Female Comic Book Writers and Artists
By DonFelipe 45 Comments
Why this list? Unfortunately there is no easy way to browse and find female creators on Comicvine unless you already know who you are looking for. This list provides an overview of all the female talents from A to Z, by their given names, and some of their most recent and previous works. The link on the creators' names point to the wiki page that shows all the comics they are associated with.
Women in Comics concept: I know there is a difference between the female creators writing and drawing comic books and all the female heroes and villains appearing in these books but this concept is as close as it gets.
Searching: If you are looking for some name or comic book title simply use your web browser's search function. You can also find creators by a certain comic era and period they were active in: Golden Age (~1930-55), Silver Age (~1955-70), Bronze Age (~1970-85), 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.
Nationalities: All the artists and writers are Americans unless otherwise mentioned although this piece of information may not always be accurate. Let me know if there is a mistake and someone's nationality is indeed different.
Manga: All Mangaka are Japanese unless otherwise mentioned. Most of the manga books are created, written, and illustrated by only one comic artist, the Mangaka, unless otherwise mentioned. Where possible their works are linked to the English language versions.
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Adriana Melo |
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Adrienne Roy | Supreme colorist at DC Comics with 1.200+ issue credits mostly during the 1980s & 1990s. |
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Afua Richardson |
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Agnes Garbowska |
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Ai Yazawa | - |
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Akira Amano | - |
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Alex de Campi |
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| Alessia Nocera (Italian artist) |
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| Alice X. Zhang (artist) |
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Alina Urusov |
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb | Bronze Age artist/writer. | |
Alisa Kwitney | Best known as editor of Vertigo Comics in the 1990s. |
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Alison Bechdel |
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Alyssa Milano | - |
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Amanda Conner |
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Amanda Lafrenais | - | |
Amy Mebberson |
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| Amy Reeder (Hadley) (artist) |
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| Amy Wolfram (writer/screenwriter) |
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| Angela Rufino (editor) | - |
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Ann Nocenti |
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Anne Rice | Known for her Vampire trilogy | - |
Ariela Kristantina |
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Ashley Witter |
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Ashly Raiti | - |
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Audrey Loeb | - |
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| Babs Tarr (artist) | - | |
| Barbara Ciardo (Italian artist/colorist) |
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| Barbara Randall Kesel (writer/editor; was married to Karl Kesel) | Bronze Age writer. |
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| Becky Cloonan (artist/writer) |
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| Beth Sotelo (colorist) | ||
| Betsy Gonia aka "The Third G" (colorist/editor) | Editor for various Top Cow comics.
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| Bobbie Chase (editor) | Editor from late 1980s to early 2000s. | |
| Caitlin Kittredge (author/writer) |
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| Carla Speed McNeil (artist/writer) |
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| Carol Lay (artist/writer) | - |
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| Cat Staggs (cover artist) |
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Celia Calle | ||
| Chandra Free (artist/writer) |
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| Charlie "Spike" Trotman (artist/writer) |
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| Chiho Saito (Mangaka) | - |
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| Chrissie Zullo (cover artist) |
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| Christie Scheele (colorist) | Mostly active during Bronze Age, 1980s, and early 1990s. | |
| Christina "Christy" Blanch (writer) |
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| Christina Strain (colorist) |
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| Christina Weir (writer) | ||
| Christine Boylan (writer) | - | - |
| Christine Norrie (artist/writer) | - |
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| Christy Marx (writer) | ||
| Chynna Clugston Flores (artist/writer) |
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| Clamp (Mangaka group) | Active since the late 1980s & 1990s and one of the first female Mangaka. Current members are main writer Nanase Ohkawa and artists Mokona, Satsuki Igarashi, Tsubaki Nekoi.
