Andres Labrada

Cover Artist at BOOM! Entertainment

Andres Labrada has a diverse work experience in the art and design industry. Andres started their career as an illustrator for Airship 27 in 2011, where they created full-page black and white interior illustrations for "Black Bat Mysteries: Volume 2". Labrada then worked as an illustrator for Author Adam Post in 2012, illustrating over 100 cats for the interior pages and cover of "500 Things My Cat Told Me". Additionally, Labrada also worked as a storyboard artist and concept designer for Humoring the Fates 2D and 3D Animation Studio in 2012, contributing to episodes of Marvel's "Hulk and the Agents of Smash". In 2014, they received an apprenticeship opportunity at Blondie Comic Strip where they composed and illustrated several weeks of the Blondie comic strips. Labrada also worked as a penciler and inker for Creature Entertainment, LLC, completing cover artworks for "The Gun #3" comic book in the same year. Labrada's talents as a graphic designer were showcased during their tenure at Central Commercial Real Estate from 2017, where they served as an office manager and coordinated client calls and inquiries for multiple agents. Andres also relayed contracts and commission information to property managers for bookkeeping purposes. In 2020, Labrada joined BOOM! Studios as a cover artist, responsible for illustrating clients' visions or ideas for print. Andres provided thumbnail ideas for direction and executed illustrations using pencil and digital ink phases. Recently, they have been working as an Interior Page Comics Artist for Z2 Comics in 2021 and Dynamite Entertainment in 2022.

Andres Labrada completed their education with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design. Andres attended the college from 2009 to 2013. Before that, they obtained an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Art/Art Studies, General from Miami Dade College. Andres attended Miami Dade College from 2007 to 2009.

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  • Cover Artist

    June, 2020 - present