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{{Infobox comics creator
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|title=Interview with Ursula Vernon
|title=Interview with Ursula Vernon
|publisher=www.epilogue.net
|publisher=www.epilogue.net
|last=Vernon|first=Ursula|coauthors=Patrick Keith|date=September 2004|quote=Digger, ... is a fantasy about a wombat |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In recent years she has become known for writing and illustrating a number of children's books, her first being published in 2008.<ref name=HB/> Prior to this she was more well known for her webcomics and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing [[anthropomorphic]] animals. Vernon regularly attends [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] to exhibit and sell her work and has been a guest of honor at [[Midwest FurFest]] 2004 and 2009, and the Artist Guest of Honor at [[Further Confusion]] 2010. Vernon is the Author Guest of Honor for [http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-45 Mythcon 45] in August of 2014.
|last=Vernon|first=Ursula|coauthors=Patrick Keith|date=September 2004|quote=Digger, ... is a fantasy about a wombat |accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> In recent years she has become known for writing and illustrating a number of children's books, her first being published in 2008.<ref name=HB/> Prior to this she was more well known for her webcomics and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing [[anthropomorphic]] animals. Vernon regularly attends [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] to exhibit and sell her work and has been a guest of honor at [[Midwest FurFest]] 2004 and 2009, and the Artist Guest of Honor at [[Further Confusion]] 2010. Vernon is the Author Guest of Honor for [http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-45 Mythcon 45] in August 2014.


== Works ==
== Works ==
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#''Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana'' (ISBN 0-8037-3846-3) (2013)
#''Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana'' (ISBN 0-8037-3846-3) (2013)
#''Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants'' (ISBN 0-8037-3847-1) (2013)
#''Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants'' (ISBN 0-8037-3847-1) (2013)
#''Dragonbreath: Knight-napped!'' (ISBN 0-8037-3849-8) (4 Dec 2014)
#''Dragonbreath: Knight-napped!'' (ISBN 0-8037-3849-8) (Dec 4, 2014)
#''Dragonbreath: TBA'' (ISBN TBA) (2015)
#''Dragonbreath: TBA'' (ISBN TBA) (2015)


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|title=Harcourt Children's Books Spring-Summer 2008 Catalog
|title=Harcourt Children's Books Spring-Summer 2008 Catalog
|publisher=[[Harcourt Books]]
|publisher=[[Harcourt Books]]
|accessdate=2010-03-09}}</ref> and released as an [[audio book]] in 2009.<ref name=FCA>
|accessdate=March 9, 2010}}</ref> and released as an [[audio book]] in 2009.<ref name=FCA>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.fullcastaudio.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jodnood8
|url=http://www.fullcastaudio.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jodnood8
|title=Nurk
|title=Nurk
|publisher=www.fullcastaudio.com
|publisher=www.fullcastaudio.com
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> It was Vernon's first published children's book.<ref name=AVC>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> It was Vernon's first published children's book.<ref name=AVC>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/comics-panel-june-13-2008,22480/
|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/comics-panel-june-13-2008,22480/
|title=Comics Panel: June 13, 2008
|title=Comics Panel: June 13, 2008
|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]
|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]
|accessdate=2010-04-21}}</ref> Other works include two [[fantasy]] novels entitled ''Black Dogs: The House of Diamond'' (ISBN 0-9769212-4-3) and ''Black Dogs: The Mountain of Iron'' (ISBN 978-1-936689-03-3).
|accessdate=April 21, 2010}}</ref> Other works include two [[fantasy]] novels entitled ''Black Dogs: The House of Diamond'' (ISBN 0-9769212-4-3) and ''Black Dogs: The Mountain of Iron'' (ISBN 978-1-936689-03-3).


