José Ladrönn is a
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
pencillerA penciller is one of a number of types of artists working within the comic book industry. The role of penciller formed from the studio habits of early comic book production. To achieve a fast turn-around time in the production of comic strips and comic books, the production of the art was split...
and
inkerThe inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book or graphic novel. After the penciler gives a drawing to the inker, the inker uses black ink to produce refined outlines over the pencil lines...
born in
VeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the United Mexican States. Veracruz is borderd by Tamaulipas to the north, the Gulf to the east, Tabasco to the southeast, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the south and Puebla, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosi to the west...
,
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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His work is clearly inspired by the art styles of
Jack KirbyJacob Kurtzberg , better known by the pen name Jack Kirby, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor. Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comic strips under different pseudonyms, ultimately settling on Jack Kirby...
and especially
Jean "Moebius" GiraudJean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
and
Juan GiménezJuan Antonio Giménez López is an Argentine comic book artist.-Biography:Giménez López was born in Mendoza, Argentina...
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Comic book titles he has contributed to include
CableCable is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The New Mutants #87 , and was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld.-Creation:...
,
Spider-BoySpider-Boy is a fictional character, the alter ego of Pete Ross and a Amalgam Comics superhero created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Mike Wieringo. The character first appeared in the comic book Spider-Boy #1, with a cover drawn by Mike Wieringo...
Team-Up,
SupermanSuperman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc...
TransilvaneTransilvane is a fictional small artificial planet with two horn-like protuberances in the . It was created by Jack Kirby in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142 and #143 by the mad scientist Dabney Donovan....
and
InhumansThe Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This race appears in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics and exist in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe....
. In the 2006 he received an
Eisner awardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, commonly shortened to the Eisner Award, is a prize given for creative achievement in American comic books. It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005, and...
(Best Painter/Multimedia Artis) for his work with writer and publisher
Richard StarkingsRichard Starkings is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer based comic book lettering and as a result is one of the most prolific creators in that industry.-Career:...
on
Hip Flask: Mystery City, one of a series of
Hip FlaskHieronymous "Hip" Flask is a fictional anthropomorphic hippopotamus who appears in comic books published by Active Images and Image Comics. He was created by Richard Starkings.-Overview:...
one-shots published by
Active ImagesActive Images is a publisher of fonts and comic books based in the United States.Founded by Richard Starkings the company publishes fonts which are used by their commercial comic book lettering division Comicraft and comic books featuring the character Hip Flask....
.
In 2004 he worked with the Chilean author
Alejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean scholar in comparative religion, playwright, director, producer, composer, actor, mime, comic book writer, tarot reader, historian and psychotherapist.-Early years:Jodorowsky began his artistic activities at a very young age, inspired greatly by film and...
in the story
Tears of gold published in the U.S.
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José Ladrönn is a
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
pencillerA penciller is one of a number of types of artists working within the comic book industry. The role of penciller formed from the studio habits of early comic book production. To achieve a fast turn-around time in the production of comic strips and comic books, the production of the art was split...
and
inkerThe inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book or graphic novel. After the penciler gives a drawing to the inker, the inker uses black ink to produce refined outlines over the pencil lines...
born in
VeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the United Mexican States. Veracruz is borderd by Tamaulipas to the north, the Gulf to the east, Tabasco to the southeast, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the south and Puebla, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosi to the west...
,
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
His work is clearly inspired by the art styles of
Jack KirbyJacob Kurtzberg , better known by the pen name Jack Kirby, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor. Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comic strips under different pseudonyms, ultimately settling on Jack Kirby...
and especially
Jean "Moebius" GiraudJean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
and
Juan GiménezJuan Antonio Giménez López is an Argentine comic book artist.-Biography:Giménez López was born in Mendoza, Argentina...
.
Biography
Comic book titles he has contributed to include
CableCable is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The New Mutants #87 , and was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld.-Creation:...
,
Spider-BoySpider-Boy is a fictional character, the alter ego of Pete Ross and a Amalgam Comics superhero created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Mike Wieringo. The character first appeared in the comic book Spider-Boy #1, with a cover drawn by Mike Wieringo...
Team-Up,
SupermanSuperman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc...
TransilvaneTransilvane is a fictional small artificial planet with two horn-like protuberances in the . It was created by Jack Kirby in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142 and #143 by the mad scientist Dabney Donovan....
and
InhumansThe Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This race appears in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics and exist in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe....
. In the 2006 he received an
Eisner awardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, commonly shortened to the Eisner Award, is a prize given for creative achievement in American comic books. It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005, and...
(Best Painter/Multimedia Artis) for his work with writer and publisher
Richard StarkingsRichard Starkings is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer based comic book lettering and as a result is one of the most prolific creators in that industry.-Career:...
on
Hip Flask: Mystery City, one of a series of
Hip FlaskHieronymous "Hip" Flask is a fictional anthropomorphic hippopotamus who appears in comic books published by Active Images and Image Comics. He was created by Richard Starkings.-Overview:...
one-shots published by
Active ImagesActive Images is a publisher of fonts and comic books based in the United States.Founded by Richard Starkings the company publishes fonts which are used by their commercial comic book lettering division Comicraft and comic books featuring the character Hip Flask....
.
In 2004 he worked with the Chilean author
Alejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean scholar in comparative religion, playwright, director, producer, composer, actor, mime, comic book writer, tarot reader, historian and psychotherapist.-Early years:Jodorowsky began his artistic activities at a very young age, inspired greatly by film and...
in the story
Tears of gold published in the U.S. by
Metal HurlantMétal Hurlant is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories, created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.The four were collectively known as "Les...
magazine.
He also regularly contributes covers for various titles such as Marvel's
Incredible Hulk and
DC ComicsDC Comics is one of the largest and most popular American comic book and related media companies, along with Marvel Comics. It is the publishing division of DC Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary company of Warner Bros. Entertainment...
'
Countdown to Infinite Crisis: The OMAC ProjectThe OMAC Project is a six issue American comic book limited series written by Greg Rucka with art by Jesus Saiz and published by DC Comics in 2005.-Overview:...
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Awards
- 2006: Won "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior)" Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, commonly shortened to the Eisner Award, is a prize given for creative achievement in American comic books. It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005, and...
, for Hip Flask: Mystery City
External links
Interviews
- Artists Only: Jose Ladronn, Comics Bulletin
Comics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers....
, May 29, 2000