Joan Cornellà
| Joan Cornellà | |
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 Joan Cornellà at Lucca Comics & Games 2014 | |
| Born | Joan Cornellà Vázquez 11 January 1981 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Awards | |
Joan Cornellà Vázquez (/ʒuˈɑːn kʊərnəˈjɑː/ zhoo-AHN koor-nə-YAH,[citation needed] Catalan: [ʒuˈaŋ kuɾnəˈʎa]; born 11 January 1981) is a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator, famous for his unsettling, surreal humor and black humor comic strips as well as artwork.
Biography[]
Joan Cornellà Vázquez was born in Barcelona, Spain on 11 January 1981. Having graduated in fine arts, he has collaborated for numerous publications, such as La cultura del Duodeno, El Periódico, Ara and has illustrated for The New York Times.[1]
In 2009 he won the third edition of the Prize with his album Abulio, published in the next year by Glénat.[2] Since 2010, he has provided cartoons for the Spanish magazine El Jueves.
In 2012, Fracasa Mejor, a selection of Cornellà's black-and-white cartoons made from 2010 to 2012, was published. Most of the material was previously unpublished, although it also contains material published in El Jueves and various other fanzines.
In 2013, a third album of his, Mox Nox, was published via Bang Ediciones.[3]
Cornellà collaborated with visual designer Stefania Lusini in 2016 as an illustrator for the cover of Wilco's tenth studio album, Schmilco.[4]
Bibliography[]
| Title | Year | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abulio | 2010 | Glénat Editions | |
| Fracasa Mejor (self-published, 2012) | 2012 | Self-published | |
| Mox Nox | 2013 | Bang Ediciones | |
| New mYnd | 2014 | Aristas Martínez Ediciones | Illustrations only |
| Zonzo | 2015 | Self-published | |
| Sot | 2016 | Self-published | |
| Everyone dies alone | 2019 | Self-published |
References[]
- ^ "On Legs, Seats and Subway Etiquette - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Yexus (08/11/2010). Los nombres que saltan a escena, "". (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mox Nox". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "WILCO NEW ALBUM". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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- 1981 births
- Artists from Catalonia
- Culture in Barcelona
- Living people
- People from Barcelona
- Spanish cartoonists
- Spanish surrealist artists
- Surreal comedy
- 21st-century Spanish artists