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Joseba M.

Comic Artist & Editorial Illustrator | Published in FT & El País

Comic book artist, colorist and illustrator with 10+ years of international publishing experience. My work has appeared in the Financial Times and El País, and I've worked with publishers, indie creators and anthologies across the US, UK and Europe, including Seven Stories Press, Alterna Comics and Codex Entertainment. WHAT I CAN DRAW FOR YOU • Comic pages and graphic novels (pencils, inks, color and lettering) • Coloring and lettering for other artists' pages • Storyboards and sequential art • Character design, covers and key art • Editorial illustration and political cartoons (political cartoonist for Diario de Avisos) • Children's book illustration • 2D animation support (Adobe Animate): assistant animator for Rockalingua, a children's Spanish-learning platform (since 2024) WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME • Top Rated, 49 client reviews, 80+ projects completed on Upwork • Consistent delivery: 15-issue run on Righteous Comic (360 pages, pencils and inks) and six children's books for Inspired Forever Books • Strong visual storytelling: clear page flow, acting and atmosphere, from dark horror inks to clean full-color pages • Fluent English and native Spanish • Based in Spain (UTC), with good overlap with Europe and the US East Coast HOW WE'LL WORK 1. You share your script or brief, references and deadline. 2. I send a quote and thumbnails/sketches for your approval before final art. 3. Revisions, then final files ready for print or digital release. Send me your project details and I'll reply with a quote and timeline. También puedes escribirme en español.

🇪🇸Galdar, Spain$40/hr100% JSS4.88 (49)Since Oct 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$254

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#104,645 / 412k
🇪🇸Country#974 / 4,023
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Nov 2, under 30 days

Total earnings
$24k

Billed in all: $39k

World#127,066 / 412k
🇪🇸Country#1,250 / 4,023
Per project
$288

$305 in the last 6 months

World#234,531 / 412k
🇪🇸Country#2,392 / 4,023
Projects, last 6 months
5
100% fixed0% hourly
World#41,746 / 412k
🇪🇸Country#343 / 4,023
Projects in all
83

Across 88 contracts

84% fixed16% hourly
World#35,166 / 412k
🇪🇸Country#340 / 4,023

Earnings, last 30 days

$39.5k+$500 earned since Nov 2Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$38,750$39,000$39,250$39,500Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7

Tracked from Nov 2, 2026.

Skill rankings: Top 13% in Caricature

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #6Superhero25 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #1Top 24%
  2. #12Sequential Art44 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #1Top 27%
  3. #45Lettering234 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #1Top 19%
  4. #64Caricature502 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #2Top 13%
  5. #70Editorial Illustration313 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #3Top 22%
  6. #89Comics560 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #3Top 16%
  7. #100Adobe Animate492 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #2Top 20%
  8. #135Cover Art Design827 freelancers · 🇪🇸 #7Top 16%