Erika Moen
| Erika Moen | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Moen in 2013 | |
| Born | June 25, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | |
| https://www.erikamoen.com | |
Erika Moen (born 1983) is an American comic book artist, known for her autobiographical comic DAR, and the sex educational Oh Joy, Sex Toy.
Biography[edit]
Moen was born in 1983 and based in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Pitzer College with a BA in Illustrated Storytelling in 2006.[1] She identifies as queer.[2] She and her husband, fellow artist Matthew Nolan, have been married since October 2008.[3]
Moen is the creator of the self-published autobiographical online comic DAR![4] which has been collected into self-published print volumes.[5] She also has contributed comic work to Best Erotic Comics 2008 (Last Gasp), True Porn Volume 2 (Alternative Comics), Flight Volume 1; and Unsafe for All Ages, a collection of erotic short stories by gay and lesbian artists published by Prism Comics in 2005.[6] In 2004, Moen was profiled as a promising new talent "taking over the comic world with her stories about queer culture, sex, humor and cute girls" by Sequential Tart.[7]
In 2011, she began collaborating with Marvel Comics writer Jeff Parker on Bucko, a murder mystery/farce webcomic set in Portland. The story concluded in 2012, and was published in a collected volume by Dark Horse Comics.[8]
Moen is a member of Periscope Studio.[9] She was among the comic book artists featured at the 6th annual Stumptown Comics Art Show in April and May 2010 at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.[10]
Since April 2013, Moen has been working full-time on her current webcomics project Oh Joy, Sex Toy, which centers around "reviews of everything that relates to sex, sexuality and the sex industry".[11] The series, which updates with a new review every Tuesday, has garnered a great deal of positive attention, including a reference in Dan Savage's advice column Savage Love.[12] Strips have also been syndicated on several websites including Bitch Media[13] and Fleshbot.[14]
Moen and Nolan wrote and illustrated the 2021 graphic novel Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human.[15]
In addition to her comic work, Moen worked as Production Assistant in the Storyboard Department on Henry Selick's 2009 film Coraline.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ www.erikamoen.com
- ^ Draper Carlson, Johanna (August 24, 2009). "Confessions of An Immature Pervert: Erika Moen Overcomes Puritanism". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Erika Moen » About". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ DAR! A Super Girly Top Secret Diary
- ^ Draper Carlson, Johanna (October 6, 2009). "Interview With Erika Moen". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ Vasseur, Richard (October 15, 2009). "Interview With Erika Moen". Jazma Online. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ Dyer, Jamaica (December 2004). "Girly Queer Vibrating Comics". Sequential Tart. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Bucko HC". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Stabler, David (July 17, 2010). "Spaces to create: Portland artists make their magic in dusky rooms and McDonald's". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ Turnquist, Kristi (March 27, 2010). "Portland celebrates 'Comic Book Month' in April". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Oh Joy Sex Toy - New Readers". Oh Joy Sex Toy.
- ^ "Sheathe That Thing". thestranger.com.
- ^ "Oh Joy Sex Toy". bitchmagazine.org.
- ^ Moen, Erika. "Fleshbot - Erika Moen". Fleshbot. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "Let's Talk About It". Kirkus Reviews. January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Jazma Online: Interview with Erika Moen". www.jazmaonline.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
Further reading[edit]
- Elisabeth (November 2, 2009). "Portland Cartoonist Erika Moen Talks About DAR". Things From Another World. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Oh Joy, Sex Toy
- Erika Moen at Periscope Studio
- Erika Moen Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine at Prism Comics
- Erika Moen at the Grand Comics Database
- Erika Moen at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
| International | |
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| National | |
- American women cartoonists
- American comics writers
- American webcomic creators
- American female comics artists
- Female comics writers
- Living people
- Artists from Portland, Oregon
- American queer artists
- Queer women
- 1983 births
- American queer writers
- LGBT comics creators
- American cartoonists
- 21st-century American women