Laura Howell
Laura Howell is a British-born comic strip artist. She is the first female artist in the history of The Beano comic, and is responsible for Johnny Bean from Happy Bunny Green, Les Pretend, Tricky Dicky and the manga adaptation of The Beano.[1] She also drew Billy the Cat in the Special 70 Years Beano, and two Minnie the Minx strips in the same comic. Laura also works for Toxic magazine, drew the comic strip "Sneaky, the world's cleverest elephant" for the DFC comic,[1] and is a manga artist.[2] Her works includes a manga-stylized version of Gilbert and Sullivan.[3] In 2006, she was awarded the International Manga and Anime Festival (IMAF) Best Comic Prize.[4] She has also contributed to a number of publications including Viz and MAD magazine.[4] She lives in Birmingham, England.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rodgers, Lucy (2008-12-15). "The Sit-down Comic". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Winners 2006". International Magna and Anime Festival. 2006-02-14. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "The ascent of manga: Japan's hottest export goes global". The Independent. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The inking woman: 250 years of women cartoon and comic artists in Britain. Streeten, Nicola., Tate, Cath, (London, England). Oxford: Myriad Editions. 2018. p. 136. ISBN 0-9955900-8-7. OCLC 1007312174.CS1 maint: others (link)
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