Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry is the author of Making Comics. She has worked as a painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, editor, commentator, and teacher and found that they are very much alike. She lives in Wisconsin, where she is associate professor of art and Discovery Fellow at University of Wisconsin Madison.

Illustrating the Impact of “Perfect Art”

From Lynda Barry’s Classic Graphic Novel

February 10, 2022 By Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry: A Comic Exercise in Building Character

Create Your Characters and Build Their World in Less Than an Hour

December 19, 2019 By Lynda Barry

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