Bio

Miguel was born in Madrid to an American father and a Madrileña mother. His family soon moved to Alcalá de Henares, a smaller city outside of Madrid, where his first memories formed and where drawing became an all consuming passion.

Miguel's family moved to Canada when he was still a child. He spent much of his time moving back and forth between various Canadian cities and the U.S. His family's constant moving helps to explain his many stylistic influences, including Japanese, European and American art. He excels at blending all of his influences to create an original art style that many say is like reading an animated film.

Miguel Guerra is the creator, artist and writer of the Samurai Elf® series and the soon to come all ages graphic novel series, Alric the Wild™. He has published short stories in smaller publications like Antarctic Press and now publishes in Heavy Metal Magazine. HIs first Heavy Metal story was Bedbugs, his second story called, Insomnia will be published in the November issue (2009), and there's more to come throughout 2010 (if all goes well).

From 2003-2007, Miguel also worked as a translator for NBM Publishing (Spanish to English). Some of his more popular translations include, Fantastic Art and Dark Labyrinth by Luis Royo and Daily Delirium by Miguelanxo Prado. 

He is currently a translator for Heavy Metal. He has translated numerous short stories for Heavy Metal Magazine (for more, click here), as well as books such as Lorna: The Black Castle by Alfonso Azpiri, The Forgotten I and The Forgotten II by Cris Ortega, and Cruel Thing by Lean (art by Luciano Vecchio).

He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and co-writer, Suzy Dias. Together, they began publisihing their seven part graphic novel series, Samurai Elf®, in 2006. Their writing process often begins with them sitting in their office or on living room where Miguel explains his idea. In a harmonious, free flowing exchange of ideas, they solidify the plot and major scenes. Suzy often adds personality traits to the characters and fills in inconsistencies and plot holes. For many of Miguel's short stories, the plot is already complete. Other times, the team takes Miguel's initial idea and forms it into a complete story. Miguel then takes on the bulk of the work - pencils, inks and finished pages, as well as character designs - and Suzy works on the script.