Darcy Megan Stanger (born June 19, 1971, Caldwell, Idaho), better known by the pen name Dame Darcy, is an

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cartoonist, fine artist, musician, cabaret performer, and animator/filmmaker. Her " Neo-Victorian" comic book series '' Meat Cake'' was published by Fantagraphics Books from 1993–2008. The ''Meat Cake Bible'' compilation was released in June 2016 and nominated for The Eisner Award July 2017. ''Vegan Love: Dating and Partnering for the Cruelty-Free Gal, with Fashion, Makeup & Wedding Tips,'' written by Maya Gottfried and illustrated by Dame Darcy, was the Silver Medalist winners of the

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in 2018. Her self-published Tarot decks went viral world wide in 2012 with a second wave in 2018 for the Dame Darcy Mermaid Tarot Gold Edition deck and Queen Alice Tarot deck and were listed as

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Bestsellers in 2018. Dame Darcy's autobiographical graphic novel, ''Hi Jax & Hi Jinx (Life's a Pitch and Then You Live Forever)'', was published by Feral House in 2019 Other graphic novels include ''Handbook for Hot Witches'', ''The Illustrated

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'', ''Frightful Fairytales'', ''Gasoline'', and ''Dollerium''. She worked with writer

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and for such publishers as

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, Image Comics,

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, PressPop Tokyo, Merrell, Henry Holt and Company, and Seven Stories Press. Dame Darcy published about 100 books internationally, with her comics being translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, among others. Her films and animation won awards and have been shown internationally. Her fine art and dolls were exhibited and sold in art galleries globally for more than 20 years. In the late 1990s director

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and Dame Darcy produced a variety TV show titled ''Turn Of The Century'' profiling their short "silent film" style movies for Manhattan public access, which are now part of the Getty Museum Collection.

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. During this time, she acted in films by

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. 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 originally considered using the pen name "Richard Dirt" but her father suggested adding a title to her own first name instead, so Darcy used the name Richard Dirt as a character in her comic book. She performed for a time with

Lisa Crystal Carver Lisa Crystal Carver (born November 9, 1968, Dover, New Hampshire), also known as Lisa Suckdog, is an American writer known for her writing in ''Rollerderby''. Through her interviews, she introduced the work of Vaginal Davis, Dame Darcy, Cindy Da ...

and

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's underground cabaret Suckdog Circus. ''SUCKDOG Reunion Tour 2016'', a documentary concert film starring Lisa Carver (Lisa Suckdog) as "The Dish" and Dame Darcy as "Ghost Mother" is currently available as a DVD. Her latest books as of 2016 are ''Lady Killers'' (Harper Collins), ''The Jaywalker'', with

Lisa Carver Lisa Crystal Carver (born November 9, 1968, Dover, New Hampshire), also known as Lisa Suckdog, is an American writer known for her writing in ''Rollerderby''. Through her interviews, she introduced the work of Vaginal Davis, Dame Darcy, Cindy Da ...

, ''Lucky'', and other compilations. Dame Darcy's autobiography, ''Hi Jax & Hi Jinx'', was published by Feral House in 2019, and has a feature film screenplay attached. Her self-published ''Mermaid Tarot and Queen Alice''

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decks are independently distributed. She has illustrated for fashion designers

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and

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designers CWC, Baby Doll, Ku, Coi Girl Magic and

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while working as a runway model in

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and LA. In the 1990s, Dame Darcy made a doll for

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which included hair from the late Kurt Cobain. The doll was a gift to Love's daughter

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. Dame Darcy planned to auction some of Kurt Cobain's leftover hair in 2015 but withdrew it following a complaint from Love. Her teaching experience varies among all ages and contexts. Dame Darcy taught an independent comics publishing course at the

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, as well as lecturing and workshops at

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, and in Europe and Japan.

