Paige Braddock

Paige Braddock is an American cartoonist best known for her Eisner-nominated comic strip, ''Jane's World'', the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate in the U.S. Braddock concluded the comic strip after completing its 20-year run in 2018.

Early life

Braddock was born in Bakersfield, California. She spent most of her childhood years in Mississippi. Due to her father's job as a forester, Braddock and her family moved frequently across the country. By the time she reached high school in Brevard, North Carolina, they had moved 17 times.

Career

Braddock decided at the age of 7 that she wanted to be a cartoonist. She published her first cartoon, "Bart Winkle," in her junior year of high school in the local newspaper, '' The Transylvania Times''. Cartoonist Dave Graue of the comic strip "Alley Oop" lived in the area and served as her mentor.

Braddock earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1985. Early in her career she worked as an illustrator for several newspapers, including ''The Orlando Sentinel'', ''The Chicago Tribune'', and ''The Atlanta Constitution''.

Braddock began crafting her long-standing comic, ''Jane's World'', in 1991. In 2006, she received an Eisner Award nomination for best humor book for her work on the comic. Braddock published the first novel inspired by the comic series, ''Jane's World: The Case of the Mail Order Bride'', in June 2016 with LGBTQ publisher Bold Strokes Books. An anthology spanning 20 years of the comic, ''Love Letters to Jane's World'', was released by Lion Forge Comics in August 2018. In 2019 it was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for best LGBTQ graphic novel. Installments of the comic strip can continue to be found at GoComics.

In 1999, Braddock became the Creative Director at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Schulz's studio in Northern California. In 2018, Braddock assumed the position of Chief Creative Officer and in this role is charged with overseeing the visual and editorial direction for all Peanuts licensed products worldwide. The Schulz studio works in tandem with the licensing office in New York, Peanuts Worldwide. As a professional cartoonist, she has illustrated several Peanuts children's books. The Snoopy U.S. postage stamp issued in April 2001 was designed by Braddock. In 2022, she delivered the dedication of the commemorative centennial Schulz stamp at the issuance ceremony. She also won a Children's & Family Emmy Award for her work on the Apple documentary, "Who Are You, Charlie Brown?" which won for outstanding nonfiction program that same year.

Throughout Braddock's career as a cartoonist, she has published a diverse collection of comic works. In 2008, Braddock co-created the science fiction graphic novel series ''The Martian Confederacy'' with writer Jason McNamara. In 2015, she began publishing a line of graphic novels for children with Andrews McMeel Publishing. There are currently three books in the ''Stinky Cecil'' series. Braddock is publishing a line of graphic novels for children with Penguin Books

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