Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist. She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios.
Early life
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Zaragoza, Spain. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Comic Art in 2016. Valero began a working relationship with First Second Comics after her editor purchased a copy of a 22-page minicomic she had written over a summer from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art's festival.Career
On June 15, 2015, the cover art was revealed for the first graphic novel edition of Steven Universe, which Valero-O'Connell illustrated. The comic was released in December of that same year under the title "Steven Universe: Too Cool for School".In 2016, Valero worked with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios on a crossover comic issue of Gotham Academy and Lumberjanes as primary illustrator.
In 2016, it was announced that she had begun illustrating a graphic novel with Mariko Tamaki for First Second, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.
''Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me''
The cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me was revealed September 24, 2018.The graphic novel was released May 7, 2019.
Graphic novels
What is Left Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me- ''Don't Go Without Me''
Comic series
Steven Universe Gotham Academy /Lumberjanes crossoverWeb comics
- ''If Only Once, If Only For A Little While''