| 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(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Colourist |
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| 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]
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]
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 | Executive producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Yes | Yes | Co-executive producer |
| Year | Title | Producer | Screenwriter | Storyboard artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Adventure Time | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018–2023 | Hilda | Yes | Yes | Also creator and developer |
| 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] |