 Espinosa's work on "The Courageous Princess" at Antarctic Press earnt him a nomination for Promising New Talent and Best Artist for the 2000 Ignatz Awards and a 2002 Eisner Award nomination for Best Title for Younger Readers.As both writer and artist, he authored the "Neotopia" series (4 volumes, 140 pages each), which was published in graphic novel form.In 2006, "Novotopia", the German edition of "Neotopia", got a nomination for the Max & Moritz Prize in the category 'Bester Comic für Kinder' (best comic book for younger audience).