Oscar González Loyo (11 April 1959 in
Mexico City
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["Oscar González Loyo"]
Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 2 June 2012. - 7 February 2021
Fallece Óscar González Loyo, creador de Karmatrón
) was a comic book
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artist, author of '' Karmatrón y Los Transformables''. González Loyo was the son of late comic book artist Oscar González Guerrero
Oscar González Guerrero (January 17, 1926 - May 18, 2017 in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in Nor ...
. He was also the founder and a main partner of the company ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio.[
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Career
Oscar González Loyo did his first semi-professional comic art page in 1973, in the Mexican comic ''Las Aventuras de Capulina
Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011), more commonly known by his pseudonym Capulina, was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for partnering with Marco Antonio Campos as the do ...
'', when he was only 14 years old. He has cited Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
, Osamu Tezuka and Will Eisner
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
as important influences in his art style.[
Over the years, he has worked on titles like ''Las Aventuras de ]Cepillín
Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín () (February 7, 1946 – March 8, 2021) was a Mexican clown as well as a singer, TV host and actor.
Career
Ricardo was a dentist who started to paint his face so that kids would not be afraid of ...
'', ''Las Aventuras de Parchís
Parchís is a Spanish board game of the Cross and Circle family. It is an adaptation of the Indian game Pachisi.
Parchís was a very popular game in Spain at one point as well as in Europe and north Morocco - specifically Tangiers and Tetouan, ...
'', ''Katy la Oruga'', ''El Monje Loco'', ''The Flintstones
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'', '' Karmatrón y Los Transformables'', ''The New Speed Racer
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color book'', ''Tiny Toons
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'', '' Looney Tunes'', '' The Simpsons Comics'' and ''Bart Simpson Comics.["Works in US"]
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González Loyo also worked on the covers of the ''Astroboy
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'', '' Kimba'' and ''Gigantor
is a 1963 anime adaptation of ''Tetsujin 28-go'', a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. It debuted on US television in January 1966. As with ''Speed Racer'', the characters' original names were altered and the original series' viol ...
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
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of ''Sesame Street
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'', including the show's opening credits.[
In 2000, he earned the Eisner Award at Comic-Con International for his work on ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'', along with ]Jill Thompson
Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' characters and her own ''Scary Godmother'' series, she has wor ...
, Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw
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Career
Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist. He has written a number of books on the martial arts. Shaw has written a numb ...
, Sergio Aragonés
Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''.
Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
, and Doug TenNapel
Douglas Richard TenNapel ( ; born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating ...
.[
González Loyo also published the webcomic ''Joe's World'' (until 2014) and was working in the remake of ''Karmatrón''. ][
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See also
* Comics in Mexico
Awards
* 2000 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication / Best Comics Publication for a Younger Audience (shared with Jill Thompson
Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' characters and her own ''Scary Godmother'' series, she has wor ...
, Steve Steere Jr., Scott Shaw
Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.
Career
Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist. He has written a number of books on the martial arts. Shaw has written a numb ...
!, Sergio Aragonés
Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''.
Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...
, and Doug TenNapel
Douglas Richard TenNapel ( ; born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating ...
).[
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External links
*
¡Ka-Boom! Estudio
*
Oscar González Loyo's Blog
Oscar González Loyo's Deviant Art Page
References
Mexican comics artists
Mexican comics writers
Comic book editors
Artists from Mexico City
1959 births
2021 deaths
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