Juanjo Guarnido

Infobox Comics creator
name = Juanjo Guarnido


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birthdate = 1967
location = Granada, Spain
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nationality = Spanish
area = artist
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notable works = "Blacksad"
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Juanjo Guarnido is a Spanish illustrator and the co-author of the comic book series "Blacksad".

Biography

Guarnido was born in Granada, Spain. He studied painting at the art school of Granada. He collaborated on several fanzines and produced work for Marvel comics. Unfortunately, the small size of the Spanish market forced him to turn to other means of earning a living. In 1990, he left Granada and moved to Madrid where he worked on a TV series for three years. There he met Juan Díaz Canales, with whom he discussed producing comics. In 1993, Guarnido applied for a job with the Walt Disney Studios in Montreuil, France and consequently moved to Paris.Cite web|last=Lambiek Comiclopedia|title= Juanjo Guarnido |url=http://lambiek.net/artists/g/guarnido_juanjo.htm] He was the lead animator for the character Sabor in the Disney film "Tarzan".

After Guarnido left Disney, he reconnected with Canales. After contacting several editors, Guarnido and Canales finally signed on with French publisher Dargaud, and in November 2000, "Quelque part entre les ombres (Somewhere within the Shadows)" was published. It was a success among critics and the public, and won the Prix de la Découverte at the Sierre International Comics Festival and the "Avenir" Prize at the Lys-lez-Lannoy Festival, respectively in Switzerland and France. In March 2003, the second album "Arctic-Nation" was released. It was once again a success, winning the Prize Awarded by the Audience and the Prize for Artwork at the 2004 Angoulême International Comics Festival. The third instalment of the "Blacksad" series, "Âme Rouge (Red Soul)", was published in 2005. In 2006 it was awarded the Angoulême Prize for a Series.

Bibliography

* "Blacksad" series (Dargaud)
# "Somewhere Within the Shadows" (2000)
# "Arctic Nation" (2003)
# "Red Soul" (2005)

Awards

*2000: Prize for Best First Album at the Lys-lez-Lannoy festival Cite web|last=Dargaud|title= Guardino Juanjo |url=http://www.dargaud.com/front/auteurs/auteur.aspx?id=1147|language=French]
*2000: Prix spécial at the Rœulx (Belgium) festival
*2000: Prix Némo at the Maisons-Laffitte festival
*2000: Prix découverte at Sierre International Comics Festival Cite web|last=BDzone|title= Les prix du festival de Sierre |url=http://www.bdzone.com/spip.php?article14|language=French]
*2001: Best Artwork Award at Festival de Chambéry Cite web|last=Catsuka|title=Juanjo Guarnido|url=http://www.catsuka.com/focuson_bdillus.php?id=guarnido_juanjo|language=French]
*2002: Best Artwork Award at Grand Prix Albert Uderzo
*2003: Prix spécial du jury au Sierre International Comics Festival
*2004: Angoulême Audience Award, for "Arctic-Nation"
*2004: Angoulême Best Artwork Award, for "Arctic-Nation"
*2004: Virgin Prize for Best Album, for "Arctic-Nation" Cite web|last= ToutEnBD |title= "Blacksad" prix Virgin Mégastore de la BD 2004|url=http://www.toutenbd.com/article.php3?id_article=640|language=French]
*2006: Angoulême Best Series Award, for the "Blacksad" series Cite web|last=Mollat libraire|title= Dossier : Angoulême 2006, le palmarès|url=http://www.mollat.com/dossiers/angouleme-2006-palmares-532.html|language=French]
*2008: Iluminart Artward, for the "Blacksad" series Cite web|last=Iluminart |title=Iluminart Artward|url=http://www.iluminart.blogspot.com|language=Spanish]

ources

* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs2/guarnido.htm Guardino publications in "Pilote"] BDoubliées fr_icon;Footnotes

External links

* [http://lambiek.net/artists/g/guarnido_juanjo.htm Juanjo Guarnido biography] on Lambiek Comiclopedia