Lea Hernandez
Encyclopedia
Lea Hernandez is an American comic book
and webcomic
creator who usually draws in a Japanese-influenced style. She is the co-creator of Killer Princesses with Gail Simone
(published by Oni Press
), and the creator of Rumble Girls (published by Image Comics
). She has also worked for Marvel Comics
and DC Comics
with, for example, Marvel Mangaverse: Punisher
and Transmetropolitan
. She has published her webcomics on Modern Tales
and was the original editor of Girlamatic
. Her webcomics include Atelier Divalea.
Apart from her comic publications, Hernandez has written several short stories for thematic 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 http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lainspotting/2006/03/pre-web-anime-fandom-out-of-archives-4.html and was briefly a guest editor for Wizard
http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar03/leahernandez.shtml.
On the morning of September 6, 2006, her home in Texas burned down and much of her original artwork was lost in the fire. Colleagues in the comics industry responded by collecting donations for Lea from fans and friends in the comics industry.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
and webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
creator who usually draws in a Japanese-influenced style. She is the co-creator of Killer Princesses with Gail Simone
Gail Simone
Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, her other notable works include Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All-New Atom, and Deadpool. In 2007, she took over Wonder Woman...
(published by Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
), and the creator of Rumble Girls (published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
). She has also worked for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
and DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
with, for example, Marvel Mangaverse: Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
and Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan
Transmetropolitan is a cyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by DC Comics. The series was originally part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint Helix, but upon the end of the book's first year the series was moved to the Vertigo imprint as DC...
. She has published her webcomics on Modern Tales
Modern Tales
Modern Tales is a webcomics site launched on March 2, 2002 by Joey Manley, the Modern Tales publisher, and approximately 30 professional cartoonists, such as Dorothy Gambrell, author of the popular webcomic Cat and Girl and James Kochalka, the award-winning creator of Fancy Froglin...
and was the original editor of Girlamatic
Girlamatic
Girlamatic, published by Joey Manley, is a member of the Modern Tales family of subscription-based webcomics anthology sites. Girlamatic publishes comics with a particular appeal for young adult women. The site launched on March 31, 2003 with...
. Her webcomics include Atelier Divalea.
Apart from her comic publications, Hernandez has written several short stories for thematic collections of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy. She was a vice president for General Products USA (the U.S. marketing arm of Gainax
Gainax
is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with...
) from 1989–1990 http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lainspotting/2006/03/pre-web-anime-fandom-out-of-archives-4.html and was briefly a guest editor for Wizard
Wizard (magazine)
Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment from July 1991 to January 2011...
http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/mar03/leahernandez.shtml.
On the morning of September 6, 2006, her home in Texas burned down and much of her original artwork was lost in the fire. Colleagues in the comics industry responded by collecting donations for Lea from fans and friends in the comics industry.
Short stories
- "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. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0886775663/.
- "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
- 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.
External links
- Atelier Divalea
- Dangerous Beauty—Lea Hernandez's LiveJournalLiveJournalLiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
- girlamatic.com
- Lea Hernandez - Anime Convention Personality of the Week - Feb. 22, 1999
- Lea Hernandez interviewed on Missions Unknown