| Rod Espinosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philippines |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Neotopia |
Rod Espinosa is a Filipino comics creator, writer, and illustrator.[1]
Biography
Espinosa's work on The Courageous Princess[2] at Antarctic Press[3] earned him a nomination for Promising New Talent and Best Artist for the 2000 Ignatz Awards and a 2002 Eisner Award nomination for Best Title for Younger Readers.
His past work include the Battle Girlz series, a manga novel adaptation of Alice in Wonderland,[4][5] The Alamo, Dinowars and Metadocs. He has also written and conceptualized popular Antarctic Press titles such as I Hunt Monsters and Herc and Thor.
Humanitarian work
In 2008, Espinosa won an international contest sponsored by the United Nations and the World Health Organization entitled Stop Tuberculosis. The Stop TB comic book educating people about how to avoid Tuberculosis featured soccer star Luís Figo as the spokesman.[6][7]
In 2009, Espinosa joined 60 other Filipino artists from all over the world and contributed to the tribute book Renaissance: Ang Muling Pagsilang, the sales of which were donated to the victims of typhoon Ondoy.
Bibliography
- The Courageous Princess
- Neotopia (Antarctic Press)
- Battle Girlz
- The Alamo
- Dinowars
- Metadocs
- I Hunt Monsters (Antarctic Press)
- Herc and Thor (Antarctic Press)
- Graphic Biographies series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher):
- Graphic History series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher):
- The Boston Tea Party
- The American Revolution
- Lewis and Clark
- The Underground Railroad
- The Transcontinental Railroad
- Graphic Adventures: the Human Body series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher):
- U.S. Presidents Biographies series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher):
- Historical Animals series (ABDO)
- Dolly the Cloned Sheep
- Bud the Traveling Dog
- comic book adaptations of literacy classics (ABDO)
- Around the World in Eighty Days
- Moby-Dick
- Phantom of the Opera
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Dracula (Adapted by Dan Conner)
- William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Adapted by Dan Conner), As You Like It, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, and Winter's Tale
- Graphic Classics series (Eureka Productions):
- Super Roommates
- Evil Diva
- Courageous Princess — writer and artist
- Alice in Wonderland Manga (Dark Horse Comics) — adaptation and art
- A Christmas Carol (Dark Horse Comics) — adaptation and art
Steampunk Fairy Tale series
- Steampunk Snow White (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
- Steampunk Snow Queen (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
- Steampunk Cinderella (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
- Steampunk Red Riding Hood (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
- Steampunk Little Match Girl (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
- Steampunk Goldilocks (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art
Immortal Wings series
- Issue 1, January 2016 (Antarctic Press Comics) -art
- Issue 2, February 2016 (Antarctic Press Comics) - art
- Issue 3, March 2016, (Antarctic Press Comics) - art
- Issue 4, April 2016, ( Antarctic Press Comics) - art
Adventure Finders
- Issue 1, September 2017 (Antarctic Press Comics) -story and art
- Issue 2, October 2017 (Antarctic Press Comics) -story and art
References
- Rod Espinosa at the Grand Comics Database
- Rod Espinosa at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Asian Journal (September 8, 2008)
Notes
- ↑ Cynthia de Castro (8 September 2008). "The Prince of Heroes". AJPress. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ↑ Buchanan, Rebecca (7 September 2009). "Comics For the Classroom: Take Two". Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Ellis, Warren (3 November 2000). "Come In Alone". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Carter, R.J. (18 February 2006). "Comic Book Review: New Alice in Wonderland #1". www.the-trades.com. Burlee LLC. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "At the Brookline Public Libraries: June 14". Brookline TAB. GateHouse News Service. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Vaincre la tuberculose par la BD". www.auracan.com (in French). Auracan. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "Figo marca goles a la tuberculosis desde las viñetas de un nuevo tebeo" (in Spanish). Mundinteractivos, S.A. Retrieved 1 May 2010.