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Colleen Coover |
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| Colleen Doran (artist/writer) | Active since the early 1990s. | |
| Corinna Bechko (writer) |
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| Cris Peter (Brazilian colorist) | ||
| Cuvie (Mangaka) | - |
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| Cynthia Martin (artist/penciler) | Mostly active in the 1980s and 1990s. |
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| Dame Darcy (artist/writer) | - | |
| Dann Thomas (writer; married to Roy Thomas) | - | |
| Devin Grayson (writer) | Active since the late 1990s. | |
| Diana Egea (inker) | - | - |
| Diana Schutz (editor) | Active since the late 1980s. |
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| Diane Nelson |
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| Diane Noomin (writer/artist/editor) | Bronze Age artist/writer & editor, and creator of the character DiDi Glitz. | |
Donna Almendrala |
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| Elena Casagrande (Italian artist) | ||
| Elitta Fell (letterer) | Letterer for many DC/Vertigo and independent comics in the late 1980s and 1990s. |
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Elizabeth "Bettie" Breitweiser (née Dismang) |
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Elizabeth "Liz" Glass | Writer of the Eisner Award winning short story Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter published in... | |
Elizabeth Holloway Marston | As a strong and liberated woman in the early 20st century, she was the great inspiration for Wonder Woman, created by her husband in 1941. | - |
Ellen Forney | - |
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| Ellie Pyle (editor) |
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Emanuela Lupacchino |
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Emi Lenox |
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Emi Yonemura Brown | - |
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Emily Carroll | - | |
Emily Shaw |
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Emily Warren | - |
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Emma C. McKean | Early Golden Age artist. First woman to contribute original material to a comic book, New Comics #1 (1935). |
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Emma Rios |
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Encar "Enkaru" Robles García |
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Erica Henderson |
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Erika Moen | - | |
Evangeline Lilly |
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Faith Erin Hicks | - | - |
Felicia D. Hernderson | Mostly known as a writer and co-executive producer for TV-Series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Gossip Girl, and Fringe, among others. | |
Felicia Day |
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Fiona Kai Avery | Mostly known as writer for Top Cow Productions. |
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Fiona Staples |
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Florence "Flo" Steinberg | Mostly known as creator/writer for Marvel during the Silver Age. | |
Francesca Ciregia | - |
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Fumi Yoshinaga | Mostly known for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers/Oooku, set in an alternate medieval Japan where a disease killed most of the male population. Now a harem of men is serving the female Shoguns.
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Fuyumi Ono | - |
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G. Willow Wilson | ||
Gail Renard | Mostly known for John Lennon: Give Me a Chance and as writer of various Disney publications in the 1980s. |
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| Gail Simone (writer) | ||
Genevieve Valentine | - | |
Grace Ellis | - | |
| Grace Randolph (writer/artists/internet host) | - | |
| Heidi MacDonald (editor) | Active since mid 1990s and mostly early 2000s. | |
| Helen Leigh (editor/manager) | Editor & Office Manager of Skybound Entertainment (imprint of Image Comics) | - |
| Helen Slater (American actress) | Helen Slater portrayed Kara Zor-El/Linda Lee in the 1984 movie Supergirl. |
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| Hiromu Arakawa (Mangaka) | - | |
| Hope Larson (artist/writer) | Mostly known for her award winning graphic novel Grey Horses. |
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Ikeda Riyoko | One of the most popular Japanese comics artist in the 1970s. |
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Irene Flores |
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| Ivory Madison (American entrepreneur) | - |
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| Jackie Ormes (cartoonist) | ||
| Jane Espenson (writer/screenwriter/producer) | Known for writing various Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics for Dark Horse. Also know for writing and producing the TV series of the same name for several years. |
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| Janelle Asselin aka Janelle Siegel (editor) | Editor of various Batman & Batman related comics. | |
| Janet K. Lee (artist) | - |
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| Jeanine Schaefer (editor) | ||
| Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic (German artist; married to Marko Djurdjevic) | Mostly known for her cover artwork.
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| Jen Hickman (artist/colorist) |
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Jen Van Meter | ||
Jenette Kahn | Former Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and President of DC Comics between 1976 and 2002. |
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Jennifer Grunwald | Editor for Marvel and Icon Comics. | |
| Jenny Frison (cover artist) |
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| Jess Fink (artist) | - |
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| Jessica Abel (writer/artist) | Mostly known for her original graphic novel "La Perdida". Active in the 1990s and 2000s. |
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| Jill Thompson (writer/artist) | Mostly active in the 1990s. Known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (characters), including two manga-style graphic novels*, and her own Scary Godmother series of children's books and comics.
