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Deviation Spotlight
Artist // Professional
- United States
- Deviant for 19 years
- taniadelrio.com
- She / Her
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My Bio
My name is Tania del Rio and I’m a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in animation. In 2003, my manga entry, Lovesketch, was selected to appear in TOKYOPOP’s Rising Stars of Manga Anthology, Volume 2.
This soon led to my next gig, working for Archie Comics as the writer and artist of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, a monthly comic that was given a shoujo manga makeover in 2004. Over the course of 5 years I completed 42 issues, ending the series with issue #100.
I’ve also done additional work for Archie, such as art and writing on Sonic the Hedgehog, Josie and the Pussycats, Cheryl Blossom, and stories featuring the rest of the Archie gang. I’ve also written for Marvel (Spider Man/Araña Special: The Hunter Revealed), and edited a book called Mangaka America, a gallery and tutorial book featuring some of the hottest emerging North American manga artists of the time.
I had a popular webcomic, www.mypoorlydrawnlife.com, which is now available as a 400-page book. I will soon be re-launching my webcomic as “My Newly Blonde Life”, which will be about my life as a single woman.
I also run a business with award winning graphic designer Will Staehle of www.silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com. We make and sell Victorian-inspired art, stories, and merch at www.thebazaarium.com.
I currently reside in Los Angeles with my two corgis.
I can be contacted at taniadelrio@yahoo.com if you want to get in touch! I’m always interested in hearing about new projects, commissions, and opportunities!
Favourite Visual Artist
Hayao Miyazaki, Yayoi Ogawa, Ai Yazawa, Rumiko Takahashi, Fuyumi Soryo
Favourite Movies
Anything by Studio Ghibli, Step Up 3, O Brother Where Art Thou, Best in Show, Office Space, Anchorman, The Social Network
Favourite TV Shows
Game of Thrones, Dexter, 30 Rock, Modern Family
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Zero 7, La Roux, Lady Gaga, Dragonette, No Doubt, Nine Inch Nails, Beirut, Daft Punk, Bat for Lashes, Cake, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Goldfrapp, Miike Snow, Foster the People
Favourite Books
Tale of Genji, Dune, Neuromancer, A Song of Fire and Ice series, Harry Potter series, Hunger Games trilogy, The Scorpio Races, A Visit from the Goon Squad
Favourite Writers
William Gibson, George R.R Martin, Maggie Stiefvater, Suzanne Collins, J.K Rowlings, Jennifer Egan
Favourite Games
Old school Final Fantasy, Just Dance series, Mario, Zelda etc. Don't have much time for games these days!
Favourite Gaming Platform
Gameboy in all its incarnations
Tools of the Trade
Paper, pencil, Copic markers, Bamboo Wacom tablet and Photoshop/Illustrator
Other Interests
Bike-riding, magic, urban dance films, knitting and crocheting, Blythe dolls, going to shows
Current Projects!
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I'm excited to announce that tomorrow, April 14th , I will be a guest and speaker at the Wildcat Comic Con in Williamsport, PA.My schedule is as follows: 9:00am-10:30am "Creating Your Story in Manga vs. Western-style Comics: A workshop with Tania del Rio" Room 102 in the Library 10:30am-11:30am "Creating Your Webcomic" Panel in room 201 of Alvin C. Bush campus center 2:00pm-3:00pm "Living and creating in the deviantART world" in the Auditorium of the George S. Klump academic center.I'm looking forward to it!In other news, I've been quite busy with quite a few different projects. ARCHIE COMICS: I just finished a new script for Archie ...
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Devious Journal Entry
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As some of you may have noticed, I haven't updated in quite a while!! *cough*a year*cough*Life and work got in the way and I just haven't been tending to my poor neglected DA page. ^_^;; Well, for everyone who left me comments and notes while I've been absent -- thank you soo much! I truly appreciate it and I've tried to respond to everyone who contacted me. I'm sorry it's taken me this long to respond, but I really do love hearing from you guys!! ^_^So, since it's been a while here's a little on what's been going on, project-wise:MANGAKA AMERICAMangaka America, the book I edited, came out last November and it's doing well! You can find it...
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Mangaka America..getting closer!
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"Mangaka America" is almost done! For those who don't know, "Mangaka America" is a book I'm compiling and publishing through HarperCollins that features art and tutorials from these artists who represent a new wave of North American manga talent: :iconnashya: Ms,Shatia Hamilton
:iconnyanko-chan: Christy Lijewski
:iconsadwonderland: M.Alice LeGrow
:iconlcibos: Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges Svetlana Chmakova Rivkah Felipe Smith Amy Kim Ganter Corey Lewis Jesse Philips And yours truly!There is also a great forward by Adam Warren, American manga pioneer!It's been a loooong road since I started working on it and, finally, all the files and im...
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I am a major fan of your work on Sabrina. I recently bought "Sabrina: The Magic Within" volumes 1 and 2 and have not been able to put them down! I have read and reread them, and I CANNOT wait for the release of volume 3, it is just simply amazing! Though, while I can't wait, at the same time it will be sad when I finally finish the series and see what happens, cause then I'll have no clue where to direct my next obsession.
I loved the live action series, but I like this comic even more. The love triangle between Sabrina Harvey and Shinji just makes the plot so in depth. Thanks for making this series!
I loved the live action series, but I like this comic even more. The love triangle between Sabrina Harvey and Shinji just makes the plot so in depth. Thanks for making this series!
i'm planning to be a manga artist in the future could i have some advice?, PLEASE!! 13yrs old still young,u have an amazing gallery!!!!!!
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for the watch, it really means a lot! 
It was a pleasure meeting you at wildcat comic con! Loved your DA panel with Ron, Dave and yuumei! 
Thank you for coming! I hope you enjoyed the panel and It was nice meeting you as well!
I most assuredly did and thank you for presenting at our con!
oh wow I'm really honoured to come across your dA! I really enjoyed your storyline and artwork in Sabrina the Teenage Witch comics. They are so difficult to find sometimes - I collected most of them and now I'm thrilled to be able to catch up the conclusion online (whew!) Now I can go through your gallery :>