1. Pia Jasmin Guerra is an American-born Canadian comic book artist and editorial cartoonist, best known for her work as co-creator and lead penciller on the Vertigo title Y: The Last Man.
12 Facts About Pia Guerra
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Pia Guerra has worked in the comics industry since the 1990s, and has contributed to Doctor Who: The Forgotten, along with DC and Marvel comics.
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Pia Guerra is the author of the Image Comics editorial cartoon book, Me The People.
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Pia Guerra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to a Finnish mother and Chilean father.
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In high school, Pia Guerra attended comic conventions and began to consider pursuing a career in comics.
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In 1998, Pia Guerra created storyboards for Boeing Employee's Credit Union and Microsoft Studios.
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Pia Guerra has worked on various independent titles since the mid-1990s, though Y: The Last Man is known as her "big break" in the comics industry.
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In 2005, Pia Guerra worked as a penciller on Marvel's Spider-Man: Unlimited.
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Pia Guerra has co-written two issues of Simpsons Comics for Bongo Comics with Ian Boothby.
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Pia Guerra has done cartoons for the online page The Nib, The Washington Post and The New Yorker.
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Pia Guerra told The Washington Post that the cartoon was a direct response to her feelings of helplessness in the face of yet another mass shooting.
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Pia Guerra was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the category Illustrated Reporting and Commentary in 2023.