PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2023) Winner
Gilbert Hernandez
ギルバート・ヘルナンデス
Girubāto Herunandesu
Aliases:
Beto / Gilberto Hernández
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-02-01 （Oxnard, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxnard, California
Career
- Occupations
- Cartoonist
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Affiliations
- Fantagraphics Books, Dark Horse Comics
- Influenced By
- Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Hank Ketcham, Archie Comics artists
- Influenced
- Jaime Hernandez
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kirby Award | Love & Rockets | Best Black & White Series | Kirby Award | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Inkpot Award | — | — | Comic-Con International | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Harvey Award | Love & Rockets | Best Writer | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Harvey Award | Love & Rockets | Best Writer | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Harvey Award | Love and Rockets | Best Continuing or Limited Series | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Harvey Award | Love and Rockets | Best Continuing or Limited Series | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Harvey Award | Luba's Comix and Stories | Best New Series | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Harvey Award | Love and Rockets #9 | Best Single Issue or Story | Harvey Award | 受賞 |
| 2009 | United States Artists Fellow Award | — | — | United States Artists | 受賞 |
| 2013 | PEN Center USA’s Graphic Literature Award | — | Outstanding Body of Work | PEN Center USA | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Eisner Award | Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Untitled) | Best Short Story | Eisner Award | 受賞 |
| 2023 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Love and Rockets: The First Fifty: The Classic 40th Anniversary Collection | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
Kirby Award
1986
Work:
Love & Rockets
Category:
Best Black & White Series
Organization:
Kirby Award
Result:
受賞
Inkpot Award
1986
Organization:
Comic-Con International
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
1989
Work:
Love & Rockets
Category:
Best Writer
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
1990
Work:
Love & Rockets
Category:
Best Writer
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
1989
Work:
Love and Rockets
Category:
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
1990
Work:
Love and Rockets
Category:
Best Continuing or Limited Series
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
2001
Work:
Luba's Comix and Stories
Category:
Best New Series
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
Harvey Award
2004
Work:
Love and Rockets #9
Category:
Best Single Issue or Story
Organization:
Harvey Award
Result:
受賞
United States Artists Fellow Award
2009
Organization:
United States Artists
Result:
受賞
PEN Center USA’s Graphic Literature Award
2013
Category:
Outstanding Body of Work
Organization:
PEN Center USA
Result:
受賞
Eisner Award
2014
Work:
Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Untitled)
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Eisner Award
Result:
受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2023
Work:
Love and Rockets: The First Fifty: The Classic 40th Anniversary Collection
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Love and Rockets
1981 Alternative ComicsAlternative comic book series co-created with brothers, featuring Palomar/Heartbreak Soup stories.
Latino cultureStrong independent womenMagic realism
Heartbreak Soup / Palomar
1983 Magic RealismMagic realist stories set in the fictional Latin American village of Palomar.
Village lifeFemale independenceViolence and mystery
Human Diastrophism
1980 Graphic NovelLong story in Palomar featuring a serial killer.
MadnessMurderArt
Bibliography
- Heartbreak Soup
- Human Diastrophism
- Beyond Palomar
- Sloth
- Chance in Hell
- Speak of the Devil
- The Troublemakers
- High Soft Lisp
- Love From The Shadows
- The Adventures of Venus
- The Children of Palomar
- Julio's Day
- Marble Season
- Maria M. Book 1
- Luba and Her Family
- Fatima: The Blood Spinners
- Grip: The Strange World of Men
- Maria M. Book 2
- Bumperhead
- Loverboys
- Garden of the Flesh
- Blubber
- Yeah
- Birdland
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magic realismSoap opera styleNaturalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Independent womenLatino culturePunk rock influences
Legacy
Pioneering American cartoonist known for co-creating Love and Rockets with his brothers, establishing alternative comics with magic realist stories set in a Latin American village.
In Popular Culture
- Band Love and Rockets named after the comic
Trivia
- Nickname is Beto
- Collaborates with brothers Jaime and Mario
- Influenced by punk rock