The work of Tarpé Mills, Giuliana Maldini, Trina Robbins, Natsume Ono, Brigid Elva, Stellar Leuna, Emma Ríos, Fiona Staples, and Joëlle Jones is featured in #PradaSS18 #w4w.
Tarpé Mills (1918-88, New York), born June, changed her name to the gender-ambiguous Tarpé because she believed her readers would be
disappointed to know she was a woman. Mills was a fashion illustrator before she created several action characters in Devil’s Dust, The Cat Man, the Purple Zombie, Daredevil Barry Finn, and her best-known character, Miss Fury. In 1941, “Miss Fury” was the first female action comic strip
created by a woman. In 1971, Mills made a brief return to comics with “Our Love Story” (Marvel).
Giuliana Maldini (Milan) was the first woman in Italy to publish a book of cartoons on the female condition in 1978 under the title “Qui regna
amore” with an introduction by Natalia Aspesi. Since, she has authored satire, poetry, and children’s books, most recently “Perlopiù,” “Supergiù”
published (La Vita Felice), “Noi ragazze” (Nuages), and “Nonne e non solo” (Eco).
Trina Robbins has been drawing and writing comics since 1966, starting with her work for New York underground newspaper East Village Other. In 1970, she produced the first all-woman comic book, “It Ain’t Me Babe.” In 1972, she was one of the founders of Wimmin’s Comix, the longest-
lasting women’s anthology comic book (until 1992). In the mid-80s, she co-wrote “Women and the Comics,” the first in a series of histories
of women cartoonists. She has been responsible for rediscovering previously forgotten early women cartoonists like Nell Brinkley, Tarpé Mills,
Barbara Hall, and Lily Renée. In 1986, she became the first woman to draw a Wonder Woman comic book. In 2013 Trina was inducted into the
Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Natsume Ono made her debut in 2003 with “La Quinta Camera” and has since set much of her work in Italy, based on her observed experiences while living there. Her works include “Ristorante Paradiso” (Ota), “Sarai-ya Goyou” (Shogakukan), and “Tsuratsura Waraji” (Kodansha). Many of
her stories have been animated or made into dramas.
Brigid Elva (UK) is the author of the comic book “Coma Deep.” She has self-published works “Hex,” “Room,” and “Field Notes” and is involved in various ongoing ’zines.
Stellar Leuna (Sydney) started out making DIY ’zines and merch designs for local hardcore bands and has since made art for print publications, streetwear apparel, and large-scale murals.
Emma Ríos (Spain) started drawing comics full time in 2007. Having worked for Boom! Studios and Marvel (Doctor Strange, Amazing Spiderman), she returned to creator-owned productions in 2013, thanks to Image Comics, where she published “I.D.,” a solo graphic novel, and co-edited the Island magazine. She currently co-creates Pretty Deadly and Mirror.
Fiona Staples (Calgary) is the co-creator of the bestselling Hugo and Eisner award-winning comic series, Saga, written by Brian K. Vaughan.
Together with writer Mark Waid, Staples spearheaded the 2015 re-launch of the 75-year-old Archie Comics line, redesigning the classic
characters with a modern look.
Joëlle Jones (Los Angeles) has most recently been writing and drawing “Lady Killer” (Dark Horse). She has provided the art for “Supergirl: Being Super,” “Superman: American Alien” (DC), “Helheim, Brides of Helheim” (Oni), and “Mockingbird” (Marvel). Next, Jones will be drawing Batman for DC and taking over the DC Collectibles Cover Girls statue line.
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