Suzy Varty

Suzy Varty
BornGateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist
Notable works
Heröine, Mama! dramas, Nelson

Suzy Varty is a noted British comics artist, writer, and editor. In the late 1970s, she compiled, contributed to and edited Heröine, the first anthology of comics by women to be published in the U.K.[1] Throughout the 70s, she was part of the Birmingham Arts Lab, and she has participated in the Underground Comix and Wimmen's Comix movements in the U.S.[2] Varty remains active in the British Comics scene, frequently appearing at such conventions as Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival in Leeds and the Canny Comic Con in Newcastle.

  1. ^ Quinn, Ben (28 December 2011). "Ker-pow! Women kick back against comic-book sexism". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lambiek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).