Rod Espinosa

Rod Espinosa was born in the Philippines. Espinosa's work on The Courageous Princess at Antarctic Press earnt him a nomination for Promising New Talent and Best Artist for the 2000 Ignatz Awards and a 2002 Eisner Award nomination for Best Title for Younger Readers. As both writer and artist, he authored the Neotopia series (4 volumes, 140 pages each), which was published in graphic novel form. In 2006, Novotopia, the German edition of Neotopia, got a nomination for the Max und Moritz Prize in the category 'Bester Comic für Kinder' (best comic book for younger audience). His work is also featured in a series of American history comic books dealing with the subjects of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis and Clark, The Boston Tea Party, The Alamo, Jackie Robinson, the Underground Railroad, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Cesar Chavez, The American Revolution, the Transcontinental Railroad, and Clara Barton. Espinosa's latest endeavor is creating, developing, drawing, and self-publishing his own game board, titled Adventure Kingdom. The Courageous Princess "The Unremembered Lands" and The Courageous Princess "The Dragon Queen", were released in the summer and winter of 2015 respectively. Bibliography: The Courageous Princess (2003, 2015) Neotopia Battle Girlz The Alamo Dinowars Metadocs I Hunt Monsters (Antarctic Press) Herc and Thor (Antarctic Press) Graphic Biographies series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher): George Washington Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Sacagewea Jackie Robinson Graphic History series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher): The Boston Tea Party The American Revolution Lewis and Clark The Underground Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad Graphic Adventures: the Human Body series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher): The Brain The Lungs The Eye The Liver The Kidneys The Heart U.S. Presidents Biographies series (ABDO, A Family of Educational Publisher): John Adams Thomas Jefferson Ulysses S. Grant Barack Obama Historical Animals series (ABDO) Dolly the Cloned Sheep Bud the Traveling Dog comic book adaptations of literacy classics (ABDO) Around the World in Eighty Days Moby-Dick Phantom of the Opera Journey to the Center of the Earth Dracula (Adapted by Dan Conner) William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream (Adapted by Dan Conner), As You Like It, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, and Winter's Tale Graphic Classics series (Eureka Productions): William Shakespeare's Cymbeline Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado" The Wendigo Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers Super Roommates Evil Diva Courageous Princess — writer and artist Alice in Wonderland Manga (Dark Horse Comics) — adaptation and art A Christmas Carol (Dark Horse Comics) — adaptation and art Ariel the Therapy Dog of the Rio Grande --Illustrator Steampunk Fairy Tale series Steampunk Snow White (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Steampunk Hansel and Gretel (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Steampunk Snow Queen (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Steampunk Cinderella (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Steampunk Red Riding Hood (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Steampunk Little Match Girl (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art latest works: Immortal Wings --Illustrator (Antarctic Press Comics) Adventure Finders - Adventure, Monsters and Treasure! (Action Lab Comics) — story and art Steampunk Goldilocks (Antarctic Press Comics) — adaptation and art Charity work: Puerto Rico Strong --Eisner winner UN WHO: Score the Goals : STOP TB Partnership Millenium Development goals https://www.twitter.com/rod_espinosa https://www.patreon.com/RodEspinosa https://www.facebook.com/rod.espinosa.92 (I temporarily put some links on here because the blog area in the tabs doesn't work for some reason --cheers!)