Sana Takeda (born 1977) is a Japanese illustrator and comic book artist known for her work on the

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winning series '' Monstress''. Takeda was born in Niigata,bio
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, creating pictures of soccer and NBA athletes. She became a freelance artist when she was 25. After sending her portfolio to C. B. Cebulski, she began working on several projects for

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, including

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, ''

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. In 2006-2008 she worked with C. B. Cebulski on their

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series ''

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''. In 2010 she started to work with

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and in 2013 the two started to work on their

series '' Monstress''. The artists identified by Takeda as major influences include: Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s

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woodblock prints,

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(Japanese spirits) art, and illustrations of Ishihara Gōjin.

Bibliography

Interior Art

* ''X-Men Fairy Tales'' #1 (Marvel, 2006) * ''

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, 2006-2008) * ''X-Men Divided We Stand'' #1, part 2 (Marvel, 2008) * ''

'' Vol. 2 #39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48-50 (Marvel, 2009-2010) * ''Web of Spider-man'' Vol. 2 #9-11 (Marvel, 2010)- * ''X-Men Forever Annual'' (with colorist

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, Marvel, 2010) * ''What If? Dark Reign'' (Marvel, 2010) * ''

'' Vol. 3 #3, 7, 10-12, 17-19 (Marvel, 2010-2011) * ''Incredible Hulks'' #621, part 2 (Marvel, 2011) * ''Venom'' Vol. 2 #13.2 (Marvel, 2012) * ''Soulfire: Shadow Magic'' Volume 1 (

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, 2013) * ''Civil War II: Choosing Sides'' #6, part 2 (Marvel, 2016) *'' Monstress'' (Image Comics, 2015-) *''

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, 2022)

References

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* Living people Japanese illustrators 1977 births Eisner Award winners for Best Cover Artist Eisner Award winners for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior) Hugo Award-winning artists {{Japan-artist-stub