While at Alaska Comic Camp, Dave Kellett had the opportunity to speak with cartoonist Lucy Knisley, a critically acclaimed and award-winning comic creator. She specializes in personal, confessional graphic novels and travelogues.

LUCY'S BOOKS

Lucy has published more than a dozen books, with several fantastic publishers. These have included: Simon & Schuster, First Second Books, Fantagraphics, Chronicle, Random House Graphics, Knopf and Rocky Pond. She has also contributed to many collections and anthologies at various publishers and made work for many periodicals and publications. Here are a few...

• Ride Beside Me
• Woa: A Housecat's Story of Despair
• French Milk
• Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
• Stepping Stones
• Apple Crush
• Sugar Shack, the third in the Peapod Farm series, comes out August 2025!

You can reach out to Lucy via her Patreon page

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.