==={{anchor|Webcomics|reason=[[Digger (webcomic)]] redirects here}} Webcomics===
==={{anchor|Webcomics|reason=[[Digger (webcomic)]] redirects here}} Webcomics===
Vernon's best known work may be the [[Eisner Award]]-nominated and [[Hugo Award]]-winning webcomic ''Digger''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcomicoverlook.com/2010/07/16/the-webcomic-overlook-127-digger/|title=The Webcomic Overlook #127: Digger|last=Cruz|first=Larry |date=July 16, 2010 |quote="best known for Digger" |accessdate=2011-02-17 }}</ref> A fantasy story featuring an anthropomorphic [[wombat]],<ref name="a"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60714F6395A0C748DDDA10894DD404482|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out|last=Boxer|first=Sarah|date=August 17, 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> it is also available in six paperback books published 2005 to 2011: Vol.&nbsp;1 (ISBN 0-9769212-2-7), Vol.&nbsp;2 (ISBN 0-9769212-6-X), Vol.&nbsp;3 (ISBN 0-9791496-3-0), Vol.&nbsp;4 (ISBN 0-9819883-3-4), Vol.&nbsp;5 (ISBN 0-9819883-9-3), Vol.&nbsp;6 (ISBN 1-9366890-6-5) and as ''Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition'' (ISBN 1-936689-32-4) published in 2013. She is also the writer and illustrator of the webcomic ''Irrational Fears'' and the short stories ''Little Creature'' and ''Little Creature and the Redcap'', all available online at [[Webcomics Nation]].<ref name=WN>
Vernon's best known work may be the [[Eisner Award]]-nominated and [[Hugo Award]]-winning webcomic ''Digger''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcomicoverlook.com/2010/07/16/the-webcomic-overlook-127-digger/|title=The Webcomic Overlook #127: Digger|last=Cruz|first=Larry |date=July 16, 2010 |quote="best known for Digger" |accessdate=February 17, 2011 }}</ref> A fantasy story featuring an anthropomorphic [[wombat]],<ref name="a"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60714F6395A0C748DDDA10894DD404482|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out|last=Boxer|first=Sarah|date=August 17, 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> it is also available in six paperback books published 2005 to 2011: Vol.&nbsp;1 (ISBN 0-9769212-2-7), Vol.&nbsp;2 (ISBN 0-9769212-6-X), Vol.&nbsp;3 (ISBN 0-9791496-3-0), Vol.&nbsp;4 (ISBN 0-9819883-3-4), Vol.&nbsp;5 (ISBN 0-9819883-9-3), Vol.&nbsp;6 (ISBN 1-9366890-6-5) and as ''Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition'' (ISBN 1-936689-32-4) published in 2013. She is also the writer and illustrator of the webcomic ''Irrational Fears'' and the short stories ''Little Creature'' and ''Little Creature and the Redcap'', all available online at [[Webcomics Nation]].<ref name=WN>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.webcomicsnation.com/uvernon/
|url=http://www.webcomicsnation.com/uvernon/
|title=Ursula Vernon's Comics
|title=Ursula Vernon's Comics
|publisher=[[Webcomics Nation]]
|publisher=[[Webcomics Nation]]
|accessdate=2010-04-21}}</ref>
|accessdate=April 21, 2010}}</ref>


=== Illustrations and art ===
=== Illustrations and art ===
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|title=Reiner Knizia's Black Sheep
|title=Reiner Knizia's Black Sheep
|publisher=[[Fantasy Flight Games]]
|publisher=[[Fantasy Flight Games]]
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> Her art work titled ''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'' became an [[internet meme]] in the form of the ''LOL WUT pear'' <ref name=BPoS>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> Her art work titled ''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'' became an [[internet meme]] in the form of the ''LOL WUT pear'' <ref name=BPoS>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500
|url=http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500
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|author=Ursula Vernon
|author=Ursula Vernon
|date=February 27, 2006
|date=February 27, 2006
|accessdate=2009-03-30}}</ref> and has been made into a [[resin]] [[figurine]] due to its popularity.<ref name=PT>
|accessdate=March 30, 2009}}</ref> and has been made into a [[resin]] [[figurine]] due to its popularity.<ref name=PT>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.patchtogether.com/store/store/view/id/155
|url=http://www.patchtogether.com/store/store/view/id/155
|title=Biting Pear (AKA LOL WUT PEAR)
|title=Biting Pear (AKA LOL WUT PEAR)
|publisher=www.patchtogether.com
|publisher=www.patchtogether.com
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> She has also designed labels for a series of [[tea]] and [[soap]] products.
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> She has also designed labels for a series of [[tea]] and [[soap]] products.


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
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|title=Award Winners 2003
|title=Award Winners 2003
|publisher=Ursa Major Awards
|publisher=Ursa Major Awards
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> She was nominated for the 2006 [[Eisner Award]]s in the category ''Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition'' for her work on ''Digger''.<ref name=EA>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> She was nominated for the 2006 [[Eisner Award]]s in the category ''Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition'' for her work on ''Digger''.<ref name=EA>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml
|url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml
|title=Master Nominee List 2006 Eisner Awards
|title=Master Nominee List 2006 Eisner Awards
|publisher=[[San Diego Comic-Con International]]
|publisher=[[San Diego Comic-Con International]]
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> ''Digger'' has won some [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]], and has been nominated for others, in the ''Outstanding Black and White Art'' and ''Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic'' categories.<ref name=WCCA1>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> ''Digger'' has won some [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]], and has been nominated for others, in the ''Outstanding Black and White Art'' and ''Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic'' categories.<ref name=WCCA1>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm
|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm
|title=2005 Results
|title=2005 Results
|publisher=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
|publisher=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref><ref name=WCCA2>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref><ref name=WCCA2>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2007.htm
|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2007.htm
|title=2007 Results
|title=2007 Results
|publisher=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
|publisher=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> ''Digger'' won the [[Hugo Award]] for graphic fiction in 2012<ref name=HUGO>
|accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> ''Digger'' won the [[Hugo Award]] for graphic fiction in 2012<ref name=HUGO>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/
|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/
|title=2012 Nominees
|title=2012 Nominees
|publisher=Hugo Awards
|publisher=Hugo Awards
|accessdate=2012-04-07}}</ref>
|accessdate=April 7, 2012}}</ref>
and the [[Mythopoeic Fantasy Award]] for Adult Literature in 2013.<ref name=MYTHO>
and the [[Mythopoeic Fantasy Award]] for Adult Literature in 2013.<ref name=MYTHO>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|title=Mythopoeic Awards: 2013 Winners Announced
|title=Mythopoeic Awards: 2013 Winners Announced
|publisher=Mythopoeic Society
|publisher=Mythopoeic Society
|accessdate=2013-06-15}}</ref>
|accessdate=June 15, 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:52, 29 April 2014

