Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist. She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM!
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
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- Name
- Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
- Born
- 28 October 1994
- Occupation
- Illustrator, Cartoonist
- Education
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design (BFA)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- comic · illustration
- Known for
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
- Honours
- Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team · Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist
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Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist. She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM!
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Biography
Biography
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell studied at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The field of work recorded is comic and illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brooklyn. Works named in the authority record are Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Rosemary Valero-O'Connell • Born — 28 October 1994 • Occupation — Illustrator, Cartoonist • Language — English • Education — Minneapolis College of Art and Design (BFA) • Period — 2010s • Notable Works — Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Early life
Early life
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Zaragoza, Spain. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Comic Art in 2016. Valero began a working relationship with First Second Comics after her editor purchased a copy of a 22-page minicomic she had written over a summer from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art's festival.
Career
Career
On June 15, 2015, the cover art was revealed for the first graphic novel edition of Steven Universe, which Valero-O'Connell illustrated. The comic was released in December of that same year under the title "Steven Universe: Too Cool for School". In 2016, Valero worked with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios on a crossover comic issue of Gotham Academy and Lumberjanes as primary illustrator. In 2016, it was announced that she had begun illustrating a graphic novel with Mariko Tamaki for First Second, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
The cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me was revealed September 24, 2018. The graphic novel was released May 7, 2019.
Graphic novels
Graphic novels
• What is Left (2017) • Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (2019) • Don't Go Without Me (2020)
Comic series
Comic series
• Steven Universe ("Steven Universe: Too Cool for School") • Gotham Academy /Lumberjanes crossover
Web comics
Web comics
• If Only Once, If Only For A Little While
Life and career
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Life and career
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1994
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell born at Minneapolis.
2019
Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me / Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell. (Wellcome Collection).
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Recognition and collections
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell received Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team and Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist.
Awards
In 2018, Valero-O'Connell was nominated for two Eisner Awards, Best Coloring and Best Single Issue / One-Shot, for her comic What is Left. In 2019 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel as well as the Best Children's or Young Adult Book Award from the Harvey Awards. In 2020, Valero-O'Connell won an Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for her work on Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, which also won an Eisner Award in the Best Publication for Teens category. Valero-O'Connell won the 2020 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist.
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- 1.Rude, Mey Valdivia. Drawn to Comics: Rosemary Valero-O'Connell's "What Is Left" Dreams Through Space and Memories. Autostraddle. 2018-06-19.
- 2.Akhtar, Zainab. 10 female cartoonists you need to know. AV Club.
- 3.How a 22-year-old cartoonist balances work and life. VICE News.
- 4.Rosemary Valero-O'Connell. mcad.edu.
- 5.Brown, Tracy. Exclusive cover reveal: 'Steven Universe' graphic novel continues to dream big. Los Angeles Times. 25 June 2015.
- 6.Rosemary Valero-O'Connell Reveals 'Lumberjanes' Art Process. ComicsAlliance. 22 October 2015.
- 7.Brown, Tracy. Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell announce 'Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me' - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 8 April 2016.
- 8.Exclusive: Cover Reveal of Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell's Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me. www.themarysue.com. 24 September 2018.
- 9.The Rundown: September 25, 2018. Multiversity Comics. 2018-09-25.
- 10.Interview: Mariko Tamaki. Geeks OUT. 2018-06-20.
- 11.What Is Left by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell graphic novel review. SciFiNow.
- 12.The 10 best comics of 2017. The Verge.
- 13.Six Independent Comics You Need to Read. FEM Newsmagazine.
- 14.From superhero comics to sensitive (and oft-challenged) graphic novels, writer Mariko Tamaki loves it all. Dallas News. 2018-03-27.
- 15.McMillan, Graeme. 'Don't Go Without Me' Makes Rosemary Valero-O'Connell as a Comic Talent to Watch. The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2020.
- 16.Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1 (review). CBR. 2016-06-10.
- 17.Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1 is the Crossover We've Been Waiting For. The Mary Sue. 16 June 2016.
- 18.Lake, Jeff. Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1 Review. IGN. 2016-06-08.
- 19.Whitbrook, James. Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy Are Getting the Most Delightful Comic Crossover Ever. io9.
- 20.Davis, Lauren. A Short Webcomic About Grief That Will Leave A Lump In Your Throat. io9.
- 21.The Best Short-Form Comics of 2016. The Comics Journal. 30 January 2017.
- 22.2018 Eisner Awards Nominations. Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2018-04-23.
- 23.ShortBox Partenering with US-Based White Squirrel for North American Distribution. The Beat. 2018-07-13.
- 24.MacDonald, Heidi. 'Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me' leads 2019 Ignatz Award winners. comicsbeat.com. 2019-09-16.
- 25.Arrant, Chris. And the Winners of the 2019 HARVEY AWARDS are. Newsarama. October 5, 2019.
- 26.Grunenwald, Joe. SDCC '20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners. The Beat. 24 July 2020.
- 27.Chiu-Tabet, Christopher. 2020 Ignatz Awards Winners Announced. Multiversity Comics. September 13, 2020.
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