Sana Takeda Explained
| Birth Date: | 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Niigata, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Notable Works: | Monstress |
| Awards: | Hugo Award, Eisner Award |
| Manga Artist: | y |
| Cartoonist: | y |
| Penciller: | y |
| Artist: | y |
| Inker: | y |
| Letterer: | y |
| Colorist: | y |
Sana Takeda (born 1977) is a Japanese illustrator and comic book artist[1] known for her work on the Hugo Award[2] winning series Monstress.
Biography
Takeda was born in Niigata,[3] [4] and now resides in Tokyo, Japan. At age 20 Takeda started working as a 3D CGI designer for Sega, creating pictures of soccer and NBA athletes. She became a freelance artist when she was 25.[3] After sending her portfolio to C. B. Cebulski, she began working on several projects for Marvel Comics, including X-Men, Venom, Civil War II[5] and Ms. Marvel.[3] In 2006-2008 she worked with C. B. Cebulski on their creator-owned series Drain.[6] In 2010 she started to work with Marjorie Liu on X-23[7] for Marvel Comics and in 2013 the two started to work on their creator-owned series Monstress.
The artists identified by Takeda as major influences include: Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Shigeru Mizuki’s yōkai (Japanese spirits) art, and illustrations of Ishihara Gōjin.[8] [4]
Bibliography
Interior art
- X-Men Fairy Tales #1 (Marvel, 2006)
- Drain (Image Comics, 2006-2008)
- X-Men Divided We Stand #1, part 2 (Marvel, 2008)
- Ms. Marvel 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 Simone Peruzzi, Marvel, 2010)
- What If? Dark Reign (Marvel, 2010)
- X-23 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 (Aspen Comics, 2013)
- Civil War II: Choosing Sides #6, part 2 (Marvel, 2016)
- Monstress (Image Comics, 2015-)
- The Night Eaters (Abrams, 2022)
Notes and References
- Web site: Google knowledge graph. www.google.com. en.
- News: MONSTRESS Wins 2017 HUGO AWARD. Newsarama. 2017-08-15. en.
- Book: Liu. Marjorie. Tekada. Sana. Monstress Vol. 2. 2017. Image Comics. 9781534305465. en. bio
- News: Kelts. Roland. Breaking the comic book glass ceiling. 25 January 2018. The Japan Times. 19 March 2017. image
- Web site: Sana Takeda. marvel.com. 26 January 2018.
- Web site: Rogers. Vaneta. NEWSARAMA.COM: ONE TO WATCH: SANA TAKEDA. 26 January 2018. 15 November 2006. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20061115094638/http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Drain/STakeda.html. 15 November 2006.
- News: Harper. David. Sana Takeda on the Beauty and Darkness of Monstress - SKTCHD. 25 January 2018. SKTCHD. 9 February 2016.
- Web site: Gojin Ishihara – 26 Japanese 70's illustrations to scare kids. 26 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150620061117/http://www.ufunk.net/en/japon/gojin-ishihara-26-illustrations-japonaises-des-annees-1970-pour-faire-peur-aux-enfants/. 20 June 2015.