Bibliography

Comics/graphic novels

* Dame Darcy's Witchy Cat Tarot (2021) * Musings And Meanings - Scrapbook style tarot meanings book based on Ryder Waite Smith with journal and creative writing prompts (2021) * X (10) The 10th Annual Anniversary Comic Compilation from the Montreal Comic Festival PRESSES DU FBDM / MCAF PRESS book series Lettres à Montreal (2021) * Library of Esoterica Tarot- Dame Darcy Mermaid Tarot cards included in this Taschen anthology (2020) * Scorched Earth - Post Apocalyptic Graphic Novel Published by Paper Movies (2020) - by Janet Montgomery and Erik Olsen, writers: Dame Darcy, Shane Riches, illustrated by : Daniele Nicotra * ''Hi Jax & Hi Jinx'' — Dame Darcy's autobiography graphic novel ( Feral House, 2019) * Dame Darcy's Mermaid Tarot (2012–present) * Dame Darcy's Queen Alice Tarot (2018–present) * ''Lady Killers'' (

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, 2017) — illustrations for a novel by Tori Telfer * ''Mirror Mirror'' (2d Cloud, 2017) — comics anthology edited by Sean T. Collins and Julia Gfrörer * ''Vegan Love: Dating and Partnering for the Cruelty-Free Gal, with Fashion, Makeup & Wedding Tips'' (

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, 2017) — illustrations for a book by Maya Gottfried * ''Lisa Carver's Jaywalker'' (Suckdog, 2016) — illustrations for a book by

* ''The Meat Cake Bible'' ( Fantagraphics Books, July 2016) — every story from all 17 issues of ''Meat Cake'' (1993–2008), as well as new stories from the unpublished 18th issue; over 400 pages of comics * ''Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho'' #1 (

Idaho Comics Group Idaho Comics Group (ICG) is an independent comic book publishing company from Boise, Idaho that was founded in 2014, which publishes the officially licensed ''Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho'' anthology and ''Idaho Comics.'' The anthologies benef ...

, August 2014) * ''Handbook for Hot Witches'' ( Henry Holt and Company, Oct. 2012) * ''

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'' and ''

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'', in The Graphic Canon Vol. 1, Vol. 2, and Vol. 3 (2012-2016): The Definitive Anthology of the World's Greatest Literature Through Comics Vol. 2 ( Seven Stories Press, October 2012)
Vol. 3 hit the ''

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'' Bestseller List for Graphic Books, and rights sold for foreign editions to publishers around the world. * ''Women of Marvel'' #2 (" Fantastic Four (Fairy-Tales)") (

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, December 2010) * ''Gasoline'' (Merrell Books, 2008) * '' Comic Book Tattoo'' ( Image Comics, 2008) — anthology of comics based on

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songs, with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. * ''Meat Cake'' #1-17 (Fantagraphics Books, 1993–2008) * ''Dollerium'' (Press Pop, 2007) — full color book /DVD * ''The Illustrated

'' (

, 2006) * ''Dame Darcy's Meat Cake Compilation'' (Fantagraphics Books, 2003; reprint edition, 2010); — collects material from the first decade of ''Meat Cake''; includes "Hungry is the Heart," a collaboration between Dame Darcy and

* ''Frightful Fairy Tales'' (

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, 2002) * '' Tomorrow Stories'' #9–10 and ''America's Best Comics Special'' #1 (

, 2001) — illustrating

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stories by

* ''Spin The Bottle'' (2007) — Illustrations for graphic novel by Justine Brown * ''In The Garden of Poisonous Flowers'' ( Subterranean Press, 2002) — Illustrations for graphic novel * ''Lost Souls'' (

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, 1999) — illustrations for graphic novel by Poppy Z. Brite * '' The Big Book Of Grimm'' (DC Comics/

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, 1999) * ''Media Vaca'' (2002) — Spanish comics compilation * ''A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World'' (

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, 1998) * ''Bust Magazine Book'' (1999) — contributor * ''Suture'' (1999) — contributor to a London-based journal * ''Women's Herstory in Comics'', compiled and edited by

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(1998) — comics compilation featuring female cartoonists * '' Twisted Sisters vol. 2: Drawing the Line'' (

, 1995) — anthology of female cartoonists * ''Diva'' (1992) — anthology of female cartoonists

Illustration

* ''The Penalty of Hope: Poems'', by Vincent D. Dominion (2010) * ''Blythe'' (CWC, 2006) — doll book produced by

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, featuring the fashion doll Blythe * ''Dancing Queen'', by