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Jillian Tamaki | Mostly known for the graphic novel Skim. |
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| Jo Chen (Taiwanese-American artist; sister of Christina Chen) | Known for her detailed art and style. |
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Joan Hilty | Editor for DC in the 1990s and 2000s with 500+ issue credits. | |
Joëlle Jones |
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Jordie Bellaire |
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Joyce Chin | ||
Joyce Farmer | Mostly known for being the co-creator, along with Lyn Chevely, of the women underground comics anthology Tits & Clits Comix. |
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| Juliana Azevedo (Brazilian writer) | - | |
| Julie Bell (artist & Fantasy painter) | Mostly active in the 1990s and 2000s. Her art appears in many comic art and fantasy art books. |
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| Julie Doucet (Candian cartoonist) | Canadian underground artist in the 1990s and 2000s. Her mostly autobiographical works deal with "Sex, Drugs, and Menstruation." |
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Julie Rottenberg | Editor for many Helix/Vertigo comics in the 1990s. | |
June Brigman | Mostly active in the 1980s and 1990s. | |
June Chung |
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Kaisa Leka | Kaisa's comics have been published in several Finnish magazines but her main passion is creating her own graphic novels and books; some of them are in traditional Japanese style* (not to be confused with manga). A repeating theme in her autobiographical stories are disability, politics, and spiritual searching. |
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Kaori Yuki | - |
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Kaoru Mori |
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Kara Leopard | ||
| Karen Berger (editor) | Active since the early 1980s. |
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| Kate Beaton (artist/writer) | ||
| Kate Perkins (writer) | - | |
Kathryn Immonen (Kuder) | ||
Katie Cook |
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Katie Kubert |
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Katsura Hoshino | - | |
Kazuya Minekura | - |
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Kelly Sue DeConnick |
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Kelly Thompson | Kelly Thompson is a novelist and doesn't write comic books; at least not yet. Her fantasy novels feature illustrations from some of the best comic artists and stunning covers by Stephanie Hans (who just happens to be one of my favorites at the moment which is good for Kelly, too! Plus: I love Kickstarter!) |
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Kim Yale | Mostly active in 1980s and 1990s. |
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| Kristen Simon (editor) | Mostly known for being the editor behind Jimme Robinson's Bomb Queen. | |
| Kristy Quinn (editor) | Editor with 1000+ issue credits; mostly DC Comics. | |
Kyla Vanderklugt | ||
Laura Allred |
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Laura Martin née DePuy | Active since the 1990s.
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Lauren Sankovitch |
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Leah Moore |
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Leila Del Duca |
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Lena Dunham | Know as the star and creator of the TV series Girls, Dunham will write a four-issue short story for Archie Comics in 2015.
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Linda Medley | - |
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Lisa Moore |
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| Lise Myhre (Norwegian artist) | Mostly (and only) known as creator, writer, and artist of Nemi, a goth girl, the most popular comic and comic character in Norway, running for 100+ issues and 10+ years already. | |
Louise Simonson | Mostly active in 1980s and 1990s.
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Lucy Kinsley | ||
Lyn Chevely aka Chin Lyvely | Mostly known for being the co-creator, along with Joyce Farmer, of the women underground comics anthology Tits & Clits Comix. |
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Lynda Barry | - | - |
Marcia Chen | - |
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Margaret Clark | Editor and occasional writer of various Epic Comics in the 1980s and 1990s. | |
Marguerite Bennett | ||
Marguerite Sauvage |
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Mariah Benes | Inked various DC & Marvel titles. | - |
Mariah Huehner |
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Marie Javins | Mostly credited for coloring Marvel comics in the late 1980s and 1990s. | |
Marie Severin | One of the few women working in the Golden & Silver Age of comics. |
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| Mariko Tamaki (Canadian writer/artist of Japanese & Jewish descent and cousin of Jillian Tamaki) | Mostly known for the graphic novel Skim. | |
| Marissa Louise (colorist) |
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| Marjane Satrapi (Iranian-born French artist) | - |
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Marjorie Liu |
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Marta Martinez | ||
Mary H.K. Choi | - | |
Mary M. Talbot | - |
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Marzena Sowa | - |
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Meghan Hetrick | ||
Melinda Gebbie | - |
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Meredith Finch |
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Meredith McLaren |
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Merna Gamble | Golden Age comics. |
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Michelle Madsen |
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Milla Paloniemi | So far she's only got one of her graphic novels translated into English but I'm gonna use this space to point out that a) I like the name Milla and b) she's Vegetarian which I am, too. Please do not (try to) eat hedgehogs! | |
Mindy Newell | Mostly active in the late 1980s and 1990s. | |
Ming Doyle |
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Misty Coats | - | |
Molly Lazer | Editor for Marvel comics for several years with 500+ credited issues. | |
Muntsa Vicente | Frequently doing the coloring for fellow Spanish artists Marcos Martín and Javier Pulido.
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Murasaki Yamada | Mostly know for her feminist mangas Shin Kirari (1981/82) & Blue Sky (1992). Active since the 1980s and 1990s. |
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Nancy Butler | - | |
Naoko Takeuchi | Mostly known for Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn which was first translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, then Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, and just Sailor Moon. |
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Nei Ruffino |
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| Nicola Scott (Australian artist) |
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| Nicola "Nik" Virella (artist) |
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| Nicole Wiley Boose (editor) | Editor who has mostly worked for Marvel and Icon Comics in the 2000s. | |
| Nikki Cook (artist) |
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| Nina Matsumoto (Japanese-Canadian creator and Mangaka) |
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| Noelle C. Giddings (colorist) | Mostly active in the 1990s and early 2000s. |
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| Noelle Stevenson (artist/writer) |
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| Paige Braddock (writer/artist) |
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| Patricia Mulvihill (colorist) | Long-time colorist of Wonder Woman and 100 Bullets. Mostly active in the 1990s and 2000s. | |
| Peach-Pit "Pichi Pitto" (Mangaka) |
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| Pia Guerra (Canadian artist) | Mostly active in the early 2000s. |
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| Priscilla Miller (letterer) | - | - |
| Q Hayashida (Mangaka) | - | |
| Rachael Scott (British artist) |
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| Rachel Gluckstern (editor) | Editor for DC since the 2000s.
