SOLE OTERO (1985, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA) IS A COMIC ARTIST, CHILDREN ILLUSTRATOR AND TEXTILE DESIGNER.
Sole got her degree in textile design at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 2010.
As a comic artist and children ilustration she formed herself by assiting to short seminaries in Buenos Aires and was self-taught. During the first perios of her career her work as an illustrator for children has led to her being published internationally. As a comic artist she made several web comics, and in 2015 published her first book "La pelusa de los días" in Spain.
She was part of the Latin American collective Historietas Reales and of the international collective Chicks on Comics.
In the past she has taught illustration, digital illustration, embroidery, knitting, narrative with color, comic and comic strip. She currently runs an online course on colour through Domestika.
In 2019, she won the Fnac-Salamandra prize for her graphic novel project "Naftalina", which was published in 2020 through Random House. In 2023 the same book was awarded during the Angoulême festival with the Prix du public France TV.
Ever active, Sole is working concurrently on many projects; ranging from graphic novels, online courses, comics for children and illustrations for books.
PUBLISHED
COMICS:
- Walicho (Penguin Random House Salamandra Graphic, Spain and Argentina, 2023, Ça et Là, France, 2024)
- Noni (Hotel de las Ideas, Argentina, 2021, Mamut, Spain and France, 2022)
- Mothballs (Penguin Random House Salamandra Graphic, Spain and Argentina, 2020, Ça et Là, France, 2022, Reprodukt, Germany, 2023, Fantagraphics, USA, 2024)
- Pangea (Szama ediciones + Pelusa Ediciones, Argentina, 2020)
- Intensa (Astiberri, Spain, 2019. Hotel de las Ideas, Argentina, 2019, Presque Lune, France, 2021)
- Siempre la misma historia (Dícese Ediciones, Argentina, 2018)
- Poncho Fue (La Cúpula, Spain, 2017 Hotel de las Ideas, Argentina, 2017)
- La de las botas rojas (Szama Ediciones, Argentina, 2016)
- La pelusa de los días (La Cúpula, Spain, 2015)
Anthologies:
-Bouchées doubles (Keribus editions, France, 2023)
-Efectos Secundarios (Astiberri, Spain, 2021)
-Pibas (Hotel de las Ideas + In bocca al lupo, Argentina, 2019)
-Orsai Revista #5 (Orsai, Argentina, 2019)
-Destrucción (Clan de Fomento, Argentina, 2018)
-Distinta (Penguin Random House, Argentina, 2016)
WEB
COMICS:
- Siempre la misma historia (2015-2016)
- La pelusa de los días (2012-2015)
- La verdad de la milanesa (2010-2011)
- Sólo le pasa a Sole (2006-2012)
- Agustina Apple se transporta (2009)
- Salita Roja (2006-2011)
CHILDREN
BOOKS
- Lucas y Naíta, written by Jorge Luján (V&R, Argentina, 2024)
- Este libro es un abrazo para ti (Micuento.com, International, 2023)
- Te quiero mucho (Micuento.com,International, 2016)
- Te quiero mucho papá (Miciento.com. International, 2016)
- Te quiero mucho mamá (Micuento.com,International, 2016)
- Los tres cerditos (Micuento.com, International, 2015)
- Fun from home (Oxford University Press, UK, 2014)
- La chica astronauta y las ganas de volver, written by Cristina Macjus (Edelvives, Argentina, 2013)
- Cartas amarillas, written by Mercedes Perez Sabbi (Quipu, Argentina, 2012)
- Ni se te ocurra, written by Lisa Porcelli Piuzzi (Quipu, Argentina, 2012)
- Who is the winner? (EECI, USA, 2012)
- Little Red Riding Hood (Oxford University Press, UK, 2011)
- Quinn & Penny (Picture Window Books, USA, 2010)
- Flopi y los seres fabulosos -4 titles -written by Fabián Sevilla (Albatros, Argentina, 2010-2011)
- Papá Noel en apuros,written by Florencia de Dann (Florencia de Dann, Argentina, 2009)
- Los buenos hábitos -6 ttitles-written by Laura Ribulgo (Riderchail, Argentina, 2009)
- Rain rain go away (EECI, USA and Korea, 2009)
- El libro de los gnomos, los gigantes y los duendes (Letra Impresa, Argentina, 2008)
- Demasiado para nada, written by María Ines Falconi (Quipu, Argentina, 2008)