Renée French
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Renée French (born 1963) is an American comics writer and illustrator. Her most recent publications have been The Soap Lady (inspired by the display in the Mütter Museum) and The Ticking. She also has a weekly strip in the New York Press.
She also writes children books under the pen name Rainy Dohaney.
Glenda, the mascot of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system was drawn by her, and she is married to one of Plan 9's creators, Rob Pike.
[edit] Bibliography
Select comics works
- The Adventures of Rheumy Peepers & Chunky Highlights (Oni Press)
- Grit Bath (Fantagraphics)
- Marbles in my Underpants (Oni Press)
- The Soap Lady (Top Shelf)
- Tinka (as "Rainy Dohaney") (Atheneum)
- "My Best Sweet Potato" (as "Rainy Dohaney") (Atheneum)
- The Ticking (Top Shelf)
Upcoming Projects include:
- "Micrographica" (Top Shelf)
- "Edison Steelhead's Lost Portfolio: Exploratory Studies of Girls and Rabbits" (Sparkplug Books)
- "Towcester Lodge" (Picturebox)
[edit] Biography
In 2006, underground cartoonist and writer Casanova Shamdil announced he is to writing a book in graphic novel format about French's life. A weblog is currently posting the production of the book.