El Héroe

David Rubín is a Galician cartoonist who has become one of the most internationally recognised Spanish authors of his generation. After self-publishing in fanzines from 2001 he debuted in long form at Astiberri, where his two-volume El Héroe (2011–2012) reimagined the labours of Heracles in pulse-pounding cinematic colour. The Eisner-nominated Beowulf (2013, with Santiago García) confirmed his international standing, and he has since drawn The Rise of Aurora West with Paul Pope and J.T. Petty, Ether with Matt Kindt, Rumble with John Arcudi and Cosmic Detective with Kindt and Jeff Lemire.