Luke Pearson
British illustrator
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Luke Pearson (born 12 October 1987)[1][2] is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the Hilda series of comics for Nobrow Press, and Hilda, the Netflix series based on the comics.[3] He has also storyboarded episodes of the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, during its fifth and seventh seasons.[4][5][6][7]
- Hilda
- Everything We Miss
| Luke Pearson | |
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Pearson at the 2015 Angoulême Festival | |
| Born | 12 October 1987 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Area | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Colourist |
Notable works |
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| http://lukepearson.com/ | |
Early life
Luke Pearson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, but grew up mainly in Tamworth. His father worked in IT and his mother was a solicitor's secretary. In their spare time, his father played and recorded music and his mother painted.[8] Pearson went to Loughborough University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Illustration.
Career
Bibliography
His first comic was published in 2008 as part the anthology Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, edited by Paul Gravett. His first published drawing was in Bizarre magazine "of a little kid holding a knife with his mouth all stitched up".[8]
In 2010, Nobrow Press published Hildafolk, the first of a series of graphic novels about a young girl's adventures in a world inspired by Scandinavian folklore.
In 2018, Netflix released the first season of Hilda, a show based on the Hildafolk series.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Executive producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Yes | Yes | Co-executive producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Producer | Screenwriter | Storyboard artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Adventure Time | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018–2023 | Hilda | Yes | Yes | Also creator and developer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | British Comic Awards | Young People's Comic Award | Hilda and the Midnight Giant | Won | [9] |
| 2014 | Eisner Awards | Best Writer/Artist | Hilda and the Bird Parade | Nominated | [10] |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Series Shared with Clint Eland, Kurt Mueller, Stephanie Simpson, Adam Idelson, Chantal Ling, Rachel Simon and Andrew Hymas |
Hilda | Nominated | [11] |
| BAFTA Children's Awards | Children's Animation Shared with Bella Ramsey, Stephanie Simpson, and Kurt Mueller |
Won | [12] |
