Soon to be in residence in Angoulême

This July and August I will be in residence at La Maison des Auteurs at

in Angoulême, France.  Here is what it is all about:

La maison des auteurs opened its doors in July 2002 in order to provide positive support to cartoonists and animators working in Angoulême or who wish to spend time here as creators in residence.

La maison des auteurs has been established with the following purposes in mind:
> we offer a working environment that encourages creativity, host authors with a view to completing a professional project,
> we act as a showcase for creative achievements in the fields of comics, animated films and multimedia, through exhibitions and events,
> we provide a center for technical and documentary resources,
> we host professional development workshops and exchanges,
> we help to protect the author’s status and to defend intellectual property rights in the field of artistic creation.

Since its inauguration, la maison des auteurs has hosted more than 200 creators, whether new talent or seasoned authors, coming from France and abroad: Nicolas de Crécy, Aude Samama, Jimmy Beaulieu from Quebec, the Americans Jessica Abel, Matt Madden, Richard McGuire, Ted Stearn and the Russian Nikolaï Maslov.

The Sultan’s Daughter

...tells of the adventures of the beautiful daughter of the Sultan of Babylon, a story from Boccaccio’s Decameron.  I am currently serializing the story on Activatecomix  (updated every Friday).  Now the 120-page book is available in print with many new images onStorenvy.  This book began with Locating Boccaccio in 1013, an artists book exhibition celebrating Boccaccio’s Septcentenary in Manchester, UK with a series of paintings in gouache.  Then, with the generous support of the Sequential Artists Workshop, I drew the whole story in pages using a brush pen and colored pencil.

The Sultan’s daughter is on her way to marry the King of Algarve when she is shipwrecked on Majorca.  A duke rescues and seduces her.  The duke’s younger brother falls for her, murders his brother, and starts a cycle of murder and rape that carries the Sultan’s daughter  across the Mediterranean in the hands of various noblemen.  Her odyssey ends when a family friend helps her return to her father in Alexandria and tricks the Sultan into believing she is still a virgin.  She finally marries the king, which, in the medieval logic of the story, makes this a romantic comedy–the girl both enjoys free love AND the security of marriage–and a happy ending.

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Strumpet: The Friendship Issue

Yay!  The Strumpet has arrived.

“This latest installment is all about lady friends — from best friends forever to friend with a question mark. Our fourth issue explores the highs, the lows, the joys, the sorrows, the awesomeness and the awkwardness of female friendship.  Come for the sexual tensions, sibling rivalries, and other miscellaneous dramatics! Stay for the heartwarming resolutions, and for the sharing of fried foodstuffs.”

Here is the fist of my 6-page comic:

Comics Jam Residency at Champlain College

Graphic Novel/Comic-Jam Residency | Glynnis Fawkes | Feb. 16 – Feb. 20

February 16 – 20, 2015

Artist Reception February 20 in the IDX Student Life Center

As part of Comic Theorist Scott McCloud’s visit on February 23rd, Champlain College will host Burlington Graphic Novelist Glynnis Fawkes.  During this five-day residency, Fawkes will lead students in hands-on sequential art workshops to create their own comic art narratives culminating in a collaborative exhibition of student stories.

New Books – my illustrations

These two exciting books, published by Cambridge University Press in 2015 and 2014, include my illustrations.

Bleeding.com's Review of MoccaFest Includes My Work!

Hannah Means Shannon from bleedingcool.com  reviewed her favorite discoveries from last week's MoccaFest, the Society of Illustrator's annual convention held in New York last week.  Here's is an excerpt from her write-up, which is worth checking out. She gives a nod to several stand-out illustrators and cartoonists.

Glynnis Fawkes is a contributor of comics to parenting websites and takes a walk on the wild side of mythology on a regular basis. She’s a world traveler steeped in ancient history and as a young parent of two kids, their antics become natural subject matter for the flip side of her comics production. Here we have a “kids stories” anthology “The Story of the Cheese” and her large-format mini excerpt of “The Decameron” by Boccaccio. Fawkes line work is so graceful that even the most earthy conversation with her kids becomes poetic while remaining strongly grounded in modern life. Unsurprisingly, this new kids stories collection features WINTER WINTER WINTER in her native Vermont since this past winter has been so brutal and I could really relate. When she dives into the Decameron she captures my mind with her flowing colors and innovative composition formats. Her distinctive and honest narrative voice will woo anyone who comes in contact with it.