Katie Skelly

Katie Skelly
Born Skelly, Katie
February 5, 1985
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Known for comics artist

Katie Skelly is an American comics artist and illustrator. She is best known for her graphic novels Nurse Nurse and Operation Margarine.

Biography

Katie Skelly was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her father's side of the family operated a newsstand in downtown Bethlehem and he brought her comics from the stand to read. She began drawing her own comics in high school and after graduating from college, Skelly began her science fiction-themed, Barbarella-inspired series Nurse, Nurse. Skelly received a B. A. in Art History from Syracuse University and followed it with graduate coursework at City College of New York.[1]

Works

Skelly self-published Nurse Nurse in chapter-sized installments until Sparkplug founder Dylan Williams offered to publish the collected issues. Nurse Nurse was one of the last pieces Williams finished publishing before he died in 2011.[2]

Currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York, Skelly's graphic novel Operation Margarine was published in 2014 by Adhouse Books.

References

  1. Mautner, Chris (June 12, 2014). ""Ugly Is Good": An Interview with Katie Skelly". The Comics Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. Parkin, J. K. (March 19, 2012). "Sparkplug turns to IndieGoGo to fund three final Dylan Williams projects". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

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