Carol Tyler

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Carol Tyler (1951- ) is an American cartoonist known for her autobiographical comics.

1 Background
2 Bibliography
- 2.1 Solo projects
- 2.2 Contributed to
3 Reference
4 External link

[edit] Background

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Tyler became interested in the underground comics movement while pursuing a masters degree in painting at Syracuse University in the 1980s. This interest brought her to San Francisco, where she met and later married the cartoonist Justin Green (Ramos, 2005).

Her first comics publication was the 1987 story "Uncovered Property", in Weirdo. Tyler's short slice-of-life stories and her distinctive artwork brought her critical attention as one of a growing number of female artists shaping the direction of underground/alternative comics in North America in the 1980s; she appeared in the influential feminist anthologies Wimmen's Comix and Twisted Sisters. In 1988 she was awarded the Dori Seda Memorial Award for Best New Female Cartoonist of the Decade from Last Gasp. Her first solo book, The Job Thing, was published in 1993.

Previously known mostly for black and white drawings, her art began to incorporate more color in the 1990's. She produced short comics for publications including Zero Zero, Drawn & Quarterly, LA Weekly and Pulse!. In 1995, “The Hannah Story”, published in Drawn & Quarterly, was nominated for an Eisner Award.

Also in the 90s, Tyler (under the alias Marion Linthead) performed comedy with the Rick & Ruby Patio Show at LA’s Comedy Store.

Her second solo work Late Bloomer, with introduction by Robert Crumb, was published by Fantagraphics in 2005. It includes both previously published and brand new material.

Tyler lives in Ohio.