Who
is... Donna Barr? Donna
Barr has been drawing since 1954, writing since 1962, published since 1986,
and publishing since 1996.
She has a Bachelors' Degree in German, and
is a veteran of the United States Army (1970-1973).
Readers worldwide
follower her THE DESERT PEACH, STINZ, BOSOM ENEMIES, HADER
AND THE COLONEL, among others.
She is recognized by her peers as
a pioneer in the field of drawn books and their use in new technologies of distribution
and reproduction. She is a contributor to the world's largest webcomics site,
moderntales.com, and its affiliate
sites.
She achieved her lifetime career goal in 2004 when her life's
work -- past, present and future -- has been accepted as part of the San Diego
State University's Library's Special Collection, and will be available to students
and professors for research, and to the public for exhibits.
She can
be emailed at barr at stinz dot com (remove spam barriers). She answers. Keep
the sentences short.
This week we all lost a stalwart supporter of our art form, and a wonderful guy.
Mark Simpson, the soul of Nottingham, England's Page 45 comic shop, died suddenly and unexpectedly.
Mark brought Roberta Gregory and myself over to the shop in its early days. We were impressed by the bookstore atmosphere, and the eager optimism that Mark had instilled in everyone associated with his vision.
Mark never stopped working and pushing to provide access to readers to the best books in the market. And he was funny, and friendly, and could save your life with a cup of hot tea.
