Klévisson Viana

Klévisson Viana (Quixeramobim, November 3, 1972) is a Brazilian cordel literature poet, comics artist and editor. In 1995 he founded the Tupynanquim publishing house, specialized in comics and cordel. He is also a member of the Brazilian Cordel Literature Academy. He started working as illustrator in 1988, at the age of 15, in the newspaper A Voz do Povo, in Canindé. He won the Troféu HQ Mix three times: best national graphic novel in 1999 (for Lampião: era o cavalo do tempo atrás da besta da vida), best adventure and fiction magazine in 2001 (for Mirabilia) and best national special edition in 2004 (for A Moça que Namorou o Bode). Viana also won the third place in Prêmio Jabuti in 2014 with the adaptation of The Guarani in cordel.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "A moça namorou um bode... e surgiu um belo álbum de quadrinhos" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. December 22, 2003.
  2. ^ "A moça que namorou com o bode" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Paraná. January 3, 2004.
  3. ^ "Veja a lista dos vencedores do 16º Troféu HQ Mix" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. July 6, 2004.
  4. ^ "Prêmio Jabuti divulga a lista dos vencedores de 2015" (in Portuguese). G1. November 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Klévisson Viana celebra o cartum em livro" (in Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. November 13, 2018.