Liz Prince (born 1981 ) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics. Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics. She currently lives in Maine.

Biography

Prince was born in Boston and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a young person, she played Little League baseball in Santa Fe. Prince released her first book, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed? in 2005, published by Top Shelf Productions. The book won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut. In 2012, Prince lent her talents to help support the Boston Ladyfest, which worked to raise money for the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund and create a "lasting network for creative feminists in Boston and beyond." In 2014, she released Alone Forever, a collection of autobiographical short comics centered on dating and relationships. Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir was published on August 26, 2014 by Zest Books. The memoir explores what it means to be female and describes Prince's struggle with gender issues. This memoir is told through short, related stories starting from Prince's early childhood experiences and ending when Prince is a teenager and has slowly learned to define herself as a woman on her own terms. Prince signed copies of Tomboy at New England Comics in Harvard Square during the 2014 Free Comic Book Day. She has also published or contributed to several zines, minicomics, and anthologies including Subcultures: A Comics Anthology. Prince has occasionally contributed to comic adaptations of Adventure Time and Regular Show. She was the writer of a four-issue comic book limited series adaptation of 'Clarence' (Boom! Studios) with art by Evan Palmer, published in 2015.

Critical reception

Tomboy received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. It also received the following accolades:

Podcast appearances

Graphic novels

Boom! Studios

Minis

Anthologies

Interviews