Oscar González Loyo

Oscar González Loyo
Born Oscar González Loyo
(1959-04-11) April 11, 1959
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher
Notable works
 Karmatrón y Los Transformables
Las Aventuras de Parchís
Simpsons Comics
Awards Eisner Award
La Plumilla de Plata

Oscar González Loyo (born April 11, 1959 in Mexico City[1]) is a comic book artist, author of Karmatrón y Los Transformables. González Loyo is the son of comic book artist Oscar González Guerrero. He is also founder and main partner of the company ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio and lives with his life partner Susana Romero Medina.

Career

Oscar González Loyo did his first professional comic art in 1973, in the Mexican comic Las Aventuras de Capulina, when he was only 14 years old. He has cited Walt Disney, Osamu Tezuka and Will Eisner as important influences in his art style.

Over the years, he has worked on titles like Las Aventuras de Cepillín, Las Aventuras de Parchís, Katy la Oruga, El Monje Loco, The Flintstones, Karmatrón y Los Transformables, The New Speed Racer, Tiny Toons, Looney Tunes, The Simpsons Comics and Bart Simpson Comics.[1]

González Loyo also worked on the covers of the Astroboy, Kimba and Gigantor's American VHS and Laser Disc editions in the late eighties and early nineties.

From 1996 to 2000 he storyboarded animations for the Latin American version of Sesame Street.

In 2000, he won the Eisner Award at Comic-Con International for his work on Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, along with Jill Thompson, Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw, Sergio Aragonés, and Doug TenNapel.[2]

González Loyo is currently publishing the webcomic Joe's World, as well as a remake of Karmatrón.[3][4][5][6]

See also

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oscar González Loyo". Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2000s|Comic-Con International". Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Joe's World
  4. ↑ Matamoros, Mauricio (20 February 2003). "'Karmatron' Faces Another Battle Against Evil". El Universal.mx (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Arceo, Martin (23 September 2002). "The Comic 'Karmatron and the Transformables' Returns in October". La Jorn@da Virtual (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Number 12 of 'Karmatron' Due to be Published". Comic Mexicano (in Spanish). Comic Mexicano. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. ↑ (Spanish) Ka-Boom! Services, www.ka-boom.com.mx


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