(Henry Holt, 1998) * '' Rollerderby: the Book'', by Lisa Carver ( Feral House, 1996) * ''Doll House Book'' (Finnegan, 2000) — doll designs * ''Funeral Party I'' and ''Funeral Party II'', by Shade Rupe (1995-1999) * ''Broken Noses and Metempsychoses'', by Michael Carter (1998) * ''In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers'', by

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(2002) * Hasbro My Little Pony Doll Design * Jane Magazine Illustrations for Astrology Section * Meat Cake, self‐published comic series #1‐3 * Meat Cake, issue #0, Iconographics Publications * Star Head Mini Comix * Index Mag, Dame Darcy interviews Cindy Sherman and others * Rollerderby, Regular Contributor * New York Press * Village Voice * Purr, published in U.K. * Bananafish mag * Pretty Decorating mag * Hermenaut mag * C.M.J. Catalogue * Her mag Staff Artist * Last Gasp catalog, cover * The Stranger * Bust mag * Bitch mag * Venus mag * Stim, online publication * Tango Palace, record cover * Kittywinder record cover * Boss Hog record cover * Paper Mag comics and Guestroom with a view Planet Blue animation * Word Online Publication,Toozeday Comics Regular Contributor * C.H.E.W. Lollapalooza catalog, illustration for Courtney Love * Pulse mag * Dolls mag * Vice mag * Wired mag * Hate comic Peter Bagge Regular Contributor * Seattle Weekly * Alice mag UK * L.A. Weekly Pulpit full‐page color comics * Visionaire Fashion Magazine, 2001‐2002, Fashion Illustration, (N.Y.‐based) * Jelouse Fashion Magazine, 2002, (French based) * MOCA LA Designs for Christmas cards

Discography

* Caroliner Rainbow, 1989-1992 2nd, 3rd, and 4th albums * "Are You Afraid to Die" (Nuff Sed Records, 1992) — cassette with individually hand-tinted limited edition book with lyrics and illustrations * "Mexican Crawling Poppy Seed" 7" (Nuff Sed Records, 1993) * "The Devil Made Her Do It" 7" (Stick Shift Records, 1993) * (Dame Darcy with

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) "Tardvark" 7" (High Ball Records, 1994) * compilation CD (Sideshow Records, 1994) * Kill Rock Stars (1994) — compilation CD * (Dame Darcy & Dennis Driscoll) EP (Little Pad Records, 1995) * "Will O' Wisp Octopus" 7" (Villa VillaKula Records, 1995) * "When I'm Hungry I Eat" (Gormandizer Records) — compilation CD * "Grouse Mountain Skyride" 7" (1996) * ( Suckdog) ''Onward Suckdog Soldiers'' (Suckdog, 1998) * ''Isabelle the Hungriest Filly'' (1998) * (Black Strap Molasses Family) "The Elixir That'll Fix'er" (Transparency Records, 1998) * ''Rock Rock Chicken Pox'' (1999) *"My Eyes Have Seen the Glory" (CT Records, 2002) * "Gem In Eye" 7" (ir-ar Records U.K., 2002) * ''Dame Darcy's Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' (Boptart/Action Driver Records, 2004) * (Death By Doll) ''Gasoline'' (Emperor Penguin Recordings, 2006) * Horse Hospital (Infinite Chug Records, 2008) * (Death By Doll) ''Cabin Fever'' (Emperor Penguin Recordings, 2008) * (Death By Doll) ''ElectroRococo'' (February 2019)

