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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 | |
| 2011 | Hilda and the Midnight Giant | |||
| 2011 | Everything We Miss | |||
| 2012 | Hilda and the Bird Parade | |||
| 2013 | Hilda and the Troll (re-release of Hildafolk) | Flying Eye Books (London) | ||
| 2014 | Hilda and the Black Hound | Nobrow Press | ||
| 2016 | Hilda and the Stone Forest | |||
| 2019 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Flying Eye Books (London) | ||
| 2019 | Hilda and the Hidden People | Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Seaerra Miller | ||
| 2019 | Hilda and the Great Parade | |||
| 2019 | Hilda and the Nowhere Space | |||
| 2020 | Hilda and the Time Worm | Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Victoria Evans | ||
| 2020 | Hilda and the Ghost Ship | Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Sapo Lendário | ||
| 2020 | Hilda and the White Woff |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Executive producer |
Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Co-executive producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Producer | Screenwriter | Storyboard artist |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Adventure Time | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | ||
| 2018–2023 | Hilda | Template:Yes | Template: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 | Template:Won | [9] |
| 2014 | Eisner Awards | Best Writer/Artist | Hilda and the Bird Parade | Template:Nom | [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 | Template:Nom | [11] |
| BAFTA Children's Awards | Children's Animation Shared with Bella Ramsey, Stephanie Simpson, and Kurt Mueller |
Template:Won | [12] |