American
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alternative
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* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
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cartoonist, painter, and writer. She is known for the confessional autobiographical
minicomics
A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105&n ...
series ''Deep Girl'' and the two-person title (with her husband
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (Museum School, SMFA at Tufts, or SMFA; formerly the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) is the art school of Tufts University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusett ...
in 1991.Bordeaux entry LinkedIn. Accessed Sept. 20, 2018.
Bordeaux self-published five issues of the ''Deep Girl''
minicomic
A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105& ...
during the years 1993 to 1995. (Paper Rocket Minicomics collected all five issues in a book called ''The Complete Deep Girl'' in 2013.)
In the mid-1990s, Bordeaux illustrated stories in
Dennis Eichhorn
Dennis P. Eichhorn (August 19, 1945 – October 8, 2015) was an American writer, best known for his adult-oriented autobiographical comic book series ''Real Stuff''. His stories, often involving, sex, drugs, and alcohol, have been compared to tho ...
's ''Real Stuff'' series, published by
Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint.
History
Founding
Fantagraphics was founde ...
. Later in the decade, she also contributed stories to anthologies like Aeon Publications's ''On Our Butts'';
Sarah Dyer
Sarah Dyer is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist with roots in the Zine, zine movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1998, ''Action Girl'' was awarded with the "Lulu of the Year" award of Friends of Lulu.
Early life
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Peter Bagge
Peter Bagge (pronounced , as in ''bag''; born December 11, 1957) is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics ''Hate'' and '' Neat Stuff''. His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduce ...
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Hate
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''; Fantagraphics' ''Dirty Stories'', ''Spicecapades'', and ''Measles''; and DC's '' Bizarro Comics''.
Bordeaux and ''Deep Girl'' were nominated for the 1997 Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent (part of the Lulu Awards). That same year,
Drawn & Quarterly
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published her
romance
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* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
* Romance languages, ...
graphic novel
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''No Love Lost''.
Bordeaux served on the 2003
Ignatz Award
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jury.
In the 2000s, in addition to '' Raisin Pie'', she contributed work to a number of anthologies, including
Alternative Comics
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zombie
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anthology ''Bogus Dead'' (2002), Friends of Lulu's ''Broad Appeal'' (2003), the
middle school
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-stories anthology ''Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age'' (
Viking Juvenile
Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company owned by Penguin Random House. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim and then acquire ...
, 2007), and the
Center for Cartoon Studies
The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is a two-year institution focusing on sequential art, specifically comics and graphic novelsCenter for Cartoon Studies
The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is a two-year institution focusing on sequential art, specifically comics and graphic novels"Visiting Artist: ARIEL BORDEAUX," Center for Cartoon Studies website (2013). She currently works as a Special Collections Associate at
Rhode Island School of Design
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...
Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine (; born May 31, 1974) is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ongoing comic book series ''Optic Nerve'' and his illustrations in '' The New Yorker''.
Early life
Adrian Tomine was born May 31, 1974, in Sacramento, Cal ...
* ''No Love Lost'' (
Drawn & Quarterly
Drawn & Quarterly is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic content, a ...