Lea Hernandez (born March 11, 1964) is an American comic book and webcomic creator, known primarily for working in a manga-influenced style,[1] and for doing lettering and touch-ups on manga imports.[2] She is the co-creator of Killer Princesses, written by Gail Simone and published by Oni Press; and the creator of Rumble Girls from NBM Publishing.
| Lea Hernandez | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, Letterer |
Notable works | Killer Princesses Rumble Girls |
Career edit
She did art for comics published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics: Marvel Mangaverse: Punisher (a one-shot), and Transmetropolitan (two two-page shorts). She also did art for three issues of The Hardy Boys manga-style series at Papercutz.[3]
Hernandez published several webcomics at Modern Tales and was the original editor of Girlamatic. In 2002, Hernandez created the short webcomic Near Life Experience for Modern Tales.[4]
Hernandez has written several short stories for collections of science fiction and fantasy.
She was a vice president for General Products, USA (the U.S. marketing arm of Gainax) from 1989–1990[5] and was briefly a guest editor for Wizard.[6]
Hernandez appeared in Adventures Into Digital Comics, a 2006 documentary on the comics industry.[7] She did art on eight issues of the DC Comics title Teen Titans GO![8]
Personal life edit
On the morning of September 6, 2006, her house in Texas burned down[9] and much of her original artwork was lost in the fire. Colleagues in the comics industry responded by collecting donations for Hernandez from fans and friends in the comics industry.[10] In 2014, she married former LA Times comics syndicate and Disney Comics editor David Seidman.
Awards edit
Hernandez received a 1999 Eisner Award nomination for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.[11] In 2004, she was awarded Lulu of the Year by Friends of Lulu, a now disbanded women in comics organization, for editing at Girlamatic.[12]
Bibliography edit
Short stories edit
- "800-DJIN-HLP" in Aladdin: Master of the Lamp. edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW books, 1992.
- "Al Einstein—Nazi Smasher!" in Alternate Warriors, edited by Mike Resnick, Tor Books, 1993.
- "Pteri" in Dinosaur Fantastic. edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW book, 1993.
- "The Ghost of Christmas Scams." in Christmas Ghosts. edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW Books, 1993.
- "The Journal of #3 Honeysuckle Lane" in Witch Fantastic. edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW Books, 1995.
Books edit
- Cathedral Child. Somerville, Maryland : Cyberosia Publishing, 1998.
- Clockwork Angels. Berkeley, California : Image, 2001
- Rumble Girls. New York : NBM Publishing, 2003.
- Manga Secrets. Cincinnati, Ohio : Impact, 2005.
References edit
Sources consulted edit
- Guzman, Rene A. (January 23, 2002). "Manga revises Marvel heroes". San Antonio Express-News, p. 1G.
- Pethokoukis, James M. (September 25, 2000). "Help, Spidey, help! Comics are dying!". U.S. News & World Report, p. 46.
- Wolk, Douglas (November 1, 2004). "Web Comics Send Readers Looking for Books". Publishers Weekly, p. 15.
Notes edit
- ^ Kross, Karin L. "An Interview with Lea Hernandez," Bookslut (Nov, 2003).
- ^ Hernandez credits, Grand Comics Database. Accessed Feb. 27, 2014.
- ^ The Hardy Boys: The Ocean of Osyria (Papercutz, Jan.–Mar. 2005).
- ^ Sebastian, Trisha (2002-12-01). "Near Life Experience". Sequential Tart.
- ^ "Pre-web anime fandom (Out of the Archives 4)," Lainspotting (March 24, 2006).
- ^ Contino, Jennifer. "Rumble Girlamatic: Lea Hernandez," Sequential Tart vol. VI, issue 3 (March 2003).
- ^ "Icon Film Festival". Promo.icon.org.il. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Lea Hernandez". DC. Mar 4, 2012. Retrieved Apr 20, 2021.
- ^ Weiland, Jonah. "Lea Hernandez's House Burned, Simone Rallies Help," Comic Book Resources (Sept. 6, 2006).
- ^ Simone, Gail. "A Planet Karen Plea from Gail Simone," Newsarama (02 March 2009).
- ^ "Eisner Awards," Hahn Library. Accessed Feb. 27, 2014.
- ^ "Lulu Awards," Friends of Lulu website. Accessed Feb. 27, 2014.