Becky Cloonan

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Becky Cloonan

Born	June 23, 1980 (1980-06-23) (age 27) Pisa, Italy
Area(s)	Artist, Writer
Notable works	Channel Zero: Jennie One Demo Flight: Volume Two Nebuli East Coast Rising American Virgin
Awards	Eisner Award nominations Best Single Issue (2005) Best Limited Series (2005) Best New Series (2007)

Becky Cloonan (born 23 June 1980 in Pisa, Italy) is an American comic book creator known for her manga-influenced artwork. She created minicomics and was part of the Meathaus collective before collaborating with Brian Wood on Channel Zero: Jennie One in 2003. Since then, her profile (and workload) has steadily risen; her best-known work to date has been the 12-issue comics series Demo (2004), also with Wood. Wizard named Demo its 2004 "Indie of the Year." The series was also nominated for two Eisner Awards in 2005, for Best Limited Series and Best Single Issue (for #7, "One Shot, Don't Miss").

Cloonan's first solo graphic novel, East Coast Rising Volume 1, was released by Tokyopop in 2006. East Coast Rising: Volume 1 marked Cloonan's third Eisner Award nomination in 2007, this time for Best New Series. She is also currently collaborating with writer Steven T. Seagle on the Vertigo Comics series American Virgin; the 23rd (and final) issue will be available in January of 2008.

Cloonan is currently finishing East Coast Rising Volume 2, with an expected release in March 2008.[1]