Oscar González Loyo
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Oscar González Loyo, born April 11th, 1959 in Mexico City; is a comic book artist mostly known for his creation Karmatrón y Los Transformables and founder along with his father and wife, Susana Romero, of ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio in 1994.
He is the son of Oscar González Guerrero, legendary Mexican comic book master.
As a child he was influenced by the work of Mexican comic book artists that frequented his house like Héctor Macedo, as well as from Walt Disney, Osamu Tezuka, Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson.
At age 14 he became a professional artist for Las Aventuras de Capulina.
Over the years, he has worked in titles like Las Aventuras de Cepillín, Las Aventuras de Parchís, Katy la Oruga, El Monje Loco, The Flintstones, The New Speed Racer, Tiny Toons, Looney Tunes, The Simpsons Comics and Bart Simpson Comics.
From 1996-2000 he was the Animation Director for Sesame Street Latin america.
In the year 2000, he became the first Mexican to win an Eisner Award at Comic-Con International for his work on Simpson's Comics.
In present years he continues to work in the Karmatron Comic Book, and is planning to launch a project called Saskunah el Maya, a story about his theory of Mayan history and mysterious disappearance. He is also in the works for taking this story to a movie.
He is currently the CEO of ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio.
[edit] Awards
- 2000 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication / Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience
- 2003 La Plumilla de Plata (Silver Inkpen Award) for his lifetime achievemnts and contribution to comic books.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio
- (Spanish) Oscar González Loyo's Blog
