José Ortiz (Cartagena 1932 - Valencia 2013)

 

An internationally renowned Spanish comic artist who belonged to the so-called Valencian School, he began his career in the 1950s, drawing comic books such as Black Panther, Dan Barry and Sigur the Viking. From 1960 onwards, he began to focus his work on the foreign market through the Selecciones Ilustradas agency.

 

In the 1970s he became noted for his horror stories for Warren Publishing, being the publishing house’s most prolific artist. Already recognised as a great comic artist, in Spain’s adult comic boom of the 80s, series such as Hombre and Burton y Cyb, among others, stand out for the Toutain and Norma publishing houses.

 

Since the 90s he has returned to working mainly for the foreign market, especially for the Bonelli publishing house.