Vera Brosgol

{{short description|Canadian cartoonist}}

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| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, {{nowrap|Soviet Union}}

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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Cartoonist, storyboard artist, comics writer

| education = Sheridan College

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| period = 2010–present

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Vera Brosgol, also known as the Verabee (born August 2, 1984, in Moscow), is a cartoonist and storyboard artist.

Life and career

Brosgol was born in the Soviet Union but grew up in the United States and Canada. She is a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She worked for Laika Entertainment, where she did storyboards and concept art for their animation productions. Brosgol collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on L'il Mell and Sergio for Girlamatic and has drawn several guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round.{{cite magazine|title=Wordstock Interview: Vera Brosgol |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/wordstock-interview-vera-brosgol/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326040042/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/wordstock-interview-vera-brosgol/ |archive-date=March 26, 2013 |last1=Liu |first1=Jonathan H. }}

Awards

  • 2005 Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent for her work on Flight and Hopeless Savages B-Sides {{cite web | url = http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/lulu.php | title = Lulu Award | publisher = Comic Book Awards Almanac | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130126234514/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/lulu.php | archivedate = January 26, 2013 | url-status = live}}
  • 2006 Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker for Snow-Bo (Film Society of Portland){{cite web

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  • 2007 Darkly Award for Snow-Bo (Channel Frederator Podcast){{cite web

|url=http://www.channelfrederator.com/episode/freddies5

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|url=http://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-award-recipients-2010-present

|title=Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present

|date=2 December 2012

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  • 2012 Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers for Anya's Ghost{{cite web

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|title = Congratulations to the Harvey Award Recipients!

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  • 2016 Caldecott Honor for Leave Me Alone!{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners|title=American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners|date=January 23, 2017}}

Bibliography

  • 2002: "Babeland" (part of Mostly Acquisitions)
  • 2003: Wary Tales Anthology
  • 2002–2004: Return to Sender (discontinued)
  • 2004: "I Wish..." (part of Flight Volume One)Raiteri, Steve (January 15, 2005). "Flight: Vol. 1". Library Journal Reviews, Pg. 88
  • 2005: "Salmoning" (part of Flight Volume Two)
  • 2005: Hopeless Savages: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (as co-illustrator)
  • 2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of Flight Volume Four)
  • 2011: Anya's Ghost
  • 2015: "Olive's Story" (part of Gotham Academy: Endgame special)
  • 2016: Leave Me Alone!
  • 2018: Be Prepared
  • 2019: The Little Guys
  • 2021: Memory Jars
  • 2022: A Spoonful of Frogs
  • 2024: Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Filmography

References

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