The
two artists first met while working together on the stop-motion animated
feature James and the Giant Peach,
and they soon learned that they had a lot in common, including (but not limited
to) a love of comic books, a taste for breakfast cereals, and an extensive knowledge
of Cartoon Law*. It only made sense that
they join forces—so they did!
The
power resulting from this alliance was mighty, and because they both understood
that with great power comes great responsibility, they decided that they should
help kids improve their grammar in a fun and creative way.
Tony Preciado
By day... he is a
special effects artist (currently working at Laika). He started his career with the stop-motion
animated feature The Nightmare Before
Christmas. Tony’s other film credits
include Star Wars: The Phantom
Menace /Attack of the Clones, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings.By night...Tony is a story writer and grammar enthusiast with a knack for finding double negatives and subject/verb disagreements.
Rhode Montijo
By day... he is a
children's book author and illustrator. He wrote and illustrated his first book,
Cloud Boy, and his latest books include The Halloween Kid and The Gumazing Gum Girl series. Rhode also
illustrated Greg Trine's Melvin
Beederman Superhero series, Vicky Rubin's The Three Swingin' Pigs, and Gary Soto's Lucky Luis.
By night... fueled
by healthy amounts of red licorice, Rhode works on developing new stories,
drawings, and sculptures to share with the world.
Visit the Fantasmical World of Rhode Montijo here: RhodeMontijo.com
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Visit the Fantasmical World of Rhode Montijo here: RhodeMontijo.com
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*Cartoon Law: the specific rules and
properties that govern the logic, reason, and physics within the cartoon realm.
