Sarah Andersen is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist and illustrator from New England, author of the award-winning series, Sarah’s Scribbles, which has earned her three consecutive Goodreads Choice Awards – and a 2022 Wall Calendar is available to order now.
Sarah graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2014 and currently lives in Montreal, Canada.
Her semi-autobiographical comics chronicle the continual struggles of waking up in the morning, being productive, dealing with social awkwardness, technology, and her beloved pets. Several collections are available, including Adulthood is a Myth and Herding Cats.
Her Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated gothic romance, Fangs, a love story between a vampire and a werewolf, began running online in 2020 as a serial comic strip on Tapas and was published last September, in hardcover form and is a New York Times bestseller.
Together with author Andy Weir, she also illustrated the graphic novel Cheshire Crossing, a mashup of Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland.
Fans of Sarah’s comics and books will be thrilled to know an Adulthood is a Myth Calendar for 2022 is now available to order,
Published by Andrews McMeel, it combined large, vibrant monthly art with Sarah’s quirky black-and-white cartoons showing the struggles of transitioning from high school and twenty-something to full-fledged adult.
Well worth tracking down – as are her books!
• Check out Sarah Andersen’s work here on Tumblr | Instagram | Twitter | Scribble Shop
John Freeman
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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