Brianne Drouhard is a United States author, artist, director, and animator, known for her book ''Billie the Unicorn'' and her webcomic, ''Harpy Gee''. Drouhard has been involved in animation since 2004, when she was a character designer for the ''

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'' TV series. Her current projects include ''Harpy Gee'' and

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' ''Mega Princess''. Drouhard has contributed to several television series, including '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', '' Class of 3000'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also directed and produced the TV short '' Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld''.

Personal life

Brianne Drouhard was born on July 10, 1980, in Othello, Washington, USA. Drouhard attended the

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and the Character Animation Program at the

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Career

Brianne Drouhard worked as a character designer on various animated TV shows throughout the 2000s, such as ''

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'' and ''

''. While Drouhard worked on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' from 2008 to 2011,

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announced the formation of

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to everyone working in the animation department at

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Looking at the list of characters that Drouhard could present a pitch for, the character of Amethyst stood out to her, even though she did not know the character well. Drouhard had already been pitching her ''Harpy Gee'' concept for several years at this point, and presented it as an alternative after her ''Amethyst'' pitch. However, DC liked Drouhard's concept episodes more than expected, and she was told to write even more episodes. Drouhard began posting her fantasy webcomic ''Harpy Gee'' in January, 2014. Following the adventurer Harpy and her

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cat, Drouhard switches up her storytelling style and artistic processes rapidly during the creation of ''Harpy Gee''. Lauren Davis of ''

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'' listed it among her favorite webcomics of 2014. A Nick animated short was produced for the show as part of the

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. Collaborating with

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, Drouhard created the comic book ''Mega Princess'' in 2016, which follows the adventures of princess Maxime and her pony Justine who go to rescue her younger brother. Published by Kaboom!, ''Mega Princess'' has a younger target-audience.

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Harpy Gee
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Drouhard, Brianne Living people 1980 births American animators American storyboard artists American television producers American webcomic creators California Institute of the Arts alumni American female comics artists American women animators American women television producers Female comics writers 21st-century American women