Summary
Rachel Nabors (born March 9, 1985) is an American cartoonist, artist, and graphic novelist,[1] best known for their serialized comic, Rachel the Great, as well as their two graphic novels, 18 Revolutions and Crow Princess.
| Rachel Nabors | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1985 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Awards | Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent |
Early life edit
Nabors was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1985. They left public school in the fifth grade to be homeschooled, and began drawing comics seriously at age fourteen.[2] They started as a professional cartoonist at age seventeen when they began to receive a steady income from drawing comics.[3]
Career edit
Soon after their nineteenth birthday, Nabors self-published 18 Revolutions. This was soon followed by Crow Princess.[4] They also have self-published several mini-comics including A Brief History of Grifonton and Subculture of One: the Body Issues.
They made comics for Gurl.com on a weekly basis until March 2008, when they took a comics hiatus while they straightened out an important jaw surgery and got married. In summer 2010 they had said surgery with the assistance and support of their fans. However, they were unable financially to return to making comics and continued their career in web development instead.[5]
They also ran a banner exchange for comics by, for and about women at exchange.rubifruit.com as well as the manga review and news site MangaPunk.com.
Currently they reside in London, England working for Facebook on the React Core Team[6] and travel the world teaching web animations at web development conferences.
Awards edit
The Friends of Lulu honored Nabors with the 2007 Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent.[7]
References edit
- ^ Mangold, Stephanie (2006-08-09). "On the Range with Rachel Nabors". News@SilverBulletComics. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Who is Rachel Nabors?". Rachel Nabors, award-winning cartoonist turned digital storyteller. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Nabors, Rachel (2016-02-13). "Storytelling on the Shoulders of Giants". Panel & Frame. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Manga Punk, 2005 (ISBN 9780974896618 and ISBN 0974896616).
- ^ Nabors, Rachel (4 September 2014). "Why "do what you love" is bad career advice". Quartz (publication). Atlantic Media Company. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Joining the React Core team in London". April 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (2007-07-27). "Friends of Lulu award Winners". The Beat: The News Blog of Comics Culture. Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
External links edit
- Rachel the Great Nabors' current web development site
- Rachel the Great Nabors' official comics archive
Interviews edit
- Leigh Dragoon at Sequential Tart
- Mookychick
- The Stack Overflow Podcast: EP261 From web comics to React core with Rachel Nabors