RIP Eduardo Barreto

Former “New Teen Titans” artist Eduardo Barreto has died at age 57, Comic Book Resources is reporting.

The artist worked with Marv Wolfman on the popular “New Teen Titans” series starting in the mid-1980s.

He was also an artist for the “Judge Parker” newspaper strip from 2006-2010 and the “Phantom” Sunday strip.

Barreto, who was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, contracted meningitis in 2010.

Comics writer and critic Rob Vollmar, of Chickasha, said Barreto had versatility and a deft artistic touch.

“Eduardo Barreto was an artist who brought style and impact to the books that he drew,” Vollmar said. “He was able to retain the sexiness that George Perez had brought to the Teen Titans revival of the late-70s while making the figures more organic and less posed. Though he was probably best known for his superhero work, Barreto was capable of much more, as evidenced by his collaboration with Ande Parks on ‘Union Station.’ It is a shame to see talented artists like Barreto go so young.”

George Perez shared the following comment on the George Perez facebook fan page:

“I was totally stunned to learn of the death of former TITANS artist Eduardo Barreto, at the incredibly young age of 57 (which is the same age as me),” Perez wrote. “Eduardo was probably second only to me in the number of issues of THE NEW TEEN TITANS drawn during its initial run. He was an exceptional draftsman and, as I learned in my only meeting with him during a convention, a very nice gentleman. My condolences to his family, friends, and fans.”