Luna Brothers
Luna Brothers | |
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Born | Jonathan and Joshua Luna December 10, 1978 (Jonathan) January 9, 1981 (Joshua) California |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, artist |
Notable works | Ultra Girls The Sword |
Jonathan Luna (born December 10, 1978) and Joshua Luna (born January 9, 1981
Although early in their career they wrote and drew together, later Joshua primarily scripted the dialogue, and Jonathan did the art.
Early lives
Jonathan Luna and Joshua Luna were born on December 10, 1978, and January 9, 1981, respectively,
The Lunas spent most of their childhood overseas, living on military bases in Iceland and Italy.
Career
The Luna brothers sent Ultra to Image Comics publisher Erik Larsen as a blind submission, which consisted of a synopsis and five-page sequence.[1] Image published Ultra as a miniseries between 2004 and 2005.
Girls was also published by Image between May 2005 and April 2007. In October 2007, the brothers created a limited series, again for Image, titled The Sword.[7][8] Joshua Luna worked a solo miniseries, Whispers, at Image in January 2012.[9]
Similarly, Jonathan Luna pursued his own project for Image, teaming with fellow writer Sarah Vaughn on Alex + Ada, which was released in 2013,[10] and won a Special Prometheus Award in 2016.[11]
The Lunas have expressed a preference for working on their own creations, but have stated that if given the opportunity, would like to work on Superman, Supergirl, Batman and Spider-Man.[5] Joshua has also expressed an interest in one day feature film screenwriting.[1]
Media adaptations
In 2006, a pilot episode was made for a proposed Ultra television series. The pilot was produced by Barbara Hall. It featured Lena Headey as Ultra (renamed Penny Penalosa) and Peter Dinklage and was directed by Helen Shaver. While CBS and the CW expressed an interest in the series, neither decided to carry it.[citation needed]
In July 2013, Variety reported that Lakeshore Entertainment had acquired the film rights to The Sword in February, and was developing a film adaptation written by David Hayter.[12]
Technique and influences
Jonathan Luna has expressed an appreciation for
Early in their career they shared both writing and art duties in their work, as seen in the first several issues of Girls, which they have described as a transition point in their collaborative process. Today, they both collaborate on plots, but Joshua primarily scripts the dialogue, and Jonathan does all the art.[1]
When illustrating their work, Jonathan Luna uses 14 x 17 Strathmore
Personal life
As of 2013, the Luna brothers both live in Northern Virginia.[6][13]
Bibliography
- ISBN 1-58240-484-4)
- ISBN 1-58240-826-2) collects the individual volumes:
- Conception (collects Girls #1-6, 152 pages, November 2005, ISBN 1-58240-529-8)
- Emergence (collects Girls #7-12, 152 pages, May 2006, ISBN 1-58240-608-1)
- Survival (collects Girls #13-18, 152 pages, November 2006, ISBN 1-58240-703-7)
- Extinction (collects Girls #19-24, 168 pages, May 2007, ISBN 1-58240-753-3)
- Conception (collects Girls #1-6, 152 pages, November 2005,
- ISBN 0-7851-1966-3)
- The Sword (Image Comics):
- Fire (collects The Sword #1-6, 152 pages, April 2008, ISBN 1-58240-879-3)
- Water (collects The Sword #7-12, 152 pages, December 2008, ISBN 1-58240-976-5)
- Earth (collects The Sword #13-18, 152 pages, September 2009, ISBN 1-60706-073-6)
- Air (collects The Sword #19-24, 152 pages, July 2010, ISBN 1-60706-168-6)
- Fire (collects The Sword #1-6, 152 pages, April 2008,
Joshua Luna
- Whispers (Image Comics, 6-issue mini-series, 2012 - 2013)
Jonathan Luna
- Star Bright and the Looking Glass (Image Comics, hardcover graphic novel, 2012)
- Alex + Ada (Image Comics, 2013 - 2015, with Sarah Vaughn)
- Eternal Empire (Image Comics, 2017 - 2018, with Sarah Vaughn)
- 20XX (Image Comics, 2019 - present, with Lauren Keely)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Interview with the Luna Brothers at Midtown Comics. YouTube. May 13, 2010
- ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (October 13, 2008). "Catching Up with the Luna Brothers". Newsarama. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ McLean, Matthew (December 4, 2007). "Luna Brothers Hone Storytelling Acumen on Sword". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Alix (January 16, 2007). "Interview de Jonathan and Joshua Luna". BDTheque. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ ABS-CBN News. Archived from the originalon December 11, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c Luna, Joshua. "About". jonathanluna.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (July 18, 2007). "Luna Brothers return with The Sword in October". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (October 12, 2007). "The Lunas Tease 'The Sword'". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
- ^ Richardson, Walter (January 13, 2012). "Review: Whispers #1". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ComicVine. Archived from the originalon December 13, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Prometheus Awards". Libertarian Futurist Society. 2015. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 8, 2013). "David Hayter Boarding Lakeshore's 'The Sword'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Luna, Joshua (July 17, 2013). "About". joshualuna.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
External links
- Jonathan Luna at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Joshua Luna at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)