Fermín Solís Campos (born May 16, 1972) is a Spanish

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, animator, and illustrator. Born in Madroñera, Cáceres, Extremadura, his illustrations have appeared in ''

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'', '' Época'' and ''

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/ref> Solís is self-taught, and his style was influenced by the work of

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, and

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. He won the prize known as Certamen de Cómic e Ilustración at

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in 2002 and the prize known as Autor Revelación in the Barcelona Comics Festival (Salón del Cómic de Barcelona) in 2004.

Books

*''Dando Tumbos'' (Subterfuge 2000) *''Otra Vida'' (D2ble D2sis, 2001) *''No te Quiero Pero te Amo un Poco'' (Aralia, 2002) *''Los Días Más Largos'' (Balboa, 2003) *''Un Pie Tras Otro'' (Plan B, 2003) *''No te quiero, pero…'' (Astiberri, 2004) *''Dan Laxante, Detective Cotidiano'' (Tebeo Vivo, 2004) *''De Ballenas y Pulgas'' (Ariadna Editorial, 2004) *''El Hombre del Perrito'' (Astiberri, 2005) *''El Año que Vimos Nevar'' (Astiberri, 2005) *''Las Pelusas de mi Ombligo # 1'' (Cabezabajo, 2006) *''Lunas de Papel'' (Dib-buks, 2007) *''Las Pelusas de mi Ombligo #2'' (Dolmen 2007) *''Astro-Ratón y Bombillita # 1: Parece que Chispea'' (Mamut, 2008) *''Buñuel en el Laberinto de las Tortugas'' (Editora Regional de Extremadura)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Fermin 1972 births Living people People from Tierra de Trujillo Spanish cartoonists Spanish comics artists Spanish illustrators Spanish animators 20th-century Spanish artists