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Liz Prince

Liz Prince (born 1981[1]) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics.[2] Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet[3] and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics.[4] She currently lives in Maine.[5]

Liz Prince
Liz Prince at Stumptown Comics Fest, 2013
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Awards
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Biography

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Prince was born in Boston[6] and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[7] As a young person, she played Little League baseball in Santa Fe.[7]

Prince released her first book, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? in 2005, published by Top Shelf Productions. The book won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut.[8]

In 2012, Prince lent her talents to help support the Boston Ladyfest, which worked to raise money for the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund and create a "lasting network for creative feminists in Boston and beyond."[9]

In 2014, she released Alone Forever, a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships.[10]

Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir was published on August 26, 2014 by Zest Books. The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with gender issues.[11][12] This memoir is told through short, related stories starting from Prince's early childhood experiences and ending when Prince is a teenager and has slowly learned to define herself as a woman on her own terms.[11] Prince signed copies of Tomboy at New England Comics in Harvard Square during the 2014 Free Comic Book Day.[13]

She has also published or contributed to several zines, minicomics, and anthologies including Subcultures: A Comics Anthology.[14] Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of Adventure Time[15][16] and Regular Show.[17] She was the writer of a four-issue comic book limited series adaptation of Clarence (Boom! Studios) with art by Evan Palmer, published in 2015.[18]

Critical reception

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Tomboy received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.[19] It also received the following accolades:

Podcast appearances

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  • Prince appeared on Bad At Sports episode 191 on August 26, 2009.
  • Prince co-hosted the Razorcake Podcast episode #217 on June 22, 2012.
  • Prince appeared on The Mostly Harmless Podcast on June 9, 2015.
  • Prince appeared on Everything's Coming Up Podcast to discuss The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Rival" on November 24, 2015.
  • Prince appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2016.

Bibliography

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Graphic novels

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  • Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? (2005 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1891830723)
  • Delayed Replays (2007 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1603090124)
  • Alone Forever (2014 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1-60309-322-4)
  • Tomboy (2014 Zest Books, ISBN 978-1936976553)
  • Be Your Own Backing Band (2017 Silver Sprocket, ISBN 978-1-945509-24-7)
  • Look Back And Laugh (2018 Top Shelf Productions, ISBN 978-1-60309-434-4)

Boom! Studios

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  • Clarence #1-4 (4-issue limited series, with Evan Palmer, 2015, ISBN 9781608868384)
  • Coady and the Creepies #1-4 (4-issue limited series, with Amanda Kirk and Hannah Fisher, March–June 2017, ISBN 9781684150298)

Minis

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  • Comic/Cumulus (Self published, 2001)
  • WYSLM mini (Self published, 2004)
  • Delayed Replays (Self published, 2005)
  • Delayed Replays Vol. 2 (Self published, 2006)
  • I Was A Teenage Comic Nerd (Self published, 2008)
  • Delayed Replays Vol. 3 (Self published, 2009)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #1 (Self published, 2010)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #2 (Self published, 2010)
  • I Swallowed The Key To My <3 #3 (Self published, 2012)

Anthologies

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  • Rag Tag antho (2000-2004)
  • Papercuts Machine (2003)
  • True Porn 2 (Alternative Comics, 2005)
  • Hey 4-Eyes! #2 (2006)
  • Papercutter #2 (Tugboat Press, 2006)
  • VICE Magazine Comics Issue (2006)
  • Project:Romantic (Adhouse Books, October 2006)
  • You Ain't No Dancer vol. 2 (New Reliable Press, October 2006)
  • Elfworld vol. 1 (Family Style Press, October 2006)
  • Foursquares (Selfpublished with Maris Wicks, Joe Quinones, and Tim Finn, October 2008)
  • Papercutter #5 (Tugboat Press, 2008)
  • I Saw You... Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections (Three Rivers Press, February 2009)
  • So This Is What It's Come To... a comic zine about the trials and tribulations of Ok Cupid
  • Papercutter #16 (Tugboat Press, 2011)
  • Razorcake #67 (2012)
  • As You Were: A Punk Comix Anthology #1-3 (Silver Sprocket, 2013-2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Everything you ever wanted to know about Liz Prince". Liz Prince Power.
  2. ^ Kahn, Juliet (11 December 2014). "Liz Prince Talks 'Tomboy,' Internet Fame and the State of Autobio Comics". Comics Alliance. Screencrush Network. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ Chaney, Michael A. (2011). Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 210. ISBN 9780299251048.
  4. ^ Rowe, Peter (6 January 2015). "IDW Buys Graphic Novel Publisher Top Shelf". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Bio - Liz Prince". Liz Prince Power. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ Wulff, June (10 February 2014). "Boston-Area To Do List". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b Clinton, Isabelle (27 November 2014). "A 'Tomboy' in New Mexico". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ^ "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPXPO.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. ^ Parish, Matt (3 February 2012). "Ladyfest a Three-day Celebration of Creative Feminism". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. ^ Clark, Noelene (12 February 2014). "Valentine's Day: 'Alone Forever' comic finds humor in heartbreak". LA Times. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  11. ^ a b Spisak, April (2014). "Tomboy by Liz Prince (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 68 (3): 171. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  12. ^ Marrone, Katherine (10 September 2014). "Liz Prince, Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (6 May 2014). "Graphic Novelists sign in Harvard Square". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  14. ^ Gardner, Jan (17 January 2015). "In His Own Words". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ^ Goellner, Caleb (6 September 2012). "'Marceline And The Scream Queens' #3 Includes A Very Acceptable Backup By Liz Prince [Preview]". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  16. ^ Sims, Chris (11 July 2014). "The 'Adventure Time' Cast Make Their Own Zines In Issue #30 [Preview]". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Preview: Regular Show #23". Comic Book Resource. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  18. ^ Marie, Christine. "Clarence Teaching Readers Optimism This June". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Tomboy". Kirkus. July 16, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  20. ^ "2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  21. ^ "2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. American Library Association. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  22. ^ "2015 Amelia Bloomer List". American Library Association. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  23. ^ "Tomboy". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
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  • Official website
  • "Democracy and Dragons" — "choose your own destiny” branching narrative comic designed to bring awareness to obstacles to voting in 2020. Created in partnership between Prince and Harvard’s Technology and Social Change Research Project

Interviews

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