I was born on what I’d like to think was a dark and stormy night way back in ‘81, to a shrink mother and academic father which probably explains a lot. I went on to study Psychology and Sociology at uni and began writing my first graphic stories after reading Daniel Clowe’s Ghost World and realising comics don’t need to be about superheroes.
Since then my style’s evolved (although remains scribbley) and I now write mostly ‘creative autobiographies’; a name I coined to described the true tales I write that spiral into fantasy all too often. Some people would call them lies. I prefer ‘creative autobiographies’.
I now have a grown-up job as a creative advertiser in Soho, writing and art-directing press, poster and tv ads. Each Friday I publish My Peculiar World autobiographical comic strips at the back of the Guardian’s G2. In my sparse spare time I draw ’til my hand freezes into an arthritic claw. I ocassionally sell my work alongside several other comic creators at a comic stall in Camden Lock market, London. Go check it out and buy something. Alternatively read all my comics for free under the Comics Online and Comic Strips pages. Spend money or get it for free?.. hmmm…I’ll leave you guys to mull over that one.
Enjoy.
Karrie x
