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Emma Ríos

b. 1976

Spanish comic book artist

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About Emma Ríos

Born 1976. Emma Ríos is a Spanish comics artist, draftsperson, illustrator and comics writer.

Emma Ríos Maneiro (born April 1, 1976, Vilagarcía de Arousa) is a Spanish comics artist, writer, and editor with an international presence in the comics industry. She has worked for some of the largest American comics publishers, including Marvel, Image, and Boom! Studios.

She has several ongoing titles: Mirror with Malaysian artist Hwei Lim and Pretty Deadly with American writer Kelly Sue Deconnick. The latter earned Ríos Eisner award nominations for Best Penciller/Inker/Artist and Best Cover Artist in 2014 and a win for Best Cover Artist in 2020. She is also a rapier fencer specializing in La Verdadera Destreza.

Early life Ríos began drawing as a child and is a self-taught artist.

Career In the same year Ríos resigned from architecture, she participated in Lingua Comica, a transnational comics workshop program funded by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). Ríos has related in interviews that she did not feel like a real comics artist until she was selected for the program alongside Hwei Lim, with whom she currently co-creates Mirror. Shortly afterwards, she began to work for several comics publishers in the United States.

Prior to resigning from architecture, Ríos began her career in comics by self-publishing zines in her teenage years. Over time, Ríos was a regular contributor to the Galicia, Spain-based small press and fanzine Polaquia.

Ríos created the poster for the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.s episode "Ragtag".

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of A Coruña
Awards
Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist
Also known as
Emma Ríos Maneiro

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emma Ríos?

Spanish comic book artist

When was Emma Ríos born?

Emma Ríos was born on 1 April 1976 in Vilagarcía de Arousa.

What is Emma Ríos's occupation?

Emma Ríos is a comics artist, draftsperson, illustrator and comics writer.

What nationality is Emma Ríos?

Emma Ríos is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emma Ríos

· Wikidata: Q11681457

· DBpedia: Emma Ríos

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