Corinne Mucha


Corinne Mucha is a Chicago based cartoonist, illustrator, and teaching artist. Her comics work includes the Xeric funded "My Alaskan Summer," the Ignatz award-winning "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," and the Young [adult fiction|young adult] graphic novel "Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations and Other Nonsense".

Early life and education

Corinne Mucha was born in 1983 and grew up in southern New Jersey. She graduated with a degree in illustration from Rhode [Island School of Design] in 2005.

Works

  • "My Alaskan Summer," 2008, 96 pages, self-published through a Xeric grant
  • "My Every Single Thought," 2009, self-published
  • "Freshman: Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense," 2011, 112 pages, published by Zest Books/ Houghton Mifflin
  • "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," 2012, published by Retrofit Comics
  • "Get Over It!" 2014, 106 pages, published by Secret Acres,
  • "The Girl Who Was Mostly Attracted to Ghosts," published by Secret Acres
  • "It Doesn't Exist," published by Secret Acres
  • "Get Over It!" published by Secret Acres
  • "Fixated," published by Secret Acres

Recognition

Grants and awards

  • Ignatz award, "The Monkey in the Basement and Other Delusions," 2012
  • Xeric Foundation grant, "My Alaskan Summer," 2008

Reviews