Kenneth Rocafort has worked in various fields of the entertainment industry such as theatre, video game box art, storyboard for advertisement, comics, magazine, card game and toy box art. He was in charge of set design and preparation of the stage for diverse theatrical works inside and outside the University of Puerto Rico and he sometimes also designed the wardrobe. In animation field, he has worked in the area of storyboard and character design. He illustrated the toy boxes for G.I. Joe vehicles (R.O.C.C. and R.H.I.N.O.) for Hasbro and he also drew the box-cover for the PS2 video game Samurai Western.[3]
In 2011, Rocafort began work with DC comics. From 2011 to 2012, he was the artist on DC's new Red Hood and the Outlaws. The series was generally received mixed reviews, drawing particular ire for its confused continuity and accusations that its depiction of Starfire was sexist.[4]
From 2014 to 2015, he worked on the new Teen Titans series (being relaunched with a new issue 1), written by Will Pfeifer.[6] Some promotional art for the series produced some debate over sexism in comics.[7]
In 2015, he began work on the All-New All-Different Marvel series, Ultimates, with writer Al Ewing.[8]
His father and older brother both work as graphic designers.[3]
In January 2021 he launched a crowdfunding campaign for his own graphic novel, GROKEN, the first publication from his independent label Mitografia.[11]
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Superman #709 (May 2011) (cover only)
Action Comics #901–904 (2011) Collected as a trade paperback, ISBN 978-1781160336
Red Hood and the Outlaws #1–14, 0 (2011–2013) Also collected as 2 trade paperbacks, Vol. 1: Redemption (ISBN 978-1401237127) and Vol. 2: The Starfire (ISBN 978-1401240905)
Teen Titans vol. 5 #1–9 (2014–2015) Also collected as 2 trade paperbacks, Vol. 1: Blinded by the Light (ISBN 978-1401252373) and Vol. 2: Rogue Targets (ISBN 978-1401261627)
^ ab"Kenneth Rocafort". topcow.com. 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^"Kenneth Rocafort". wizardworld.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ abArrant, Chris (10 September 2008). "Talking to Artist Kenneth Rocafort". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^Schedeen, Jesse. "Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 Review Jason Todd assembles his own team of rogue heroes". IGN. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
^Young, Bryan (6 November 2012). "An Interview With Superman's New Writer!". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^Yehl, Joshua (8 April 2014). "DC Comics Will Relaunch Teen Titans in July". ign.com. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^Asselin, Janelle (11 April 2014). "Anatomy of a Bad Cover: DC's New "Teen Titans" #1". Retrieved 7 May 2014.
^Richards, Dave (July 30, 2015). "Ewing and Rocafort's "Ultimates" Stand Guard Against Alien Empires & Cosmic Entities". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
^Ching, Albert (20 April 2017). "Full Details of DC's New Dark Matter Line". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
^Holub, Christian (20 April 2017). "DC Comics superstars unite for new Dark Matter line". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. A teleporting teenager changed by the events of that book [Dark Nights: Metal] will go on to star in Sideways, which debuts in September. That book will be co-written by DC Publisher Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan and illustrated by Kenneth Rocafort.
^"Kenneth Rocafort's Avant-Garde Fantasy "GROKEN" Now on Indiegogo". The Splintering. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^Grey, Melissa (6 February 2013). "Looking for love in almost all the wrong places". uk.ign.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^Loud, Stewart (6 February 2012). "MARVEL'S ASTONISHING TALES #1-6 review". punishercosplayandcomics.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^"The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators: Astonishing Tales(II)". 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
External linksedit
Kenneth Rocafort at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)