Suzy Varty
| Suzy Varty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist |
Notable works | Heröine, Mama! dramas, Nelson |
Suzy Varty is a noted British comics artist, writer, and editor. In the late 1970s, she compiled, contributed to and edited Heröine, the first anthology of comics by women to be published in the U.K.[1] Throughout the 70s, she was part of the Birmingham Arts Lab, and she has participated in the Underground Comix and Wimmen's Comix movements in the U.S.[2] Varty remains active in the British Comics scene, frequently appearing at such conventions as Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival in Leeds and the Canny Comic Con in Newcastle.
Career
Suzy Varty's work has appeared alongside that of such renowned Underground Comix creators as Trina Robbins, Phoebe Gloeckner, and Hunt Emerson. Varty's first comic was published in Birmingham Arts Lab's Street Comix in 1976.[3]
After Heröine was published in 1978, the Birmingham Women's Liberation Movement conference praised the work for its contribution to feminist art. As the first anthology of comics by women to be published in the U.K., Heröine is credited with opening doors for the creation of the British Women's Comic Collective in 1991.[4]
In 2003, Varty discussed the lasting appeal of Wonder Woman on BBC Four, alongside comics expert Paul Gravett.[5] In 2014, she was one of the judges for the British Comic Awards.[6][7][8]
Selected Bibliography
- Street Comix (Birmingham Arts Lab Press 1976)—contributor
- Heröine (Birmingham Arts Lab Press 1978)—contributor, editor
- Mama! dramas (Educomics 1978)—contributor
- The Comic Book of First Love (Penguin Books 1990)—contributor
- The Facts of Life (Penguin Books 1990)—contributor
- Wimmin's Comix (aka Wimmen's Comix) #17 (Rip Off Press 1992)—contributor
- My Story (BBC Raw 2008)—contributor
- Nelson (Blank Slate Books 2011)—contributor
References
- ↑ Quinn, Ben (28 December 2011). "Ker-pow! Women kick back against comic-book sexism". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Suzy Varty". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Suzy Varty". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ McKie, Anna (17 May 2014). "Kerpow! How women used the boy's own world of comic books to further the cause". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Woman's Hour: Wonder Woman". BBC Radio Four. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Ahktar, Zainab (13 October 2014). "British Comic Awards reveal 2014 judging panel". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Banks, Tom (30 October 2014). "Comics Festival Artists and Writers Take Over Leeds for Thought Bubble". Design Week. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "This year's Judges and Longlists revealed!". British Comic Awards. Retrieved 19 January 2015.