Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
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Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | |
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 Valero-O'Connell at Small Press Expo in 2019 | |
| Born | October 28, 1994 |
| Occupation | Illustrator, Cartoonist |
| Language | English |
| Education | Minneapolis College of Art and Design (BFA) |
| Period | 2010s |
| Notable works | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me |
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist.[1][2][3] She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios.
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Zaragoza, Spain. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Comic Art in 2016.[4] Valero began a working relationship with First Second Comics after her editor purchased a copy of a 22-page minicomic she had written over a summer from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art's festival.
Career
On June 15, 2015, the cover art was revealed for the first graphic novel edition of Steven Universe, which Valero-O'Connell illustrated. The comic was released in December of that same year under the title "Steven Universe: Too Cool for School".[5]
In 2016, Valero worked with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios on a crossover comic issue of Gotham Academy and Lumberjanes as primary illustrator.[6]
In 2016, it was announced that she had begun illustrating a graphic novel with Mariko Tamaki for First Second, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.[7]
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
The cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me was revealed September 24, 2018.[8]
Bibliography
Graphic novels
- What is Left (2017)[11][12][1][13]
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (2019)[14]
- Don't Go Without Me (2020)[15]
Comic series
- Steven Universe ("Steven Universe: Too Cool for School")
- Gotham Academy /Lumberjanes crossover [16][17][18][19]
