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

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