Dame Darcy

Dame Darcy
Born Darcy Megan Stanger[1]
(1971-06-11) June 11, 1971
Caldwell, Idaho[2]
Area(s) Cartoonist, Fine artist, Musician, Performer, Animator, Filmmaker
Notable works
 Meat Cake
http://www.damedarcy.com

Dame Darcy (born June 19, 1971, in Caldwell, Idaho), is an alternative cartoonist,[3] fine artist, musician, cabaret performer, and animator/filmmaker. Her "neo-Victorian,"[4] comic book series Meat Cake was published by Fantagraphics from 1993–2008. Her graphic novels include Handbook for Hot Witches, The Illustrated Jane Eyre,[5] Frightful Fairytales, Gasoline, and Dollerium.[5]

She has worked with writer Alan Moore, and for such publishers as Marvel Comics, Penguin Putnam, PressPop Tokyo, Merrell, Image Comics, Henry Holt and Company, and Seven Stories Press. Dame Darcy has published about 100 books internationally, with her comics being translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, among others. Her films and animation have won awards and been shown internationally. Her fine art and dolls have been exhibited and sold in art galleries globally for more than 20 years.

Biography

Dame Darcy acquired her initial skill set while still a child and teen working as an apprentice to her father in his sign painting studio, Green Tree Graphics. She began her own career at age 17 when she won a scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute, where she was taught by George Kuchar.

She made her first publishing deal at the age of 21 when her comic book series Meat Cake was picked up by Fantagraphics Books.

She performed for a time with Lisa Crystal Carver and Jean-Louis Costes's underground cabaret Suckdog Circus.[6]

Her latest books in 2016 are Lady Killers (Harper Collins), The Jaywalker, with Lisa Carver, Lucky, and other compilations. Dame Darcy's autobiography, Hi Jax & Hi Jinx, is due out from Feral House in 2017, and has a feature film screenplay attached. Her self-published Mermaid tarot card decks sell daily and globally, and are also independently distributed through various stores.

She also Illustrated for fashion designers Anna Sui and Gothic Lolita designers CWC, Baby Doll, Ku, Coi Girl Magic and Jared Gold, etc. while also working as a runway model.

Her teaching experience varies among all ages and contexts. Dame Darcy taught an independent comics publishing course at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, as well as lecturing and workshops at Columbia University, and in Europe and Japan.

Bibliography

Comics/graphic novels

Illustrations

Discography

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Sullivan, Darcy. "TCJ ARCHIVE: The Dame Darcy Interview," The Comics Journal #171 (September 1994).
  2. ↑ Weaver, Damien. "An Interview with Dame Darcy," Bookslut (April 2004).
  3. ↑ Hundley, Jessica (21 November 2002). "Staying in; Artist's vision lives; Dame Darcy turns a new page with her stylized graphic novel, 'Frightful Fairytales.'". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Kirchner, Lisa. "Books: Meatcake," Bust. Accessed June 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Weiland, Jonah. "Dame Darcy on The Illustrated Jane Eyre," Comic Book Resources (August 15, 2006).
  6. ↑ Calhoun, Ada. "Prophet for Our Times," Austin Chronicle (Aug. 11, 2000).

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