About me

My name is Lucio Luiz. I am a journalist, writer, researcher, podcaster, and comic book scriptwriter. I have a degree in Social Communication (with a specialization in Journalism) and a Master’s and Doctorate in Education. I began my professional career as a press officer and producer of institutional newspapers and magazines, and currently work in various fields, including as a freelance translator and editor.

In 1999, I started working as a comics writer, initially with institutional comics. I created, in partnership with Flavio Soares, the children’s series Meninos e Dragões and have several comics and webcomics published with various artists, such as Flávio Luiz, Laudo Ferreira, Mario Cau, among many others (a detailed list of works and partnerships can be found in the Comics section of this website).

Since 2007, I have worked in the area of ​​academic research, mainly studying participatory culture, education, comics, and podcasting. I was, in fact, one of the first Brazilian researchers to write articles on participatory culture, at a time when Henry Jenkins’ books had not yet been translated into Portuguese in Brazil. More details about my work in this area can be found in the Research section of this website.

In 2008, I co-founded the portal Papo de Gordo, focused on health and well-being, and actively participated in the podcast of the same name, aimed at developing the self-esteem of overweight people, especially fighting against fatphobia.

In 2013, I founded the independent publishing house Marsupial, focused on publishing theoretical books on Communication and Education, as well as graphic novels and comics in general under the Jupati Books label. As an editor, I was responsible for works such as Pétalas (by Gustavo Borges and Cris Peter), Mako (by André Diniz), and O Santo Sangue (by Laudo Ferreira and Marcel Bartholo), among dozens of other Brazilian graphic novels, in addition to the Brazilian editions of authors such as Scott McCloud, Peter Kuper, and Christophe Arleston.

In the field of literature, although I had previous activities, I began more effectively in 2015 with the publication of the children’s books A Mamãe Tamanduá (with illustrations by PriWi) and Palavras, Palabras (with illustrations by Bianca Pinheiro). A complete list of works, as well as several short stories and chronicles available for reading, are in the Literature section of this website.