Fine Art Exhibitions

* Nicolas Ballet profiling Lisa Hammer and Dame Darcy's surrealist short film ''Elaborate Empire Of Ache'' in Paris - L'Empire de la douleur. Le surrealism noir de Johanna Went et de Dame Darcy. Museum of Strasbourg 2022
McMullen Museum in Boston
- alternative comics exhibit from Sept.-Dec. 2022, raw comics weirdo and beyond - Dame Darcy's Meat Cake issue 2 1994 published by Fantagraphics * Bust Magazine Group show for contributors DD original comics 2013 * Solo Show Smart Clothes Gallery NYC 2012 * Bert Green Fine Art Chicago 2012 * Dame Darcy is currently represented by Sloan Fine Art NYC * Pony Show gallery 2009 * Meyer Gallery Zurich Switzerland Gasoline solo exhibit 2009 * Civilian Art Projects Washington DC Gasoline exhibit 2009 * Claire Obscura Gallery LA Gasoline exhibit 2008 * Bert Green Fine Art LA solo Gasoline exhibit 2008 * Sloan Fine Art solo Gasoline exhibit 2008 * Show Cave Gallery LA solo exhibit 2008 * Gallery Le Le Tokyo 2007 * Regent Gallery Group show LA 2007 * Hyena Gallery solo show LA 2007 * Black Chandelier Gallery LA 2007 * Museum of Contemporary Comics NY 2007 * Maude Carrin, LA, CA, 2007 * Eagle Rock Museum Idaho 2006 * Kunsthaus Museum exhibition + performance with Gelitin Bregens Austria 2006 * Comics Art Museum NY 2006 * Galleria Italia Italy 2006 * Milk Gallery NY 2005 * Copro‐Nasson group show Burgamot Station Santa Monica 2005 * Richard Heller Solo Show Burgamot Station 2005 * Claire Obscura Gallery LA 2005 * Bellwether Gallery, NY, NY, 2004 * Putnam Art Center, Pelham, NY, 2004 * City Of Women Music /Art Festival, solo show, Lubliana Slovenia, 2003 * Comics Art Gallery SF 2003 * Richard Heller Gallery, Solo Show, Santa Monica, CA, 2002 * Pond Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2002 * Press Pop Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2001 * Doll Exhibit, curated by Marcelle DuJour, LA, CA, 2001 * Down Town Gallery, LA, CA, 2001 * Show Pony, Solo Show, LA, CA, 2001 * Multimedia Events including illustrations, performance, dolls, films, animation staged in galleries in Holland and Berlin, Aug. 1999 * Artcite Gallery, Ontario, Canada, 1/99 * B‐Bar Gallery, NY, NY, 4/99 * Animazing Gallery, NY, NY, 5/98 * Tribes Gallery, NY, NY, 6/98 * Jorgensen Gallery, NY, NY, 7/98 * Cedar Tavern (Women In Animation Group Show), NY, NY, 7/98 * Max Fish Gallery, NY, NY, 11/94, 11/95, 11/96, 11/97, 11/98 * Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 10/95 * White Columns Gallery, NY, NY, 11/95 * Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, 1996 * Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA, 1/96, 11/99 * Thread Waxing Space, NY, NY, 5/96 * Round Up Gallery, NY, NY, 12/96 * Lost Engine Gallery, Allston, MA, 11/95 * Exit Art Gallery, 9/93, 12/95 * CBGB Gallery, NY, NY, 7/94, 7/95, 7/96

Clothes design / Fashion illustration

* Anna Sui ‐ (T‐shirt illustration) * Baby Doll ‐ (Tokyo‐based Gothic Lolita fashion) * Coi‐Girl Magic ‐ (Tokyo‐based Gothic Lolita fashion) * CWC ‐ (Tokyo‐based doll fashion for Blythe) * Jared Gold ‐ (Illustrated designs) * KU/Baby Doll ‐ Dame Darcy Designs for Tokyo‐based fashion label, also affiliated with * LaForet (Tokyo‐based) * All other design for clothes one of a kind fashion sold /distributed Dame Darcy

Interior design

* Margaret Cho ‐ Custom stained‐glass doors depicting Meat Cake characters * Courtney Love ‐ Border‐paintings for Courtney Love's home * Courtney Love designs for promotional tour * The Parlour Club ‐ West Hollywood Club interior design and sign * Amoeba Music Store ‐ Window Display * Out Fest ‐ Installations

Record cover design

* Miss Murgatroid, record cover * Tango Palace, record cover * Kittywinder, record cover * Boss Hog, record cover * Agent Ribbons, record cover * Songs From An Attic, record Cover * Scotty Karate, record Cover * Phalocracy, record cover * Death By Doll, record cover

