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'''José Delbo''' (born [[December 9]], [[1933]]) is an Argentinian-born artist who worked in the American comics field for over 30 years. He joined the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''Transformers'' comic series from 1988 as its penciller and continued through 1990. With 25 issues to his credit, he was the single most-prolific artist on the series.
'''José Delbo''' (born [[December 9]], [[1933]]) is an Argentinian-born artist who worked in the American comics field for over 30 years. He joined the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''Transformers'' comic series from 1988 as its penciller and continued through 1990. With 25 issues to his credit, he was the single most-prolific artist on the series.


After working on ''Transformers'', he reunited with ''Transformers'' scribe [[Simon Furman]] for the four-issue limited series ''Brute Force'', also published by Marvel Comics.
He quite the US ''Transformers'' title following [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue #67]] at the request of Marvel Comics's editorial department, who instead wanted him to draw a new comic series titled ''Brute Force'', which saw him reuinited with writer [[Simon Furman]], who had also been the writer of the US ''Transformers'' title since [[Back from the Dead|issue #56]]. ''Brute Force'' was an attempt by Marvel to create a property with the specific intention to pitch it to a toy company, thereby reversing the usual licensing relationship to Marvel's advantage. However, no toy manufacturer was interested, and ''Brute Force'' was discontinued after the initial four-issue limited series.


{{note|José Delbo is frequently credited as 'Jose Delbo' due to English speakers' difficulty with {{w|diacritic}}s.}}
{{note|José Delbo is frequently credited as 'Jose Delbo' due to English speakers' difficulty with {{w|diacritic}}s.}}
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* [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, was one of three [[Earth]] cities that the [[Underbase]]-enhanced super-[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] chose to destroy at the climax of the [[Underbase Saga]].  This seemingly random choice (the other two cities, New York and Tokyo, are two of the most populous on Earth, but Buenos Aires is far from #3) was actually a nod to José Delbo’s birthplace.
* [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, was one of three [[Earth]] cities that the [[Underbase]]-enhanced super-[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] chose to destroy at the climax of the [[Underbase Saga]].  This seemingly random choice (the other two cities, New York and Tokyo, are two of the most populous on Earth, but Buenos Aires is far from #3) was actually a nod to José Delbo’s birthplace.
* Delbo was often ''very'' literal with his translations of the Transformers characters, occasionally copying their appearance and pose directly from their [[The Transformers Universe|''Transformers Universe'']] [[character model|profile art]].  Sometimes this backfired on him.  In the original profile art, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream’s]] right "ear" is blocked from view by his shoulder intake.  Delbo consistently interpreted this as Starscream having only one “ear.”
* Delbo was often ''very'' literal with his translations of the Transformers characters, occasionally copying their appearance and pose directly from their [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|''Transformers Universe'']] [[character model|profile art]].  Sometimes this backfired on him.  In the original profile art, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream’s]] right "ear" is blocked from view by his shoulder intake.  Delbo consistently interpreted this as Starscream having only one “ear.”
* Sometimes Delbo wasn't literal ''enough'' with his interpretations of Transformers character art, like when he drew [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with a jet nosecone over each shoulder!  Slingshot's ''Transformers Universe'' art draws him at such an angle that it looks like the jet nosecone was over his left shoulder, and Delbo extrapolated there must have been an unseen nosecone mirrored on the other side.
* Sometimes Delbo wasn't literal ''enough'' with his interpretations of Transformers character art, like when he drew [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with a jet nosecone over each shoulder!  Slingshot's ''Transformers Universe'' art draws him at such an angle that it looks like the jet nosecone was over his left shoulder, and Delbo extrapolated there must have been an unseen nosecone mirrored on the other side.
* He also liked to [[:Image:CerebrosG1-everyCerebrosappearanceever.jpg|reuse his own compositions]] a lot, though to his credit they were always completely redrawn.
* He also liked to [[:Image:CerebrosG1-everyCerebrosappearanceever.jpg|reuse his own compositions]] a lot, though to his credit they were always completely redrawn.

Revision as of 19:51, 27 August 2022

The name or term "José" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see José (disambiguation).
Pictured: Delbo receiving an award for Most Adorable Millionaire.

José Delbo (born December 9, 1933) is an Argentinian-born artist who worked in the American comics field for over 30 years. He joined the original Marvel Transformers comic series from 1988 as its penciller and continued through 1990. With 25 issues to his credit, he was the single most-prolific artist on the series.

He quite the US Transformers title following issue #67 at the request of Marvel Comics's editorial department, who instead wanted him to draw a new comic series titled Brute Force, which saw him reuinited with writer Simon Furman, who had also been the writer of the US Transformers title since issue #56. Brute Force was an attempt by Marvel to create a property with the specific intention to pitch it to a toy company, thereby reversing the usual licensing relationship to Marvel's advantage. However, no toy manufacturer was interested, and Brute Force was discontinued after the initial four-issue limited series.

José Delbo is frequently credited as 'Jose Delbo' due to English speakers' difficulty with diacritics.

Illustrator

Comic art

Cover art pencils

  • "Toy Soldiers!"
  • "The Desert Island of Space!"
  • "Pretender to the Throne!"
  • "Totaled!"
  • "People Power!"
  • "The Flames of Boltax!"
  • "Cold War!"
  • "Dark Star"
  • "The Man in the Machine!"
  • "Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?"
  • "King Con!"
  • "The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!"
  • "The Resurrection Gambit!"
  • "All the Familiar Faces!"
  • "Skin Deep"
  • "Yesterday's Heroes!"

Notes

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  • Buenos Aires, Argentina, was one of three Earth cities that the Underbase-enhanced super-Starscream chose to destroy at the climax of the Underbase Saga. This seemingly random choice (the other two cities, New York and Tokyo, are two of the most populous on Earth, but Buenos Aires is far from #3) was actually a nod to José Delbo’s birthplace.
  • Delbo was often very literal with his translations of the Transformers characters, occasionally copying their appearance and pose directly from their Transformers Universe profile art. Sometimes this backfired on him. In the original profile art, Starscream’s right "ear" is blocked from view by his shoulder intake. Delbo consistently interpreted this as Starscream having only one “ear.”
  • Sometimes Delbo wasn't literal enough with his interpretations of Transformers character art, like when he drew Slingshot with a jet nosecone over each shoulder! Slingshot's Transformers Universe art draws him at such an angle that it looks like the jet nosecone was over his left shoulder, and Delbo extrapolated there must have been an unseen nosecone mirrored on the other side.
  • He also liked to reuse his own compositions a lot, though to his credit they were always completely redrawn.
  • In 2021, Jose Delbo made $2 million selling cryptoart. The Los Angeles Times did a story about it! [1]
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