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{{short description|Argentine comic book artist}}
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| notable works = ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]''<br />''[[Batman: Leatherwing]]''<br />''[[Skorpio (magazine)|Skorpio]]''<br />''[[Conan (Marvel Comics)|Conan the Savage]]''
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'''Enrique Alcatena''' (born 26 February 1957) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[comic book]] artist.
'''Enrique Alcatena''' (born 26 February 1957) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[comic book]] artist. He is known as '''Quique Alcatena''' in his native country and [[Latin America]].<ref>[http://www.comiqueando.com.ar/notas/quique-alcatena/ Quique Alcatena: A Medium between the History of Art and Experience, by Agustina Manso] 2017-02-15, Comiqueando {{in lang|es}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
A self-taught artist, Alcatena began his career in the 1970s as assistant of Chiche Medrano, working for Argentine publisher Ediciones Récord; his first signed work appeared in the magazine ''Pif Pif'' in 1976. In 1982 he started to work for the children's magazine ''Anteojito ''where his work was mostly [[surrealism|surreal]] fantasy full of [[mythology]]. Starting from the late 1970s, Alcatena also collaborate with Briths comics publishers, including [[DC Thomson]]. English -language works by Alcatena include several historical magazines and the science fiction/fantasy series ''[[Starblazer]]''.
A self-taught artist, Alcatena began his career in the 1970s as an assistant of artista Chiche Medrano and working for the Argentine publisher [[Ediciones Récord]]; his first signed work, ''Bushido'', appeared in Récord's anthology magazine ''Pif Paf'' in 1976. In 1982 he started to work for the children's magazine ''Anteojito ''where his work was mostly [[surrealism|surreal]] fantasy full of [[mythology]]. Starting from the late 1970s, Alcatena also collaborate with British comics publishers, including [[DC Thomson]]. English -language works by Alcatena include several historical magazines and the science fiction/fantasy series ''[[Starblazer]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-10|title=La imaginación al poder. Entrevista con Quique Alcatena (1ra. parte)|url=http://www.revistakamandi.com/2018/04/10/la-imaginacion-al-poder-entrevista-con-quique-alcatena-1ra-parte/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Revista Kamandi|language=es}}</ref>


In the 1980s, his works also appeared in Argentine magazines such as ''[[Skorpio (Argentine magazine)|Skorpio]]'': series for which he provided art include [[El Mago]], written by [[Ricardo Barreiro]], and Merlin, written by [[Robin Wood (comics)|Robin Wood]], as well as numerous series and single stories written by [[Eduardo Mazzitelli]], a writer he would collaborate with numerous times during his career. Many of these collaboration were published directly in Italian by Eura Editoriale magazines ''[[Lanciostory]]'' and ''[[Skorpio (Italy)|Skorpio]]''.
In the 1980s, his works also appeared in Argentine magazines such as ''[[Skorpio (magazine)|Skorpio]]'': series for which he provided art include [[El Mago]], written by [[Ricardo Barreiro]], and Merlin, written by [[Robin Wood (comics)|Robin Wood]], as well as numerous series and single stories written by Eduardo Mazzitelli, a writer he would collaborate with numerous times during his career. Many of these collaborations were published directly in Italian by Eura Editoriale magazines ''[[Lanciostory]]'' and ''Skorpio''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enrique Alcatena|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/alcatena_enrique.htm|access-date=2020-09-02|website=lambiek.net|language=en}}</ref>
After drawing for [[DC Comics]] and annual of ''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' (1987) and the miniseries ''[[Hawkworld]]'' (1989), in the following decade he worked again for DC and other American comic publishers including [[Marvel comics|Marvel]] and [[Dark Horse comics|Dark Horse]]. Among several other titles, he illustrated issues of ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'', ''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'', [[Conan (comics)|''Conan the Savage'']], ''[[Green Lantern]]'', ''[[The Flash]]'', and [[Aliens (comic book)|''Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus and Other Stories'']].
After drawing for [[DC Comics]] and annual of ''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' (1987) and the miniseries ''[[Hawkworld]]'' (1989), in the following decade he worked again for DC and other American comic publishers including [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dark Horse comics|Dark Horse]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Starblazer remembered by legendary comic artist Enrique "Quique" Alcatena – downthetubes.net|url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=27841|access-date=2020-09-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> Among several other titles, he illustrated issues of ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'', ''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'', [[Conan (comics)|''Conan the Savage'']], ''[[Green Lantern]]'', ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'', and [[Aliens (Dark Horse Comics publications)|''Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus and Other Stories'']].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
{{Expand section|date=April 2009}}
Comics work includes:
Comics work includes:


