Gina Wynbrandt
Gina Wynbrandt is an American comic book artist and illustrator.
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Gina Wynbrandt at the 35th Barcelona International Comic Fair in 2017 | |
Born | 1990 (age 29–30) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Someone Please Have Sex With Me |
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Background
Wynbrandt was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990. She is a graduate of Walter Payton College Prep and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1] She is the niece of comic book artist and software designer Mike Saenz.[2]
Career
Wynbrandt was nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2015 for Promising New Talent, based on the work in her minicomic Big Pussy.[3] Her first graphic novel Someone Please Have Sex With Me was published by 2dcloud in 2016.[4]
In 2017, she was a featured guest at the Barcelona International Comic Fair[5] and Comic Arts Brooklyn,[6] and in 2018 she was a featured guest at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo.[7]
Her work has been featured in Best American Comics,[8] VICE Media, Lumpen, and The Believer.
References
- Chicagoist Archived 2018-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, "This Chicago Cartoonist's New Book Is Called 'Someone Please Have Sex With Me'" on July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- El Periódico, "Sexual fantasies with Justin Bieber" (in Spanish) on March 31, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- Small Press Expo, Announcing the 2015 Ignatz Nominees
- Los Angeles Times, Review of Someone Please Have Sex With Me
- FICOMIC, "The 35th SALÓN DEL CÓMIC DE BARCELONA counts 118,000 visitors" (in Spanish)
- Comic Arts Brooklyn, 2017 exhibitor list
- Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, 2018 exhibitor list
- "Five comics artists to watch from 2015's 'Best American Comics,'" Los Angeles Times