Jen Vaughn

Vaughn earned an M.F.A. in 2010 from the Center for Cartoon Studies.{{Cite web|title=Jen Vaughn: From Cartoon College to Comics Creator|url=https://www.cartoonstudies.org/jen-vaughn/|website=Center for Cartoon Studies|access-date=2025-06-06}} She is based in Washington state, where she shares a studio with comic artists Moritat, Brian Thies, and Stefano Gaudiano.{{Cite web|last=Johnston|first=Rich|date=2015-04-02|title=Jen Vaughn Leaves Fantagraphics For Her Own Comics|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jen-vaughn-leaves-fantagraphics-for-her-own-comics/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|language=en}}

Vaughn has written and illustrated comics for publishers including Boom! Studios, IDW, Vertigo, and various independent presses. She contributed to the Adventure Time franchise at Boom! Studios, writing and illustrating titles such as Adventure Time: 2013 Spoooktacular{{Cite web|title=‘Adventure Time 2013 Spoooktacular’ Coming From Boom! In Time For Halloween|url=https://comicsalliance.com/adventure-time-2013-spoooktacular-boom-studios-october-halloween/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=ComicsAlliance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619161400/http://comicsalliance.com/adventure-time-2013-spoooktacular-boom-studios-october-halloween/|archive-date=2015-06-19}} and Sugary Shorts.{{Cite web|title=Jen Vaughn (Person)|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jen-vaughn/4040-66700/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Comic Vine|language=en}} Her independent comics include Cartozia Tales{{Cite web|last=Mellow|first=Glendon|title=Cartozia Tales: a Comic about Maps Made by Escaping Geography|url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/cartozia-tales-a-comic-about-maps-made-by-escaping-geography/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Scientific American Blog Network|language=en}} and Avery Fatbottom: Renaissance Fair Detective.{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Patrick|title=Creator Jen Vaughn Investigates 'Avery Fatbottom: Renaissance Fair Detective' [Interview]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2629906/jen-vaughn-avery-fatbottom-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604002650/http://www.mtv.com/news/2629906/jen-vaughn-avery-fatbottom-interview/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 4, 2021|access-date=2021-06-04|website=MTV News|language=en}} Vaughn has also written for Goosebumps: Download and Die (IDW Publishing, 2018),{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=SYFY WIRE|date=2018-03-01|title=ECCC 2018: Writer Jen Vaughn talks Goosebumps: Download and Die comic anthology|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/eccc-2018-writer-jen-vaughn-talks-goosebumps-download-and-die-comic-anthology|access-date=2021-06-04|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604001902/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/eccc-2018-writer-jen-vaughn-talks-goosebumps-download-and-die-comic-anthology|url-status=dead}} and contributed to Effigy (Vertigo), Princeless, Defend Comics, and more. Her work is noted for its humor, fantasy themes, and LGBTQ+ representation.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Jen Vaughn on Drawing a Renaissance Fair Detective|url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2016/03/interview-jen-vaughn-avery-fatbottom/|website=Women Write About Comics|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=2025-06-06}}

Vaughn is a co-founder and host of the all-women Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast D20 Dames.{{Cite web|title=D20 Dames Are Making Tabletop RPGs Welcoming for All|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/d20-dames-making-tabletop-rpgs-welcoming/|website=GeekWire|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=2025-06-06}} The show has been covered in the press for its positive, inclusive approach to gaming and community.{{Cite web|title=Tabletop games are for everyone: How D20 Dames changed the RPG podcasting scene|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/23/20926789/d20-dames-podcast-dungeons-dragons-interview|website=Polygon|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=2025-06-06}} Vaughn authored the D&D module The Experiments of Dr. Skulldial, based on the podcast.{{Cite web|title=The Experiments of Dr. Skulldial (D&D Module)|url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/265928/The-Experiments-of-Dr-Skulldial|access-date=2025-06-06|website=DMs Guild}} She is an advocate for diversity and accessibility in tabletop gaming.{{Cite web|title=Jen Vaughn on Making Games More Inclusive|url=https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/interview-jen-vaughn-d20-dames/|website=Geek Girl Authority|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=2025-06-06}}

• Cartoon College (2012) – cast member{{Citation|title=Cartoon College (2012) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1335982/fullcredits|access-date=2021-06-04}}

• Adventure Time: 2013 Spoooktacular – writer/artist (Boom! Studios, 2013)
• Adventure Time: Sugary Shorts – writer/artist (Boom! Studios)
• Cartozia Tales – writer/artist
• Avery Fatbottom: Renaissance Fair Detective – writer/artist
• Goosebumps: Download and Die – writer (IDW, 2018)
• Effigy – artist (Vertigo, 2015)
• Princeless – contributor
• Defend Comics – contributor

• The Experiments of Dr. Skulldial – Dungeons & Dragons module (2019)

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• [https://www.hauntedvaultstudios.com/ Haunted Vault Studios] – official website
• [https://d20dames.com/ D20 Dames] – podcast
• [https://www.dmsguild.com/product/265928/The-Experiments-of-Dr-Skulldial The Experiments of Dr. Skulldial] – Dungeons and Dragons module
• [https://twitter.com/thejenya Jen Vaughn on Twitter]
• [https://www.instagram.com/thejenya/ Jen Vaughn on Instagram]

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