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artist who worked in comic-books and role-playing games. He commonly signs as Rafael Garrés or Rafa Garrés.

Early life and education

He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His hometown is

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. Garrés studied at the Massana Art School and at the Faculty of Arts in

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Career

He began his career in 1994 with the Spanish role-playing game ''Superhéroes Inc.'' In 1996 he was drawing covers for the Spanish editions of '' Conan'', as well as the series ''Hombres y Bestias'' for Glénat. Since then, Garres has worked for publishers like

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and Crusade, cooperating with writers such as Alan Grant,

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and

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on series like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Spectre'' and '' JLA''. He provided the artwork for one chapter of the graphic novel ''JLA: Riddle of the Beast'' (2003).Solomon, Rizal (26 February 2003). "Parallel lives", ''

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'', p. 30. His work as an interior artist on the ''

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'' game includes the ''

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'' (2004), ''Dragons Monster Manual III'' (2004), and '' Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (Forgotten Realms) (2005). Rafa Garrés is also an illustrator and painter. In 2005, he took over the artwork of the ''Mortepierre'' series from

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(scripts by Brice Tarvel).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garres, Rafael Catalan speculative fiction artists Fantasy artists Living people Role-playing game artists Spanish illustrators Year of birth missing (living people)