Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue by Paige Braddock

Schulz Creative Associates, Schulz's studio in Northern California. In 1999, Braddock became the Creative Director at Charles M. Installments of the comic strip can continue to be found at GoComics. In 2019 it was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for best LGBTQ graphic novel. An anthology spanning 20 years of the comic, Love Letters to Jane's World, was released by Lion Forge Comics in August 2018. Braddock published the first novel inspired by the comic series, Jane's World: The Case of the Mail Order Bride, in June 2016 with LGBTQ publisher Bold Strokes Books. In 2006, she received an Eisner Award nomination for best humor book for her work on the comic. īraddock began crafting her long-standing comic, Jane's World, in 1991. Early in her career she worked as an illustrator for several newspapers, including The Orlando Sentinel, The Chicago Tribune, and The Atlanta Constitution. īraddock earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1985. Cartoonist Dave Graue of the comic strip ' Alley Oop' lived in the area and served as her mentor. She published her first cartoon, 'Bart Winkle,' in her junior year of high school in the local newspaper, The Transylvania Times. Career īraddock decided at the age of 7 that she wanted to be a cartoonist. By the time she reached high school in Brevard, North Carolina, they had moved 17 times.

Due to her father's job as a forester, Braddock and her family moved frequently across the country. She spent most of her childhood years in Mississippi. Early life īraddock was born in Bakersfield, California. Braddock concluded the comic strip after completing its 20-year run in 2018. Paige Braddock is an American cartoonist best known for her Eisner-nominated comic strip, Jane's World, the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate in the U.S.

Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue by Paige Braddock