Jordi Bernet

Jordi Bernet is a comic book artist whose prolific body of work has been recognised with numerous awards: the highly prestigious Grand Prix at the Barcelona International Comics Fair in 1991, the Alfred Award for Best Foreign Comic Book for Torpedo (Volume 4) at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 1986, and the Inkpot Award at San Diego Comic-Con in 2011.

He began his career at the age of 15 by taking over the series Dona Urraca, created by his father Miguel Bernet Toledano, who went by the pen name Jorge. From 1962 onwards, Bernet developed a more realistic style and worked for foreign magazines in Italy, England and the United States. Notable works include Poncho Yucatan (1963), published in France by Éditions des Remparts, and Jungle Jak (script by José Larraz), which appeared in the magazine Lion (1967–1968) before being translated in France for Safari under the title Jungle Jack. He created Dan Lacombe (1968–1976) with Miguel Cusso and illustrated Paul Foran with José Larraz for Spirou magazine. He then turned his attention to Germany, where he drew Watt 69’ (script by Miguel Cusso) in the magazine Pip and the Andrax series in Primo. This hugely popular saga was published in France in the pages of *Pirates* and reissued as a graphic novel by Peplum. In 1982, he resumed illustrating Torpedo (written by Enrique Sanchez Abuli), which earned him international recognition. He then illustrated Sarvane (written by Antonio Segura) in the magazine Cimoc in 1984, followed by Kraken in Metropol. He also worked with Carlos Trillo on La Belle et la Bête, Ivanpiire and Clara de noce, a series translated in France and the United States. In 1998, he produced an instalment of the Tex Willer series, comprising 226 pages published in France by Sémic. He also illustrated an episode of Batman and contributed to French magazines such as Diva, Yeti and Brazil. In 2001, he reunited with Carlos Trillo for his graphic novel Le Cri du vampire and Bang Bang. A collection of previously unpublished works has just been released in Spain under the title Fuera de serie. He is also responsible for several episodes of the Tsé-Kahn series, which appeared in the magazine Atémi.