Animation

* Duchess and Doppelganger, Cell animation vignette. Animation and artwork by Dame Darcy, 12/95. * Turn of the Century, title sequence for Dame Darcy public access television, program. * Art design and music by Dame Darcy, computer animation by Chris Kirella, 1996. * Golden Shoes, computer animated vignette. Animation and artwork by Dame Darcy. Animated by Adam Gravois. Toured with LowRes Festival, 4/96 and won First Prize for Experimental Animation at the New York Animation Festival, 1999. Presented by Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO. * The Victorians, animated segue for PBS special, art and design by Dame Darcy. Computer animation by Adam Gravois, 5/96. * MTV Station Identification, art, design and music by Dame Darcy, 7/96. Computer animation by Eric Calderone. * Mistakes, vignette for Cartoon Network, art design by Dame Darcy. Storyboard by Mike Bade and stop motion animation by Ben Goldman, 7/97. * Paper Doll Fun, computer animated paper doll game. Art and music by Dame Darcy, Animation by Daron Murphy, 1997. * Planet Blue, Paper Online. Serialized installments of a partially animated comic, based on the screenplay for the feature film of the same name, 1999‐2000. * Apple Blossom Time, short animated film with Lisa Barnstone 2000. * Jim! Press Pop animation release Tokyo 2005. * Rasputina Video 2007. * Gasoline animation with Corey Michael Simthson 2008. * Paper Doll On line Animation for Dame Darcy.com 2010. ACTING & PERFORMANCE * Independent Films by George Kuchar, San Francisco, CA, 1989‐1991 * Caroliner Rainbow, played banjo and recorded four albums & tour between 1989‐91. * Suckdog, performance troupe, national tours, 1992 and 1998. * Check Out Time, starred in independent feature film directed by Scott Hamrah, 1993. * America's Best Eye Glasses, voice over for an animated television commercial directed by M. Henry Jones, 1995. * Kitty Winder, acted in and designed sets for rock videos, 1995. * Dame Darcy Plays, starred in short film directed by E. Steven Fried, 1995. GenArt Film Festival Benefit. * Turn of the Century, hosts and produces cable access television show on Manhattan neighborhood network, 1996‐Present. * Risque Reverie, starred in short film directed by E. Steven Fried, 1996. * The Hamptons International Film Festival, NY 1996 * The Lower East Side Film Festival, NY 1996 * Louisville Film & Video Festival, KY 1997 * The GenArt Film Festival Benefit, NY 1997 * Wilmington Exchange Festival, 1997 * The Atlanta Film & Video Festival, 1998 * Candela Film Festival. 1998 * Elaborate Empire of Ache, starred in short film directed by Lisa Hammer, 1996 * Chicago Film Festival, 1997 * New York Underground Film Festival, 1998 * European tour with Drift Distribution, 1997‐1998. * Rest In Peace, starred in an independent short film directed by Rachel Amedeo, 1997. * Dance of Death, starred and wrote independent short film, 1997. * New York Underground Film Festival, 1999. * Autohypnomania, starred in independent short film directed by Alexande Hazeltine, 1998. * Black Strap Molasses Family ‐ Appalachian Folk Band, 1998‐2000. * Silly Sauce, starred in independent short film directed by Marcel Dejure 1999 * Cards With Cards ‐ starred and wrote independent short film, 1999. * Angels of Light ‐ Michael Gira project music tour 1999. * Centemeters Music Video by Charles Schneider, 2001. * CABARET Acts, 1998 ‐ Present, at the following venues in New York City: Deep Dish, Slipper Room, Shrine, Red Vixen, Blue Angel. * EZ Bake Coven Cabaret ‐ (Olympia, WA), 2000. * San Francisco Lady Fest, 2002. * AYE AYE CAPTAIN ‐ Sea shanty folk/rock band, L.A.‐based, 2001‐2003. * Cabin Fever, Sea shanty folk/rock band, L.A.‐based, 2003‐2004. * Toured with Nora Keyes in USA, Mar. 2003 Fever Performance in Slovenia at the City of Women Festival, 2002. * Suckdog Tour ‐ Performance/music US tour 2005. * Death By Doll ‐ Lady Fest Olympia, 2005. * Rasputina ‐ US music tour, 2005. * Death By Doll / Jane Eyre national book/music promotional US tour, 2006. * The Love Show ‐ Cabaret CIA LA, 2006 * Gasoline graphic novel / Death By Doll CD national release promotional tour 2008 * Naughty Nautical Nite Cabaret Hosted at the Slipper Room by Dame Darcy/ Jessica Delfino 2008

References

External links

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