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The Lunas spent most of their childhood overseas, living on military bases in Iceland and Italy. In their teens they were enthusiastic fans of fellow Filipino comics creator
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The Lunas have expressed a preference for working on their own creations, but have stated that if given the opportunity, would like to work on
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degrees. Jonathan graduated in 2001, and Joshua in 2003. Their interest in the comics medium was reignited when they noticed works such as
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Although early in their career they wrote and drew together, later Joshua primarily scripted the dialogue, and Jonathan did the art.
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In 2006, a pilot episode was made for a proposed Ultra television series. The pilot was produced by Barbara Hall. It featured
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Early in their career they shared both writing and art duties in their work, as seen in the first several issues of
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Jonathan Luna and Joshua Luna were born on December 10, 1978, and January 9, 1981, respectively, in California to
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Similarly, Jonathan Luna pursued his own project for Image, teaming with fellow writer Sarah Vaughn on
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as a blind submission, which consisted of a synopsis and five-page sequence. Image published
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known for their creator-owned books. They first achieved significant success with the series
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parents. Their earliest interest in comics were through publications like
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When illustrating their work, Jonathan Luna uses 14 x 17 Strathmore
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expressed an interest in the series, neither decided to carry it.
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As of 2013, the Luna brothers both live in Northern Virginia.
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in February, and was developing a film adaptation written by
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Joshua Luna (left) and Jonathan Luna (right) at a signing at
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was also published by Image between May 2005 and April
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Joshua Luna worked a solo miniseries, 19:"Luna brothers" redirects here. For the 1096:Richardson, Walter (January 13, 2012). 951:"Interview de Jonathan and Joshua Luna" 837: 511:, and after inking his pencils with a 415:as Ultra (renamed Penny Penalosa) and 258:, and in particular, creators such as 1100:. Multiversity Comics. Archived from 209:. They are also known for their book 7: 1430:American artists of Filipino descent 1256:at the Comic Book DB (archived from 1246:at the Comic Book DB (archived from 1123:Guerrrero, Tony (December 9, 2013). 915:McLean, Matthew (December 4, 2007). 886:"Catching Up with the Luna Brothers" 1073:Rogers, Vaneta (October 12, 2007). 884:Rogers, Vaneta (October 13, 2008). 862:Interview with the Luna Brothers at 786:, 6-issue mini-series, 2012 - 2013) 739:#13-18, 152 pages, September 2009, 669:, 2007, tpb, 120 pages, hardcover, 579:) collects the individual volumes: 1023:. jonathanluna.com. 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Index

Filipino
Juan Luna
Antonio Luna

Midtown Comics
California
American
Ultra
Girls
The Sword
Filipino-American
comics creators
Ultra
Girls
The Sword
Marvel Comics
Spider-Woman: Origin
Filipino
Mad
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Uncanny X-Men
Mort Drucker
Jim Lee
Marc Silvestri
Adam Hughes
Whilce Portacio
Wetworks
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Garth Ennis

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