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| Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) | Has been an assistant editor at Marvel through the 2000s and is not editing for DC Comics. | |
| Rachel Pollack (Sci-Fi writers) | Mostly active in the early 1990s. | |
| Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist) |
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| Raina Telgemeier (artist/cartoonist) | - |
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| Ramona Fradon (artist/penciler) | One of the first women to "draw" superheroes in comics; working from the Golden Age and Silver Age to Modern-Age of comics. |
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| Rebecca A. Wrigley (cover artist) | - | |
| Rebecca Buchman (inker) | - | |
| Rebecca Taylor (editor) | Editor for Archaia Studios and Kaboom! Studios. | |
| Rebekah Isaacs (artist) |
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| Renae De Liz (artist) |
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| Renae Geerlings (editor) | Editor for Top Cow and Image Comics since the 1990s and for IDW now. | |
| Rhianna Pratchett (English writer) | ||
| Roberta Gregory (artist/writer) | Mostly active in the 1990s and early 2000s. Known for her character Bitchy aka Bitchy Bitch from Bitchy Strips and Naughty Bits. |
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| Robin Furth (writer/plotter) | Plotter and consultant for Stephen King's Dark Tower comic series published by Marvel. |
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| Robin Ha (illustrator) | - | - |
| Ronda Pattison (Canadian colorist) |
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| Rosemary Cheetham (Canadian colorist) | - | |
| Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds (English cartoonist & illustrator) | Mostly known for her graphic novel "Gemma Bovery" and as illustrator for many British children's books. |
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Rumiko Takahashi | Active since the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s. She is currently the best-selling female comic artist in history with more than 170 million copies.
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| Ruth Atkinson (Canadian artist) | Active during the Golden Age and Silver Age. | |
| Rutu Modan (Israeli artist/writer) | - |
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| Sana Amanat (editor) |
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| Sana Takeda (Japanese artist) |
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Sandra Hope | Active since the mid 1990s.
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| Sara Pichelli (Italian cover artist) |
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| Sara "Samm" Barnes (writer) | - |
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| Sarah Glidden (artist/writer) | - | |
Sarah Oleksyk | - | |
| Sarah Vaughn (writer) |
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| Shannon Waters (editor) | Editor for Boom! and Kaboom! Studios. | |
| Shelly Bond (editor; married to Philip Bond) | Active since the early 1990s.
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| Shimura Takako (Mangaka) | - | |
| Simona Martore (editor) | Editor for DC Comics in the late 1990s and 2000s. | |
| Sonia Oback (colorist) | ||
| Sophie Crumb (French-American artist/writer; daughter of Aline & Robert Crumb) | - |
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| Stacey Lee (artist) |
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| Stephanie Buscema (cover artist/editor) |
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| Stephanie Gladden (artist/cartoonist) |
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Stephanie Hans |
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Stephanie Moore | Editor for Marvel; mostly in the 2000s. | |
Susan Crespi | Letterer for Marvel in the late 1990s and 2000s. | - |
Svetlana Chmakova | - | |
Taki Soma |
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Tanya Horie |
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Tara Butters | - | |
Tara McPherson | - |
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Tarpe Mills | Golden Age writer. Creator of the popular Miss Fury comic strips (1941-1951). | |
Tatjana Wood | Mostly active in the late Bronze Age, 1980s, and 1990s. | |
Tori Amos |
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Tove Jansson | Creator of the Moomins (originally Munins) during the Silver Age and Bronze Age. |
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Tracy Hampton Munsey | Mostly active in the late 1980s and 1990s. | |
Trina Robbins | - |
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Trudy Cooper | - | |
Tula Lotay |
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Ulli Lust | ||
Valerie D'Orazio |
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Vanesa R. Del Rey |
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Vera Brosgol | - | |
Veronica Gandini |
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Wendy Broome (née Fouts) |
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Wendy Pini | Active since the 1980s and 1990s.
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Yellow Tanabe | ||
Yoko Kamio | - |
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Youka Nitta | Yaoi Manga artist (focusing on homoerotic romantic relationships between male characters, aimed at a female audience). | |
Yuki Urushibara | - | |
Yuko Shimizu |
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Yumi Hotta | - | |
Yun Kouga (Kōga) |
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This list is getting more and more complete but will it ever be? Probably not!
Last update: January 7, 2015.
Please comment and let me know if you find this list useful, or if you feel like a certain name and person or comic title is still missing and should be added or if any information is incorrect.
Thanks.
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