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*''Los Viajes de Faustus''
*''Los Viajes de Faustus''
*''Pesadillas'' (Ediciones Record)
*''Pesadillas'' (Ediciones Record)
*''Skorpio'' #134 (''La Fortaleza Olvidada'') (1987); #141-144 (''La Fortaleza Móvil'') (1987–88) (with Barreiro) (Ediciones Record)
*''[[Skorpio (magazine)|Skorpio]]'' #134 (''La Fortaleza Olvidada'') (1987); #141-144 (''La Fortaleza Móvil'') (1987–88) (with Barreiro) (Ediciones Record)
*''Ulrik El Negro''
*''Ulrik El Negro''


===DC===
===DC===
*''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' Annual #9
*''[[Superman (comic book)|Adventures of Superman]]'' Annual #9
*''[[Batman Chronicles]]'' #6, 11 (with Chuck Dixon)
*''[[Batman Chronicles]]'' #6, 11 (with [[Chuck Dixon]])
*''[[Batman]] of Arkham'' (one-shot, Elsewords) (with Alan Grant, 2000)
*''[[Batman]] of Arkham'' (one-shot, [[Elseworlds]]) (with [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]], 2000)
*''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' #89-90 (with Alan Grant, 1996–97); Annual #5 (with Chuck Dixon, 1995)
*''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' #89-90 (with Alan Grant, 1996–97); Annual #5 (with Chuck Dixon, 1995)
*''[[Detective Comics]]'' Annual #7 (one-shot, Elsewords) (with Chuck Dixon, 1994)
*''[[Detective Comics]]'' Annual #7 - ''[[Batman: Leatherwing]]'' (one-shot, Elseworlds) (with Chuck Dixon, 1994)
*''[[Wally West|Flash]]'' (vol. 2) Annual #13
*''[[Wally West|Flash]]'' (vol. 2) Annual #13
*''[[Green Lantern]]'' (vol. 3) Annual #5 (with Chuck Dixon, 1996)
*''[[Green Lantern]]'' (vol. 3) Annual #5 (with Chuck Dixon, 1996)
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===Other publishers===
===Other publishers===
*''[[Brath (comics)|Brath]]'' #6, 11 (with Chuck Dixon, [[Crossgen]], 2003–04)
*''[[Brath (comics)|Brath]]'' #6, 11 (with Chuck Dixon, [[Crossgen]], 2003–04)
*''El Libro Secreto de Marco Polo'' (with Ricardo Barreiro)
*''El Libro Secreto de Marco Polo'' (with [[Ricardo Barreiro]])
*''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' (vol. 3) #36-38
*''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' (vol. 3) #36-38
*''[[Predator vs Judge Dredd]]'' #1-3 (mini-series) (with [[John Wagner]], [[Dark Horse Comics]], 1997)
*''[[Predator vs Judge Dredd]]'' #1-3 (mini-series) (with [[John Wagner]], [[Dark Horse Comics]], 1997)
*''The Spider: Reign of the Vampire King'' #1-3 (mini-series) (with [[Timothy Truman (writer)|Timothy Truman]], [[Eclipse Comics]], 1992)
*''The Spider: Reign of the Vampire King'' #1-3 (mini-series) (with [[Timothy Truman (writer)|Timothy Truman]], [[Eclipse Comics]], 1992)
* ''[[Starblazer]]'': ([[D.C. Thomson & Co.]]) #7, 175, 179, 277 (with [[Mike Knowles]], #16, 24, 125 (with J. Albert), #29, 59 (with W. Webb), #31, 54, 62, 77, 81, 166-167, 170 (with Ray Aspden), #32 (with M. Chamberlain), #36 (with S. Neeld), 45, 127, 177 (with [[Grant Morrison]]), 47 (with C. Shelborne), 49, 75, 122, 154, 162 (with W. Reed), 56 (with S. Neeld), 66 (with J. Speer), #64, 141, 200, 271 (with [[Mike Chinn]]), 88 (with M. Stall), 144 (with R.H. Bonsall), 149 (with M. Furnass), 161 (with N. Jordan), 168 (with [[John Smith (comics)|John Smith]], #190, 199, 260, 274 (with Alan C. Hemus, #190); #196 (with W. Corderoy); #262 (with Dave H. Taylor)
* ''[[Starblazer]]'': ([[D.C. Thomson & Co.]]) #7, 175, 179, 277 (with [[Mike Knowles (writer)|Mike Knowles]], #16, 24, 125 (with J. Albert), #29, 59 (with W. Webb), #31, 54, 62, 77, 81, 166-167, 170 (with Ray Aspden), #32 (with M. Chamberlain), #36 (with S. Neeld), 45, 127, 177 (with [[Grant Morrison]]), 47 (with C. Shelborne), 49, 75, 122, 154, 162 (with W. Reed), 56 (with S. Neeld), 66 (with J. Speer), #64, 141, 200, 271 (with [[Mike Chinn]]), 88 (with M. Stall), 144 (with R.H. Bonsall), 149 (with M. Furnass), 161 (with N. Jordan), 168 (with [[John Smith (comics)|John Smith]], #190, 199, 260, 274 (with Alan C. Hemus, #190); #196 (with W. Corderoy); #262 (with Dave H. Taylor)
*''[[Toxic!]]'' #7-11, 16-18 (with Alan Grant, 1991)
*''[[Toxic!]]'' #7-11, 16-18 (with Alan Grant, 1991)
*''[[Subterra]]'' (with Ricardo Barreiro and Chuck Dixon, 4Winds Publishing Group, 1989)
*''[[Subterra]]'' (with Ricardo Barreiro and Chuck Dixon, 4Winds Publishing Group, 1989)


