Whit Taylor (cartoonist)
Taylor at the Asbury Park Comicon in 2013
Whit Taylor is an American cartoonist.
Taylor grew up in New Jersey and is based in New York, where she works as a Public Health Professional. She pursued film before turning to comics after attending a number of comics conventions and shows. She has contributed to The Comics Beat, The Comics Journal, and other comics news outlets. In 2014 she was a juror for the Ignatz Awards.[1]
Recognition[]
| Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Glyph Comics Awards | Rising Star Award | Watermelon | Won |
| 2013 | Ignatz Awards | Best Series | Madtown High | Nominated |
| 2014 | Glyph Comics Awards | Best Writer | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2014 | Glyph Comics Awards | Fan Award for Best Work | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best American Comics 2015 | Notable Comic | Boxes | Nominated |
| 2016 | Slate | Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize Short List for Best Web Comic of the Year | The Fabric of Appropriation | Nominated |
Works[]
- Watermelon (2011, self-published)
- Relics (2012, self-published)
- Madtown High (2013, self-published five-issue series)
- Stethoscope Microphone (2013, self-published)
- Boxes (2013, self-published)
- The Anthropologists (2014, Sparkplug Books)
- Berries (2014, self-published)
- Up Down Clown (2015, Ninth Art Press)
- Ghost (2015, self-published)
References[]
Works cited[]
- Cronin, Brian (2016-02-24). "Women in Comics NYC Collective International: Black Women in Comics Spotlights – Whit Taylor". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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