Dana Simpson

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Dana Simpson
Dana Simpson at the 2016 Winter Institute, in January, 2016, promoting 'Unicorn vs. Goblins.'
Born
David Simpson

Pullman, Washington, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesDavid Simpson
OccupationCartoonist
Years active1998 - present
Notable workOzy and Millie
I Drew This
Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Dana Claire Simpson, born David Simpson,

Phoebe and her Unicorn, as well as the long-running webcomic Ozy and Millie
. Other works created by Simpson include the political commentary cartoon I Drew This and the alternate reality drama comic Raine Dog.

Biography

Simpson was born in

The Evergreen State College.[2]

Simpson considered herself an artist from an early age, drawing comic strips as young as five years old as part of making her own homemade newspaper.[3][4] As she grew up, she began drawing inspiration from Peanuts, The Simpsons and Pogo.[5][6]

In her 20s, she came out as transgender.[1] She currently lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Career

Ozy and Millie

The webcomic

Scripps-Howard Foundation Charles M. Schulz College Cartoonist Award.[2] The comic went on to win the 1999 College Media Advisers award for Best Strip Cartoon and the 2002 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards for Best Anthropomorphic Comic. It also won the Ursa Major Award for both "Best Anthropomorphic Other Work" for 2002 and for "Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip" for 2006 and 2007.[7] Simpson continued the strip for ten years while attempting to seek syndication for the title, but could not secure any deal.[5] She cancelled the web comic in 2008 and the final strip was published on December 23, 2008.[8]

Cover of I Drew This vol 1 showing the main characters
I Drew This volume 1: Insert title here

I Drew This

Simpson's second published comic strip, I Drew This, was concerned mainly about politics, from a

Lulu
.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Main article: Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Simpson's most popular work commenced in 2012 as a

web comic and continues, as of December 2022, as a daily comic strip
.

Other work

On January 16, 2009, Simpson posted the first page of Raine Dog, a

anthropomorphic dog living among humans with other recently liberated house dogs. The most recent update was in January 2010.[11][7] Simpson abandoned the project "for the foreseeable future".[12]

Simpson announced that she is writing and illustrating a book about her

transition, targeted for middle-school students, titled Only You're Different.[1][13] She also illustrated a picture book, I'm Not a Girl, written by Maddox Lyons, a 12-year-old transgender boy.[14]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Ponnekanti, Rosemary (September 25, 2015). "Q&A: Cartoonist grew up in Gig Harbor, lives in Auburn and likes unicorns". The Tacoma News-Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Hanson, Merridee (2015-03-29). "Columbian adds 'Phoebe and Her Unicorn' to comics lineup". The Columbian. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. ^ Wolfe, Billy (2015-03-29). ""Phoebe and Her Unicorn" cartoonist draws inspiration from life". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  4. The Record
    . Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^
    Fresno Bee
    . Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  6. ^ Brutsch, Rachel (March 28, 2015). "'Unicorns are everywhere': Cartoonist Dana Simpson shares lessons on friendship in comic strip 'Phoebe and Her Unicorn'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d El Santo (2010-01-29). "The Webcomic Overlook #106: Raine Dog". Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  8. ^ Sholley, Diana (2015-03-30). "'Phoebe and Her Unicorn' to debut, add whimsical flair to the funny pages". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  9. ^ Simpson, D.C. "I Drew This, Wednesday, September 22, 2004". Retrieved 7 July 2012. Hi! I'm Joe, the Liberal Eagle.
  10. ^ Simpson, D.C. (May 16, 2005). "Teaching Gravity". I Drew This. Keenspot. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  11. ^ Simpson, D. C. (2009-01-16). "1. The Smell of the City". Raine Dog. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  12. ^ "F.A.Q. | Dana Simpson". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  13. ^ Alverson, Brigid (June 20, 2017). "Interview: Dana Simpson, Creator of 'Phoebe and Her Unicorn'". School Library Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  14. ^ Simpson, Dana. "Happy to announce this book | Dana Simpson". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  15. ^ Simpson, Dana (October 10, 2015). "Winners of the Washington State Book Awards (2015)". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  16. ^ Simpson, Dana (January 7, 2016). "2016 PNBA Book Awards". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

External links

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