===Compilations===
===Compilations===
*''Superman/Batman: Alternate Histories'', 60 pages, 1996, [[Titan Books]], ISBN 1-85286-715-9, [[DC Comics]], ISBN 1-56389-263-4)
*''Superman/Batman: Alternate Histories'', 60 pages, 1996, [[Titan Books]], {{ISBN|1-85286-715-9}}, [[DC Comics]], {{ISBN|1-56389-263-4}})
*''[[Sinestro Corps War]]: Tales of the Sinestro Corps'', ISBN 1-4012-1801-6)
*''[[Sinestro Corps War]]: Tales of the Sinestro Corps'', {{ISBN|1-4012-1801-6}})
*''Moving Fortress'' (with [[Chuck Dixon]]/[[Ricardo Barreiro]], 54 page prestige format one-shot, 4Winds, November 1988)
*''Moving Fortress'' (with Chuck Dixon & Ricardo Barreiro, 54 page prestige format one-shot, 4Winds, November 1988)
*''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' (vol. 3) #36-38, collected in tpb, 80 pages, [[Titan Books|Titan]], [[1998 in comics|1998]], ISBN 1-84023-021-5, [[Dark Horse Comics]], [[1999 in comics|1999]], ISBN 1-56971-345-6)
*''[[Judge Dredd Megazine]]'' (vol. 3) #36-38, collected in tpb, 80 pages, [[Titan Books|Titan]], [[1998 in comics|1998]], {{ISBN|1-84023-021-5}}, [[Dark Horse Comics]], [[1999 in comics|1999]], {{ISBN|1-56971-345-6}})
*[https://www.comics.org/issue/2034269/ ''Starblazer'' Volume 1], includes ''Starblazer'' #45, D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, 2019, ({{ISBN|978-1-84535-799-3}})
*[https://www.comics.org/issue/2575920/ ''Starblazer'' Volume 2], includes ''Starblazer'' #127, D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, 2024, ({{ISBN|978-1-84535-969-0}})


