Im Javier Olivares, born in Madrid (Spain) in 1964. Ive been working as comic book artist and professional illustrator since 1985.
As a comic book artist, Ive worked for magazines such as Madriz, Medios Revueltos (Jumbled Media), La Maleta (The Suitcase), Idiota y diminuto (Tiny Idiot), or Nosotros somos los muertos (We Are The Dead). My works have also been compiled in monograph form such as Estados Carenciales (State of Want) and La Caja Negra (The Black Box), both of which were nominated for Best Album at the Salo Internacional del Comic de Barcelona.
Ive developed also a steady career as childrens stories illustrator, an occupation I feel particularly happy with. My latest book in this field, Los niÒos tontos (The Foolish Children) was awarded as Valencian Best Book in 2001. Ive worked also in illustrator capacities for many magazines, such as El Pais journal weekly supplement El Pais de las Tentaciones, the Rolling Stone spanish edition, or popular science magazine QUO.
Ive worked as designer/director on four animated short pieces, two of them commissioned as screening introductions by the Festival de Cine de Granada (Granadas Film Festival) with which Ive been collaborating for the last two years.
Currently, Im doing a comic book series for a childrens magazine, preparing a couple of book projects, an exhibition, and several childrens book for publication in Mexico and France.
And all of this notwithstanding, sometimes I find the time to go to the movies.
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Cover for Peonza (Spinning Top), a magazine devoted to children and young readers literature.
Cover for an issue of the childrens magazine Tupataleta (Yourtantrum) focusing on television.
Illustration for childrens story La Princesa y el topo (The Princess and the Mole). Eyvind Earle left his mark.
Illustration for La Princesa y el topo (The Princess and the Mole).
Illustration for La Princesa y el topo (The Princess and the Mole).
Illustration for La Princesa y el topo (The Princess and the Mole).
Illustration for Ana Maria Matutes Los niÒos tontos (The Foolish Children).
Illustration for Ana Maria Matutes Los niÒos tontos (The Foolish Children) that was used in detail as cover for the book.
Illustration for an excerpt from Tom Wolfes A Man In Full as published in Sunday supplement of the El Pais journal.
Illustrations for El Pais de las Tentaciones, a weekly supplement of the El Pais journal.
A cover illustration depicting DCs Sandman for Dentro de la ViÒeta (Inside the Panel), a magazine devoted to comic book study and criticism.
Bono loses his sunglasses. Illustration for the spanish edition of Rolling Stone magazine.
A fake poster for La noche de Walpurgis (Walpurgis Night), published in Cine de Papel (Paper Cinema), a book compiling spanish films posters as re-created by a host of graphic artists.
Advertising commission for a paper company.
Illustration for Mis primeras 80.000 palabras (My First 80.000 Words), as yet unpublished. Over 250 artists from all around the world put into picture a word of their choice, mine being Mystery.
Illustration for El Pais journal Sunday supplement.
Duotone for an excerpt of a Ray Lorigas book, as published in El Pais de las Tentaciones, a weekly supplement of the El Pais journal.
Illustration for popular science magazine QUO.
A computer colored illustration inspired by The Time Machine. Originally published in black and white form in El Pais de las Tentaciones, a weekly supplement of the El Pais journal.
An early attempt at digital color. Illustration for popular science magazine QUO.