{"id":311,"date":"2023-05-09T06:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2023-05-15T00:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T00:58:09","slug":"artist-guest-gonzalo-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/artist-guest-gonzalo-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Guest Gonzalo Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gonzalo Alvarez is a first-gen Chicano Illustrator, Writer, and Designer from Port Arthur, TX creating Aztec fantasy.  He is the author of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzzink.com\/work\/poyoman\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Poyoman<\/em><\/a>, an Aztec fantasy graphic novel to be published by Harper Collins in 2024, as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/san-antonio-science-fiction-artist-john-picacio-wins-award-for-opening-door-to-mexicanx-talent-23686961\" target=\"_blank\">part of a multi-book deal<\/a>. Comicosity <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/comix-latinx-interview-gonzalo-alvarez-and-the-legend-of-polloman\/\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed him<\/a> to discuss the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He started<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tecuanis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Studio Tecuanis<\/a> in 2022, a studio dedicated to creating Aztec merchandise, and ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to publish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/nawalli\/nawalli-the-aztec-card-game\">NAWALLI: The Aztec Card Game<\/a>, which is shipping this summer! You can read a profile of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oneboardfamily.com\/meet-the-designers-the-tecuanis-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tecuanis design team<\/a> at OneBoardFamily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?resize=1320%2C743&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ALVAREZ-Nawalli.jpg?w=1552&amp;ssl=1 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/nawalli\/nawalli-the-aztec-card-game\" target=\"_blank\">NAWALLI: The Aztec Card Game by Gonzalo Alvarez \u2014 Kickstarter<\/a>. See a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SbLv74t1rXw\" target=\"_blank\">video clip about NAWALLI<\/a> and the Tecuanis team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by his parent&#8217;s stories growing up in Mexico, he created the immigration video game <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gonzzink.itch.io\/borders\" target=\"_blank\">Borders<\/a><\/em>, which received international acclaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Read about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzzink.itch.io\/borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Borders<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.4027834\/texas-man-creates-video-game-about-the-perils-of-crossing-the-u-s-mexican-border-1.4027838\" target=\"_blank\">CBC Radio (Canada)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamescenes.org\/2017\/02\/art-game-gonzalo-alvarez-borders-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gamescenes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/border-crossing-video-game_n_58b5c8f3e4b0780bac2dc22a\" target=\"_blank\">HuffPost<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamar.edu\/news-and-events\/news\/2017\/03\/art-student-gonzalo-alvarez-enters-national-conversation-with-borders.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lamar University News Archive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@naominlugo\/borders-chronicles-the-perils-of-immigration-in-pixel-form-4bd7651d9d3e\" target=\"_blank\">Medium<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.panews.com\/2017\/03\/13\/no-borders-between-art-and-life-hispanic-student-creates-immigration-video-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Port Arthur News<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.record.com.mx\/contra\/joven-crea-borders-videojuego-inspirado-en-migrantes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Record.Com.Mx<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasstandard.org\/stories\/first-time-game-developer-dramatizes-immigrants-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Standard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2017\/03\/15\/a-mexican-american-wanted-to-expose-border-crossing-deaths-so-he-made-a-video-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See the story on Univision: &#8220;<strong>&#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/shows\/noticiero-univision\/borders-el-videojuego-que-reproduce-los-peligros-de-cruzar-la-frontera-entre-mexico-y-estados-unidos-video\" target=\"_blank\">Borders&#8217;, el videojuego que reproduce los peligros de cruzar la frontera entre M\u00e9xico y Estados Unidos<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Borders Indie Game Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c7S-1sLVKQo?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He has exhibited and conducted panels internationally at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@naominlugo\/borders-chronicles-the-perils-of-immigration-in-pixel-form-4bd7651d9d3e\" target=\"_blank\">Indiecade E3 2017<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcon76.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Worldcon76<\/a>, Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/culturaunam.mx\/vertice\/\">V\u00e9rtice<\/a> UNAM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comicosity.com\/comix-latinx-fans-find-representation-at-texas-latino-comic-con\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Latino Comic Con<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalo\u2019s literary representation is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galltzacker.com\/contact.html\">Marietta B. Zacker<\/a> from the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galltzacker.com\/index.html\">&nbsp;Gallt &amp; Zacker Literary Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/discord.gg\/H6QjPjTVdM\" target=\"_blank\">Discord (Tecuanis)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzzink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gonnzink.com<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gonzzink\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/gonzzink\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tecuanis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tecuanis.com<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gonzzink\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gonzalo Alvarez is a first-gen Chicano Illustrator, Writer, and Designer from Port Arthur, TX creating Aztec fantasy. He is the author of Poyoman, an Aztec fantasy graphic novel to be published by Harper Collins in 2024, as part of a multi-book deal. Comicosity interviewed him to discuss the project. He started Studio Tecuanis in 2022, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-311","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":412,"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions\/412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d45\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}