Vera Brosgol, also known as the Verabee (born August 2, 1984, in

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), is an

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and

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winning

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and a graduate in Classical Animation of

Sheridan College Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (formerly Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology) is a public polytechnic institute of technology located in the west-Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Founded in ...

in Canada. She currently lives in

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. She worked for Laika Entertainment, where she did

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s and concept art for their

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productions. Brosgol has also collaborated with

Shaenon Garrity Shaenon K. Garrity is a webcomic creator and science-fiction author best known for her webcomics ''Narbonic'' and '' Skin Horse''. She collaborated with various artists to write webcomics for the Modern Tales-family of webcomic subscription serv ...

on '' L'il Mell and Sergio'' for

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and drawn several

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s for John Allison's ''

Scary Go Round ''Scary Go Round'' is a webcomic by John Allison. Running from 2002 to 2009, it is set in the fictional North Yorkshire town of Tackleford and follows university students battling fantasy and science fiction threats to the town. The comic was ...

''.

Awards

*Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker for ''Snow-Bo'', ''Film Society of Portland's'' (2006) *Channel Frederator Podcast Darkly Award for ''Snow-Bo'' (2007) *

for Best Publication for Young Adults (ages 12–17) for '' Anya's Ghost'' (2012) *

for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers for ''Anya's Ghost'' (2012) *

Caldecott Honor The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

for ''Leave Me Alone!'' (2016)

Bibliography

* 2002: "Babeland" (part of ''Mostly Acquisitions'') * 2003: ''Wary Tales'' Anthology * 2002–2004: ''Return to Sender'' (discontinued) * 2004: "I Wish..." (part of ''

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'' Volume One)Raiteri, Steve (January 15, 2005). "Flight: Vol. 1". ''

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'', Pg. 88 * 2005: "Salmoning" (part of ''

'' Volume Two) * 2005: ''

Hopeless Savages ''Hopeless Savages'' is a comic book series created and written by Jen Van Meter, and published by Oni Press. Thus far there have been three four-issue miniseries (also released as trade paperbacks), a one-shot, and an original graphic novel, ...

: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies'' (as co-illustrator) * 2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of ''

'' Volume Four) * 2011: '' Anya's Ghost'' * 2015: "Olive's Story" (part of '' Gotham Academy: Endgame'' special) * 2016: '' Leave Me Alone!'' * 2018: ''Be Prepared!'' * 2019: ''The Little Guys''

Filmography

* 2005: ''Snow-Bo'' (animation) * 2005: ''Someone Is Going to Die'' (animation) * 2009: ''

Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a dark fantasy horror children's novella by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best ...

'' (storyboard artist) * 2012: ''

ParaNorman ''ParaNorman'' is a 2012 American stop-motion animated comedy horror film directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler (the latter's feature directorial debut), and written by Butler. Produced by Laika, the film stars the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, J ...

'' (story artist) * 2014: ''

The Boxtrolls ''The Boxtrolls'' is a 2014 American stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi (in their feature directorial debuts) loosely based on the 2005 novel ''Here Be Monsters!'' by Alan Snow. It is produc ...

'' (additional writing) * 2015: ''

We Bare Bears ''We Bare Bears'' is an American animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong for Cartoon Network. The show follows three bear brothers, Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisc ...

'' (writer/storyboard artist: "The Road") * 2016: ''

Bee and PuppyCat ''Bee and PuppyCat'' is an American adult animated streaming television series created and written by Natasha Allegri. The series revolves around Bee (voiced by Allyn Rachel), an unemployed woman in her early twenties, who encounters a mysteri ...

'' (storyboard artist) * 2022: ''

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio ''Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio'' (or simply ''Pinocchio'') is a 2022 stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson (in his feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by del Toro and Patr ...

'' (head of story)

References

External links

* Verabee, with extensive gallery * *
Return to Sender
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