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

Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic Sarah'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 graffitied over within days.[14]

On September 20, 2022, the book Cryptid Club[15] was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. It was nominated for two Eisner Awards in 2023 for Best Humor Publication and Best Writer/Artist[16] but did not win.

On December 31, 2022, she authored a guest essay in the New York Times about the rise of artificial graphist systems such as Stable Diffusion, pointing out threats it presents on graphic creators such as increased confusion, appropriation, reputational impact, income reduction.[17]

In January 2023, Andersen was listed as a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against AI companies Stability AI, Midjourney, and online art community DeviantArt.[18] On July 19, Judge William Orrick III stated he would dismiss most of the case, requesting they elaborate on issues and "provide more facts".[19]

References

  1. ^ Gander, Kashmira (October 11, 2016). "The illustrator whose cartoons sum up how hard being an adult is". The Independent. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Seth, Rhythum (July 12, 2016). "Ten Hilarious Webcomics You Need To Check Out Now". The Quint. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Ellen (December 10, 2016). "The 20 best books of the year, according to readers". Business Insider. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Best Graphic Novels & Comics 2016 — Goodreads Choice Awards". Goodreads. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Russell, Scott (December 5, 2017). "Women Win Big at the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards". Paste. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (December 3, 2018). "More Than Half of This Year's Goodreads "Best Books" Are Written by Women". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cheshire Crossing". Kirkus Reviews. May 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Lu, Alexander (September 27, 2019). "Graphic Novel Club: Cheshire Crossing". Comics Beat. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Arrant, Chris (December 19, 2019). "What If SARAH from SARAH'S SCRIBBLES Grew Up? Author's Answer is FANGS". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Puc, Samantha (March 14, 2020). "Weekend Webcomics: Shapeshift with Fangs, How to Be a Werewolf & Night Class". CBR. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Fangs". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 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 October 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "US artist's mural marred by graffiti in less than a week". Mexico News Daily. February 4, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Andersen, Sarah (2022). Cryptid Club. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-1524875541.
  16. ^ Codega, Linda (May 17, 2023). "Here Are Your 2023 Eisner Awards Nominees". Gizmodo.
  17. ^ Andersen, Sarah (December 31, 2022). "Opinion | The Alt-Right Manipulated My Comic. Then A.I. Claimed It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Canva, Michael (February 14, 2023). "Artists are alarmed by AI — and they're fighting back". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  19. ^ Brittain, Blake (July 19, 2023). "US judge finds flaws in artists' lawsuit against AI companies". Reuters.
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