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{gcdb|type=credit|search=Enrique+Alcatena|title=Enrique Alcatena}}
*{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=869|title=Enrique Alcatena}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=869|title=Enrique Alcatena}}
*[http://www.comics-db.com/comics/search.cgi?query=Enrique%20Alcatena&amp;bool=and&amp;substring=1 Enrique Alcatena] at the [[Big Comic Book DataBase]]
* [http://www.comics-db.com/comics/search.cgi?query=Enrique%20Alcatena&amp;bool=and&amp;substring=1 Enrique Alcatena]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the [[Big Comic Book DataBase]]
*[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=thrills&Comic=Specials&Field=Artist&choice=enriquea Enrique Alcatena] at 2000 AD online
* [http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=thrills&Comic=Specials&Field=Artist&choice=enriquea Enrique Alcatena] at 2000 AD online
*[http://lambiek.net/artists/a/alcatena_enrique.htm Enrique Alcatena] at [[Lambiek]]'s Comiclopedia
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/a/alcatena_enrique.htm Enrique Alcatena] at [[Lambiek]]'s Comiclopedia


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Enrique Alcatena
Born26 February 1957 (1957-02-26) (age 67)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Area(s)Artist
Pseudonym(s)Quique
Notable works
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
Batman: Leatherwing
Skorpio
Conan the Savage
http://www.alcatena.com

Enrique Alcatena (born 26 February 1957) is an Argentine comic book artist. He is known as Quique Alcatena in his native country and Latin America.[1]

Biography

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A self-taught artist, Alcatena began his career in the 1970s as an assistant of artista Chiche Medrano and working for the Argentine publisher Ediciones Récord; his first signed work, Bushido, appeared in Récord's anthology magazine Pif Paf in 1976. In 1982 he started to work for the children's magazine Anteojito where his work was mostly surreal fantasy full of mythology. Starting from the late 1970s, Alcatena also collaborate with British comics publishers, including DC Thomson. English -language works by Alcatena include several historical magazines and the science fiction/fantasy series Starblazer.[2]

In the 1980s, his works also appeared in Argentine magazines such as Skorpio: series for which he provided art include El Mago, written by Ricardo Barreiro, and Merlin, written by Robin Wood, as well as numerous series and single stories written by Eduardo Mazzitelli, a writer he would collaborate with numerous times during his career. Many of these collaborations were published directly in Italian by Eura Editoriale magazines Lanciostory and Skorpio.[3]

After drawing for DC Comics and annual of Adventures of Superman (1987) and the miniseries Hawkworld (1989), in the following decade he worked again for DC and other American comic publishers including Marvel and Dark Horse.[4] Among several other titles, he illustrated issues of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Adventures of Superman, Conan the Savage, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus and Other Stories.

Bibliography

[edit]

Comics work includes:

Argentina publishers

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  • El Mundo Subterráneo
  • Los Viajes de Faustus
  • Pesadillas (Ediciones Record)
  • Skorpio #134 (La Fortaleza Olvidada) (1987); #141-144 (La Fortaleza Móvil) (1987–88) (with Barreiro) (Ediciones Record)
  • Ulrik El Negro

DC

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Marvel

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Other publishers

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Compilations

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  • Superman/Batman: Alternate Histories, 60 pages, 1996, Titan Books, ISBN 1-85286-715-9, DC Comics, ISBN 1-56389-263-4)
  • Sinestro Corps War: Tales of the Sinestro Corps, ISBN 1-4012-1801-6)
  • Moving Fortress (with Chuck Dixon & Ricardo Barreiro, 54 page prestige format one-shot, 4Winds, November 1988)
  • Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #36-38, collected in tpb, 80 pages, Titan, 1998, ISBN 1-84023-021-5, Dark Horse Comics, 1999, ISBN 1-56971-345-6)
  • Starblazer Volume 1, includes Starblazer #45, D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, 2019, (ISBN 978-1-84535-799-3)
  • Starblazer Volume 2, includes Starblazer #127, D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, 2024, (ISBN 978-1-84535-969-0)

References

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  1. ^ Quique Alcatena: A Medium between the History of Art and Experience, by Agustina Manso 2017-02-15, Comiqueando (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "La imaginación al poder. Entrevista con Quique Alcatena (1ra. parte)". Revista Kamandi (in Spanish). 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ^ "Enrique Alcatena". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. ^ "Starblazer remembered by legendary comic artist Enrique "Quique" Alcatena – downthetubes.net". Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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