Colleen Frakes

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Colleen Frakes (born in 1980 in Washington) is an American comics writer and artist.

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Originally from Walla Walla, Washington, Frakes is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and the Center for Cartoon Studies. [1] [2]

Career

In 2008, Frakes wrote a short story for the Tales of the TMNT #53, published by Mirage Studios. [3]

In 2015, Frakes released a graphic novel called Prison Island: a graphic memoir, published by Zest. The comic tells the story of Frakes growing up on McNeil Island, Washington, a remote island near McNeil Island Correctional Center. [4]

In 2024, Frakes released a graphic novel called Knots, published by HarperCollins. [5]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. Méndez, Teresa (11 May 2007). "For cartoon-college grads, future is hard to sketch". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=XEBMAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Frakes
  3. https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7535351/tales-of-the-tmnt-53
  4. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/19774?srsltid=AfmBOopEsxUQSTt6xGiUODOGePMHKgqyzxhNyodPMsn1jJcLOHCWh0h4
  5. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/knots-colleen-frakes
  6. "Fall 2007 Xeric winners". The Beat: The Blog of Comics Culture. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "CONGRATULATIONS IGNATZ WINNER COLLEEN FRAKES". The Center for Cartoon Studies. Retrieved 13 August 2020.