Authority control databases: Artists
Authority control databases: Artists  |
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| Gabriel Rodriguez | |
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| Born | Gabriel Rodríguez Pérez 1974 Santiago |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Locke & Key |
Gabriel Rodríguez Pérez (born May 26, 1974) is a Chilean[1] comic book artist and architect, known for his work on the horror series Locke & Key. He also did the artwork for Subterranean Press's edition of Joe Hill's novel NOS4A2.
Rodríguez Pérez was born in Santiago de Chile,[citation needed] son of Gabriel Rodríguez Lazcano and journalistMaría Eugenia Pérez.
Before starting a career as comic artist, he studied Architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile where he got his degree and also a M.Arch. Due to the small scale of the comics market in Chile, Rodríguez had to work part-time as architect while drawing comics for art's sake or some extra income. His first commission was a set of illustrations for Mitos y Leyendas (Myths and Legends), a collectible cards game by SALO Publishing. Rodríguez spent 4 years working for them until he got a call from the US producers of the CSI TV series and IDW Publishing crew, to make a comic version of the series. From then on he was able to work full-time as a comic artist.[2]
Rodriguez was subsequently introduced to writer Joe Hill, author and son of Stephen King. Together they spawned the Locke & Key series, which earned Rodríguez his first Eisner Award nomination. After that, Rodríguez was commissioned by DC Comics to draw Adventures of Superman (2013)[3] and IDW's Little Nemo, Return to Slumberland,[4] which earned him another Eisner Award nomination.[citation needed]
In April 2022, Rodriguez was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to Operation USA's benefit anthology book, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a project spearheaded by IDW Publishing Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6] Rodriguez teamed up with writer Mark Waid to produce an original story with new characters created specifically for the anthology.[6][7]
Rodríguez was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker for the 2011 Eisner Awards for his work on Locke & Key. In addition, Locke & Key was nominated for "Best Continuing Series" and "Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)" for Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1.[8]
In April 2015, his and fellow Chilean artist Nelson Daniel's work, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (IDW) was nominated for the Eisner Awards,[9] winning Best Limited Series in July 2015.
He and Nelson Daniel were awarded the Grand Prize at the FIC Santiago 2016 for “Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland”.[10] He also won the "Best Chilean Comic Artist" Award at the FIC Santiago 2013.[11]