- Lea Hernandez
Lea Hernandez (born
11 March 1964 ) is an Americancomic book andwebcomic creator who usually draws in a Japanese-influenced style. She is the co-creator of "Killer Princesses " withGail Simone (published byOni Press ), and the creator of "Rumble Girls " (published byImage Comics ). She has also worked forMarvel Comics andDC Comics with, for example, "" and "Transmetropolitan ". She has published her webcomics onModern Tales and was the original editor ofGirlamatic . 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 ofGainax ) 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.Bibliography
hort 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.References
* 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.External links
* [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/divalea/ "Atelier Divalea"]
* [http://divalea.livejournal.com/ Dangerous Beauty] —Lea Hernandez'sLiveJournal
* [http://www.girlamatic.com/ girlamatic.com]
* [http://www.fansview.com/person/0222pers.htm Lea Hernandez - Anime Convention Personality of the Week - Feb. 22, 1999]
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