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Joan Cornellà

b. 1981

Spanish cartoonist

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About Joan Cornellà

Born 1981. Joan Cornellà is a Spanish comics artist.

Joan Cornellà Vázquez ( , ; 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.

Biography Joan Cornellà Vázquez was born in Barcelona 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.

In 2009 he won the third edition of the Josep Coll Prize with his album Abulio, published in the next year by Glénat. 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 Most of the material was previously unpublished, although it also contains material published in El Jueves and various other fanzines.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.

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

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El Jueves
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Josep Coll Bardolet
Also known as
Joan Cornella, Joan Cornellà (1981-)

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Who is Joan Cornellà?

Spanish cartoonist

When was Joan Cornellà born?

Joan Cornellà was born on 11 January 1981 in Barcelona.

What is Joan Cornellà's occupation?

Joan Cornellà is a comics artist.

What nationality is Joan Cornellà?

Joan Cornellà is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joan Cornellà

· Wikidata: Q5931390

· DBpedia: Joan Cornellà

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