'' #1 (among other artists) (2010)

Vertigo

*''

'', vol. 2, #18 (with writer Grant Morrison, 2000)

WildStorm

*'' The Authority'' vol. 3 #9 (backup story, with writer

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, 2009) *''

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'', vol. 2, #9 (backup story, with writer Christos Cage, 2009)

Image Comics

* ''Ghost Machine'' #1 (2024)

Marvel Comics

*''

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'' vol. 3 #52, 64 (with writer Geoff Johns, 2003), ''Annual 2001'' (with writer

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, 2001) *''Avengers Icons: The

'', miniseries, #1–4 (with writer

, 2002) *'' Captain Marvel'' vol. 3 #4, 9–12 (with writer

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, 2003) *''

'' vol. 2 #12 (backup story, with writers Kurt Busiek and

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, 2002) *'' Quicksilver'' #7, 9 (1998) *''The Supernaturals'' (with writer

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), five-issue limited series, 1998) *'' The Thing/

: The Long Night'' #1 (with writer Todd DeZago, 2002)

References

External links

*
Ivan Reis
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reis, Ivan 1976 births 20th-century Brazilian artists 20th-century Brazilian male artists 21st-century Brazilian artists Brazilian art educators Brazilian comics artists DC Comics people Living people Marvel Comics people