07/03/2024
Kenya's BELZO got to the quarter final in 2009 THE NEXT COMIC STRIP SUPERSTAR competition. This comic strip GIRL by Dana Simpson won.
Uclick/Amazon 2009 COMIC STRIP SUPERSTAR
"Belzo" comic strips were entered in this contest and got to the quarter final stage
"Girl" - Winner
About its creator/cartoonist: Dana Simpson, creator of Girl, has been drawing since she was old enough to grip a marker in her then-tiny fist. The first comic strip she ever drew was called Boo and starred what appear to be ghosts. More recently, Dana has been responsible for the web comic Ozy and Millie, the political comic I Drew This, and the graphic novel Raine Dog, all independent ventures, so she's kind of ready to actually get paid for this. She lives in Kent, Washington, with her fiancee, her cat, and the cartoon beings who inhabit her fever dreams.
Girl: She's a kid who's awkward at school, awkward at home, and comfortable in the forest, where her friends all live. She has a name, but her forest-dwelling friends all just call her "Girl."
© Dana Simpson