Joan Cornellà

Joan Cornellà Vázquez (/ʒuˈɑːn kʊərnəˈjɑː/ zhoo-AHN koor-nə-YAH, Catalan: [ʒuˈaŋ kuɾnəˈʎa]; born 11 January 1981) is a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator, famous for his unsettling, surreal humor and black humor comic strips as well as artwork.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornellà and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Joan Cornellà
Joan Cornellà at Lucca Comics & Games 2014
BornJoan Cornellà Vázquez
(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Area(s)Cartoonist
AwardsJosep Coll Bardolet

Biography

Joan Cornellà Vázquez was born in Barcelona, Spain on 11 January 1981. Having graduated in fine arts, he has collaborated for numerous publications, such as La cultura del Duodeno, El Periódico, Ara and has illustrated for The New York Times.[1]

In 2009 he won the third edition of the Josep Coll Prize with his album Abulio, published in the next year by Glénat.[2] Since 2010, he has provided cartoons for the Spanish magazine El Jueves.

In 2012, Fracasa Mejor, a selection of Cornellà's black-and-white cartoons made from 2010 to 2012, was published. Most of the material was previously unpublished, although it also contains material published in El Jueves and various other fanzines.

In 2013, a third album of his, Mox Nox, was published via Bang Ediciones.[3]

Cornellà collaborated with visual designer Stefania Lusini in 2016 as an illustrator for the cover of Wilco's tenth studio album, Schmilco.[4]

Bibliography
Joan Cornellà works
Title Year Publisher Notes
Abulio 2010 Glénat Editions
Fracasa Mejor (self-published, 2012) 2012 Self-published
Mox Nox 2013 Bang Ediciones
New mYnd 2014 Aristas Martínez Ediciones Illustrations only
Zonzo 2015 Self-published
Sot 2016 Self-published
Everyone dies alone 2019 Self-published

References
  1. "On Legs, Seats and Subway Etiquette - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. Yexus (08/11/2010). Los nombres que saltan a escena, "El diario montañés". (in Spanish)
  3. "Mox Nox". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. "WILCO NEW ALBUM". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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