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Liz Prince
Liz Prince at the Stumptown Comics Festival, 2013
Born1981 (age 43–44)
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
NationalityUnited States
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Awards
http://www.lizprincepower.com

Liz Prince (born 1981[1]) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics.[2] Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet[3] and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics.[4] She currently lives in Massachusetts.[5]

Biography

Prince was born in Boston[6] and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[7] As a young person, she played Little League baseball in Santa Fe.[7]

In 2012, Prince lent her talents to help support the Boston Ladyfest, which worked to raise money for the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund and create a "lasting network for creative feminists in Boston and beyond."[8] She has also participated in Free Comic Book Day, signing copies of her book, Tomboy, for free at Harvard Square in 2014.[9]

Books

Prince's first book, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? won an Ignatz award for Outstanding Debut in 2005.[10] In 2014 she released Alone Forever, a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships.[11]

Her graphic memoir, Tomboy, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,[12] and won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards.[13] The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with gender issues.[14][15] This memoir is told through short, related stories starting from Prince's early childhood experiences and ending when Prince is a teenager and has slowly learned to define herself as a woman on her own terms.[14] Tomboy was a 2015 pick for the Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.[16]

She has also published or contributed to several zines, minicomics, and anthologies including Subcultures: A Comics Anthology.[17] Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of Adventure Time[18][19] and Regular Show.[20] Since June 2015, she has been the writer of the comic book adaptation of Clarence (Boom! Studios) with art by Evan Palmer.[21]

Bibliography

Graphic novels

  • Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? (2005 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1891830723)
  • Delayed Replays (2007 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1603090124)
  • Alone Forever (2014 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1-60309-322-4)
  • Tomboy (2014 Zest Books, ISBN 978-1936976553)

Minis

  • Comic/Cumulus (Self published, 2001)
  • WYSLM mini (Self published, 2004)
  • Delayed Replays (Self published, 2005)
  • Delayed Replays Vol. 2 (Self published, 2006)
  • I Was A Teenage Comic Nerd (Self published, 2008)
  • Delayed Replays Vol. 3 (Self published, 2009)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #1 (Self published, 2010)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #2 (Self published, 2010)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #3 (Self published, 2012)

Anthologies

  • Rag Tag antho (2000-2004)
  • Papercuts Machine (2003)
  • True Porn 2 (Alternative Comics, 2005)
  • Hey 4-Eyes! #2 (2006)
  • Papercutter #2 (Tugboat Press, 2006)
  • VICE Magazine Comics Issue (2006)
  • Project:Romantic (Adhouse Books, October 2006)
  • You Ain't No Dancer vol. 2 (New Reliable Press, October 2006)
  • Elfworld vol. 1 (Family Style Press, October 2006)
  • Foursquares (Selfpublished with Maris Wicks, Joe Quinones, and Tim Finn, October 2008)
  • Papercutter #5 (Tugboat Press, 2008)
  • I Saw You… Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections (Three Rivers Press, February 2009)
  • So This Is What It’s Come To… a comic zine about the trials and tribulations of Ok Cupid
  • Papercutter #16 (Tugboat Press, 2011)
  • Razorcake #67 (2012)

References

  1. ^ a b http://lizprincepower.com/?page_id=3
  2. ^ Kahn, Juliet (11 December 2014). "Liz Prince Talks 'Tomboy,' Internet Fame and the State of Autobio Comics". Comics Alliance. Screencrush Network. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ Chaney, Michael A. (2011). Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780299251048.
  4. ^ Rowe, Peter (6 January 2015). "IDW Buys Graphic Novel Publisher Top Shelf". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Meet Our Authors". Zest Books. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ Wulff, June (10 February 2014). "Boston-Area To Do List". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b Clinton, Isabelle (27 November 2014). "A 'Tomboy' in New Mexico". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ^ Parish, Matt (3 February 2012). "Ladyfest a Three-day Celebration of Creative Feminism". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  9. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (6 May 2014). "Graphic Novelists sign in Harvard Square". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. ^ "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPXPO.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  11. ^ Clark, Noelene (12 February 2014). "Valentine's Day: 'Alone Forever' comic finds humor in heartbreak". LA Times. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Tomboy". Kirkus. July 16, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  13. ^ "2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  14. ^ a b Spisak, April (2014). "Tomboy by Liz Prince (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 68 (3): 171. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Marrone, Katherine (10 September 2014). "Liz Prince, Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir". Willamette Week. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  16. ^ "2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. American Library Association. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  17. ^ Gardner, Jan (17 January 2015). "In His Own Words". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  18. ^ Goellner, Caleb (6 September 2012). "'Marceline And The Scream Queens' #3 Includes A Very Acceptable Backup By Liz Prince [Preview]". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  19. ^ Sims, Chris (11 July 2014). "The 'Adventure Time' Cast Make Their Own Zines In Issue #30 [Preview]". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Preview: Regular Show #23". Comic Book Resource. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  21. ^ Marie, Christine. "Clarence Teaching Readers Optimism This June". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

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