Hey, Mom! The Explanation.

Here's the permanent dedicated link to my first Hey, Mom! post and the explanation of the feature it contains.

Also,

Sunday, January 11, 2026

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3982 - The Great José Luis Garcia Lopez - Comic Book Sunday for 2601.11



A Sense of Doubt blog post #3982 - The Great José Luis Garcia Lopez - Comic Book Sunday for 2601.11

500 days.

It's been 500 days (as of today) since my Dad died.

Some people might think I am being obsessive or hanging on, but these counts (the Mom days since count is 3845 today)  help me to put what's happening into perspective and to sit with the magnitude of it.

Over a year.

500 days.

Marking these milestones helps with the journey.

As I have written before, the grief doesn't end. I do not believe that anyone "gets over it." The grief just becomes part of our lives. So, counting the days helps me learn to live with it. This is what I like to do. Everyone tries something different. This is what works for me.

Onto the purpose of this post, which would be more significant if I had waited for March on his birthday, but already this post was delayed many times, and it was originally set up before Dad died, at least 500 days ago!

This is just a celebration of some of José Luis Garcia Lopez great art!

Happy Comic Book Sunday!!


José Luis Garcia Lopez Wiki.

Jose Luis Garcia Lopez fan art gallery

A birthday salute to Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, the quintessential DC Comics artist

By Mike Avila 

The other day, while searching the Internet for DIY project ideas to keep my kids entertained so I could get some work done, I detoured onto a page showcasing the artwork of one of the true unsung legends in comic art: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. I know, it’s REALLY HARD to be an unsung legend in anything, but if ever that phrase was warranted, it is for this incredible artist, who happens to be celebrating his 72nd birthday this week.

The man has forged a decades-long career crafting unparalleled artwork featuring just about every hero in the DC Comics pantheon. However, unlike George Perez, Neal Adams, Mike Grell or Greg Capullo, Garcia-Lopez did not make his bones on a specific series or career-defining storyline. Instead, his history stretches across the entire DC library. For a generation (or two) of fans, when they close their eyes and picture a DC superhero, the image they see has sprung from Garcia-Lopez’s artistic genius… even if they have no idea who he is.


He’s certainly done his fair share of monthly books, from Superman to The New Teen Titans, as well as Bronze Age oddities like the short-lived Joker solo series and Tarzan. He also drew classic single issues like the 1977 Superman vs. Wonder Woman Treasury comic. But what JLGL is best known for, even by fans who have no idea who he is, is for establishing the look of the DC heroes for the entire world to see. For decades, it has been JLGL’s designs that have graced all manner of DC licensed products. Where Neal Adams has his epochal run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow and George Perez has his classic stints on The New Teen Titans and Wonder Woman, Garcia-Lopez’s legacy can be traced back to one seemingly innocuous bit of corporate marketing: the 1982 DC Comics Style Guide.


The Style Guide is essentially a reference book for any company that's interested in using DC superheroes on their products. From Underoos to calendars, napkins, mugs, T-shirts … literally anything the Warner Bros. licensing team has slapped a DC legend on in the past 30 or so years has included an image drawn by Garcia-Lopez. It is his interpretation of these characters that have traveled the world and that have became the defining versions for millions of people who may not have ever read a single DC comic book. These few images below speak for themselves:





Style guides are the type of marketing tool that only the most devoted of fans ever cares about. But nearly 40 years later, that DC Style Guide is still discussed. Even though comics have evolved and the art has changed with it, and even though Superman has had a mullet, Batman’s lost the yellow oval logo and Wonder Woman’s armored up, Garcia-Lopez designs are still used in merchandising to this day. Fans still bid crazy money for the original art from the Style Guide and clamor for DC to publish a reproduction of it.


There’s even a Garcia-Lopez Facebook fan page full of the images, if you want to lose yourself in a glorious rabbit hole of comic art gloriousness.

Later this year, DC plans to re-issue that legendary Superman/Wonder Woman slugfest in an oversized hardcover format. I’ll be first in line to buy that. But I’m really hoping DC finally puts together a coffee table art book based on Garcia-Lopez’s work. I’m clearly biased, but I believe I’m not overstating things by saying DC is leaving some serious money on the table by not pursuing this. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez’s artwork has defined DC Comics for close to 40 years. It’s long overdue that his greatness is celebrated and commemorated.



In 1982, Spanish-Argentine artist José Luis García-López was hired to design an in-house document, the DC Comics Style Guide, delivering a consistent look and characterization for DC’s Super Heroes that influenced comics, animated series, action figures, toys, clothes, lunch boxes, trading cards, sticker books, and more. Anytime a DC artist wanted to use one of their established characters, they'd pull the DC Comics Style Guide (shared internally as 3-ring binder) as a reference for the costume and the general style of the characters appearance.

The model sheets in the DC Comics Style Guide became the standard reference for DC artists and license holders working on DC releases for decades and, thanks to García-López’ timeless character work, has continued to influence many DC artists and fans to this day.

And in July, key character turnarounds have been pulled from the legendary DC Comics Style Guide to be featured for the first time on a set of Artist Spotlight variant covers honoring José Luis García-López! Look for Artist Spotlight variant covers on Batman #150, Green Arrow #14, Green Lantern #13, Shazam! #13, Superman #16, The Flash #11 and Wonder Woman #11.

For the latest information from DC, visit the official DC website at www.dc.com and follow @DCOfficial and @thedcnation on social media. By visiting the José Luis García-López Talent Spotlight hub on the DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription platform (DCUI), fans can read Wonder Woman, DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy, Batman, All Star Western, Jonah Hex, Hawkman, and more, all featuring the artwork of José Luis García-López. For more information and a free trial, visit the DCUI website at www.dcuniverseinfinite.com. DCUI is not available in all countries and is not intended for children.










Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, one of comics’ most beloved artists, was born 73 years ago, on March 26, 1948.

You can find much more at the Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Fans Facebook page, by the by. Click here.

—

MORE

— 13 COVERS: A JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ Birthday Celebration — 2020 Edition. Click here.

— 13 COVERS: A JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ Birthday Celebration: 2019 Edition. Click here.

Posted By  on Mar 26, 2020 | 7 comments

A trip to Gotham with one of the most popular artists in the biz — who turns 72…

There’s been a lot of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez news recently, right?

Last weekend, we broke the story that the classic 1977 Superman vs. Wonder Woman treasury edition (All New Collectors’ Edition #C-54) is set to become a hardcover Facsimile Edition this December. (Click here.)

Then we ran the story that DC is planning a Legends of the Dark Knight: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez hardcover for this November. (Click here.)

We also broke the news earlier in March that 1980’s Batman #321 — with a classic Garcia-Lopez cover — is to be released as a Facsimile Edition. (Click here.)

Anyway, Garcia-Lopez — who was born March 26, 1948 — is turning 72, so it’s time for a 13 COVERS birthday salute. And with those last two projects in mind, it occurred to me that we’ve never done a 13 COVERS gallery spotlighting the fan-fave artist’s Batman output. (Usually, we highlight the famed DC Style Guide on his birthday. Link below.)

So here you go. 13 COVERS starring the Caped Crusader.

Dig it:

Inks by Joe Prado

Kevin Nowlan inks

—

Posted By  on Mar 26, 2019 | 1 comment

A super, soaring salute!

—

It seems that with each passing year, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, now 71, looms larger and larger in the hearts of fans.

No wonder. His clean style is not only pleasing to the eye, it recalls a simpler, brighter time.

Usually for Garcia-Lopez’s birthday — he was born March 26, 1948 — we run a selection of his immensely popular 1980s DC Comics style guides. (Click here for last year’s selection.)

This year, though, we return to 13 COVERS. The theme? Superman — because he’s probably the character best suited to Garcia-Lopez’s charming approach to comics art.

Dig it.

Dick Giordano inks

Giordano inks

Bob Oksner inks

Giordano inks

Oksner inks

Oksner inks

—

— 13 Great JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ Illustrations: 2018 Edition. Click here.

— 13 Great JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ Illustrations: 2017 Edition. Click here.

Posted By  on Mar 26, 2018 | 3 comments

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez turns 70! Here’s a birthday celebration.

—

Typically when we celebrate birthdays, we run 13 COVERS by the artist we’re spotlighting. But when it comes to Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez — who was born March 26, 1948 — it’s just as much fun to pick 13 superb illustrations from his fantastic DC Comics Style Guide work, mostly from the ’80s.

We’ve done this before, so check out past collections here and here. And by all means check out this Facebook fan page dedicated to Garcia-Lopez, the source of these glorious pix.)

By the way, Jose will be at East Coast Comicon on April 27-29 at the Meadowlands Expo Center just outside NYC. (Click here for ticket info.) Pay him a visit. He’s a wonderfully affable guy.

Now, to the illustrations!

 


Posted By  on Mar 26, 2017 | 2 comments

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez turns 69! Here’s a birthday celebration.

—

Usually when we celebrate birthdays, we pick 13 COVERS. But we’re going a different route this time. Instead, we’ve picked 13 superb illustrations from Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez’s fantastic 1980s DC Comics Style Guide work. (Wanna see more? Check out this Facebook fan page dedicated to Garcia-Lopez.)

By the way, it’s worth noting that Jose will be at East Coast Comicon on April 29-30 at the Meadowlands Expo Center just outside NYC. (Click here for ticket info.) Pay him a visit. He’s a wonderfully affable guy.

Now, to the illustrations!




A tribute comic to José Luis García-López on his 70th birthday

By
 Heidi MacDonald
 -



Today is the 70th birthday of José Luis García-López, one of the all time great artists in comics.

Born in Spain, García-López has worked on a number of notable US comics, including Atari Force, Twilight, On the Road to Perdition, Wednesday Comics and many more. All drawn with flawless draughtsmanship, and some of the best character design. There’s an effortlessness to his work that can only be admired, never imitated.

But his greatest contribution to the world of superheroes is his work on the 1982 DC Comics Style Guide, which is still in use today thanks to his perfect renditions of the classic DC characters. It may be the Bronze Age version of these characters, but in García-López’s hands they are timeless icons of grace and heroism. In fact this guide is still used for merchandise – just last year I picked up a sweet Wonder Woman makeup bag adorned by the JLGL version!


You can actually see the whole thing on a Facebook age devoted to Garcia-Lopez.

García-López is a cartoonist’s cartoonist, who reduces strong people to gibbering fans. He’s also one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and totally humble about his work.




The best.

In honor of his 70th birthday, here’s a tribute strip all the way from France by Frank Biancarelli, who is a prolific French comics artist, who has drawn many comics in France those last 20 years: Galfalek, Le Livre des Destins, Dunk, Le Circuit Mandelberg, Grand Est. His American work includes one short story published in Savage Sword of Conan 8, written by John Arcudi, in 2014. Lion Forge will translate and publish his issue of Infinity 8, written by Lewis Trondheim & Emmanuel Guibert, in 2019.

Jose Luis García-López has been and still is a major influence for Biancarelli. To celebrate García-López’s 70s birthday, he penned and drew this 2 page mini comics, explaining how a single moment in his life, a simple decision, changed forever the way he would approach comics.

Thanks to Jean-Paul Jennequin, Patrick Marcel & Fershid Bharucha for translating it. 






+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2601.11 - 10:10

- Days ago: MOM = 3845 days ago & DAD = 500 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
Posted by at
Labels: , , , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)