Luke Pearson

Not to be confused with Luke Pearson, Australian founder of IndigenousX.

Luke Pearson
Pearson at the 2015 Angoulême Festival
Born (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37)
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Colourist
Notable works
http://lukepearson.com/

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]

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]

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.

Year Title Writer and illustrator Publisher ISBN
2010 Hildafolk (re-released as Hilda and the Troll in 2013 by Flying Eye Books) Luke Pearson Nobrow Press ISBN 978-1907704048
2011 Hilda and the Midnight Giant ISBN 978-1907704253
2011 Everything We Miss ISBN 978-1907704178
2012 Hilda and the Bird Parade ISBN 978-1909263062
2013 Hilda and the Troll (re-release of Hildafolk) Flying Eye Books (London) ISBN 978-1909263147
2014 Hilda and the Black Hound Nobrow Press ISBN 978-1909263185
2016 Hilda and the Stone Forest ISBN 978-1909263741
2019 Hilda and the Mountain King Flying Eye Books (London) ISBN 978-1911171171
2019 Hilda and the Hidden People Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Seaerra Miller ISBN 978-1912497881
2019 Hilda and the Great Parade ISBN 978-1912497294
2019 Hilda and the Nowhere Space ISBN 978-1912497430
2020 Hilda and the Time Worm Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Victoria Evans ISBN 978-1912497102
2020 Hilda and the Ghost Ship Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Sapo Lendário ISBN 978-1838740283
2020 Hilda and the White Woff ISBN 978-1838740290

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]

References

  1. ^ "An Interview with Luke Pearson - The Comics Journal". 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "MumblingIdiot (Luke Pearson) - DeviantArt". May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Kaneko, Mina; Mouly, Françoise (15 April 2013). "Cover Story: Luke Pearson's "Now Boarding"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ Muto, Adam (2 August 2013). "[Adam Muto explaining that Luke Pearson would only work on two episodes]". Spring.me. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ Pearson, Luke (11 October 2014). "[Luke Pearson, revealing he returned to Adventure Time]". Twitter. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Q & A With Luke Pearson". The Casual Optimist. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ^ Pearson, Luke (12 October 2014). "Luke Pearson, revealing he is partnered with Emily Partridge". Twitter. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b Mautner, Chris (19 September 2014). ""I Wanted a Character Who Was Very Positive": An Interview with Luke Pearson". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Winners of the first British Comics Awards are announced | CBR". 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2014 Eisner Awards: Full List Of Winners And Nominees". ComicsAlliance. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  11. ^ "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominees". 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Children's Awards Nominations 2019". 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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