Liz Prince
American comics creator
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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 Maine.[5]
| Liz Prince | |
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Liz Prince at Stumptown Comics Fest, 2013 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
| Awards | |
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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]
Prince released her first book, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? in 2005, published by Top Shelf Productions. The book won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut.[8]
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."[9]
In 2014, she released Alone Forever, a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships.[10]
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir was published on August 26, 2014 by Zest Books. The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with gender issues.[11][12] 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.[11] Prince signed copies of Tomboy at New England Comics in Harvard Square during the 2014 Free Comic Book Day.[13]
She has also published or contributed to several zines, minicomics, and anthologies including Subcultures: A Comics Anthology.[14] Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of Adventure Time[15][16] and Regular Show.[17] She was the writer of a four-issue comic book limited series adaptation of Clarence (Boom! Studios) with art by Evan Palmer, published in 2015.[18]
Critical reception
Tomboy received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.[19] It also received the following accolades:
- Independent Publisher Book Awards for Graphic Novel/±Drawn Book - Drama/Documentary Gold Medal (2015)[20]
- Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2015)[21]
- American Library Association's (ALA) top ten for the Amelia Bloomer Book List (2015)[22]
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2014)[23]
Podcast appearances
- Prince appeared on Bad At Sports episode 191 on August 26, 2009.
- Prince co-hosted the Razorcake Podcast episode #217 on June 22, 2012.
- Prince appeared on The Mostly Harmless Podcast on June 9, 2015.
- Prince appeared on Everything's Coming Up Podcast to discuss The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Rival" on November 24, 2015.
- Prince appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2016.
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)
- Be Your Own Backing Band (2017 Silver Sprocket, ISBN 978-1-945509-24-7)
- Look Back And Laugh (2018 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1-60309-434-4)
Boom! Studios
- Clarence #1-4 (4-issue limited series, with Evan Palmer, 2015, ISBN 9781608868384)
- Coady and the Creepies #1-4 (4-issue limited series, with Amanda Kirk and Hannah Fisher, March–June 2017, ISBN 9781684150298)
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)
- As You Were: A Punk Comix Anthology #1-3 (Silver Sprocket, 2013-2014)