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Julie Doucet

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Underground cartoonist and artist, best known for her autobiographical works such as Dirty Plotte and My New York Diary. She began cartooning in 1987. Her efforts quickly began to attract critical attention, and she won the 1991 Harvey Award for "Best New Talent".Shortly thereafter, she moved to New York. Although she moved to Seattle the following year, her experiences in New York formed the basis of the critically-acclaimed My New York Diary. She moved from Seattle to Berlin in 1995, before finally returning to Montreal in 1998. Once there, she released the twelfth and final issue of Dirty Plotte...

Jon Chad

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Jon Chad has been producing handmade minicomics and zines since 2006. Jon has illustrated books for clients including the Atlanta Braves, the FBI, and has been commissioned to make minicomics for Cartoon Network's Regular Show and Adventure Time. Jon Chad's book Leo Geo and his Miraculous Journey through the Center of the Earth was released by Roaring Brook Press in March 2012 and the sequel, Leo Geo and the Cosmic Crisis, will be released this November. Jon lives in White River Junction, VT and teaches book-making and screen-printing at the Center for Cartoon Studies.