Sarah Andersen

Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic Sarah's Scribbles.

Sarah Andersen
Sarah Andersen at Lucca Comics & Games 2016
EducationMaryland Institute College of Art
Notable worksSarah's Scribbles

Biography

Andersen graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2014. While attending MICA, she started drawing the semi-autobiographic webcomic Sarah's Scribbles (previously called Doodle Time).[1][2] She won the Goodreads Choice Award in Best Graphic Novels & Comics three years in a row for Sarah's Scribbles. In 2016, she won the Goodreads Choice Award for her debut book, Adulthood is a Myth.[3][4] She won in 2017 for her book Big Mushy Happy Lump and in 2018 for her book Herding Cats.[5][6]

Andersen collaborated with the novelist Andy Weir on the graphic novel Cheshire Crossing, which was released in July 2019.[7] Based on an earlier comic by Weir, the story follows Wendy Darling from Peter Pan, Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, and Alice Liddell from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at a boarding school called "Cheshire Crossing."[8]

In late 2019, Andersen began releasing a supernatural romance webcomic called Fangs on the Tapas platform.[9][10] In September 2020, Fangs was published as a book by Andrews McMeel Publishing.[11] It became a Publishers Weekly Bestseller that month[12] and a New York Times Bestseller in October 2020.[13]

In January 2020, Andersen painted a mural of her characters as part of a public art project in Mexico City, but it was grafittied over within days.[14]

References
  1. Gander, Kashmira (11 October 2016). "The illustrator whose cartoons sum up how hard being an adult is". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. Seth, Rhythum (12 July 2016). "Ten Hilarious Webcomics You Need To Check Out Now". The Quint. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. Hoffman, Ellen (10 December 2016). "The 20 best books of the year, according to readers". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "Best Graphic Novels & Comics 2016 — Goodreads Choice Awards". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  5. Russell, Scott (5 December 2017). "Women Win Big at the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards". Paste. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (3 December 2018). "More Than Half of This Year's Goodreads "Best Books" Are Written by Women". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. "Cheshire Crossing". Kirkus Reviews. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. Lu, Alexander (27 September 2019). "Graphic Novel Club: Cheshire Crossing". Comics Beat. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. Arrant, Chris (19 December 2019). "What If SARAH from SARAH'S SCRIBBLES Grew Up? Author's Answer is FANGS". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
  10. Puc, Samantha (14 March 2020). "Weekend Webcomics: Shapeshift with Fangs, How to Be a Werewolf & Night Class". CBR. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. "Fangs". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. "Publishers Weekly Bestsellers". Pique Newsmagazine. September 10, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  13. "Graphic Books and Manga - Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. "US artist's mural marred by graffiti in less than a week". Mexico News Daily. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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