Ursula Vernon
BornUrsula Vernon
(1977-05-28) May 28, 1977 (age 47)
Pittsboro, North Carolina, US
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, artist, webcomics
Notable works
Digger
Dragonbreath series
AwardsUrsa Major Award; Hugo Award; Mythopoeic Award
ursulavernon.com

Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning graphic novel Digger (2005–2011) and for the children's books Dragonbreath and Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew. Vernon is also the creator of the The Biting Pear of Salamanca, a digital work of art which became an internet meme in the form of the LOL WUT pear.

Career

Ursula Vernon grew up in Oregon and Arizona and studied anthropology at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota where she first took art classes.[1] In recent years she has become known for writing and illustrating a number of children's books, her first being published in 2008.[2] Prior to this she was more well known for her webcomics and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing anthropomorphic animals. Vernon regularly attends conventions to exhibit and sell her work and has been a guest of honor at Midwest FurFest 2004 and 2009, and the Artist Guest of Honor at Further Confusion 2010. Vernon is the Author Guest of Honor for Mythcon 45 in August 2014.

Works

Books

Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of the Dragonbreath children's book series, published by Dial:

  1. Dragonbreath (ISBN 0-8037-3363-1) (2009)
  2. Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs (ISBN 0-8037-3365-8) (2010)
  3. Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner (ISBN 0-8037-3469-7) (2010)
  4. Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster (ISBN 0-8037-3525-1) (2011)
  5. Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts (ISBN 0-8037-3527-8) (2011)
  6. Dragonbreath: Revenge of the Horned Bunnies (ISBN 0-8037-3677-0) (2012)
  7. Dragonbreath: When Fairies Go Bad (ISBN 0-8037-3678-9) (2012)
  8. Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana (ISBN 0-8037-3846-3) (2013)
  9. Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants (ISBN 0-8037-3847-1) (2013)
  10. Dragonbreath: Knight-napped! (ISBN 0-8037-3849-8) (Dec 4, 2014)
  11. Dragonbreath: TBA (ISBN TBA) (2015)

Nurk: The Strange Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew (ISBN 0-15-206375-7) was published by Harcourt in 2008[2] and released as an audio book in 2009.[3] It was Vernon's first published children's book.[4] Other works include two fantasy novels entitled Black Dogs: The House of Diamond (ISBN 0-9769212-4-3) and Black Dogs: The Mountain of Iron (ISBN 978-1-936689-03-3).

Webcomics

Vernon's best known work may be the Eisner Award-nominated and Hugo Award-winning webcomic Digger.[5] A fantasy story featuring an anthropomorphic wombat,[1][6] it is also available in six paperback books published 2005 to 2011: Vol. 1 (ISBN 0-9769212-2-7), Vol. 2 (ISBN 0-9769212-6-X), Vol. 3 (ISBN 0-9791496-3-0), Vol. 4 (ISBN 0-9819883-3-4), Vol. 5 (ISBN 0-9819883-9-3), Vol. 6 (ISBN 1-9366890-6-5) and as Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition (ISBN 1-936689-32-4) published in 2013. She is also the writer and illustrator of the webcomic Irrational Fears and the short stories Little Creature and Little Creature and the Redcap, all available online at Webcomics Nation.[7]

Illustrations and art

Before becoming a published children's book author Vernon was primarily a freelance artist and illustrator and she still regularly produces new works of art. Her work includes the creation of digital art as well as the use of more traditional mediums such as watercolour and acrylics, with much of her more recent work being mixed media. Most of her art work is available as prints and Vernon has also taken commercial commissions such as book covers and game art.

The game Black Sheep designed by Reiner Knizia and published by Fantasy Flight Games uses art by Vernon on its playing cards.[8] Her art work titled The Biting Pear of Salamanca became an internet meme in the form of the LOL WUT pear [9] and has been made into a resin figurine due to its popularity.[10] She has also designed labels for a series of tea and soap products.

Awards and nominations

Vernon's cover for Best in Show won the 2003 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration.[11] She was nominated for the 2006 Eisner Awards in the category Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for her work on Digger.[12] Digger has won some Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, and has been nominated for others, in the Outstanding Black and White Art and Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic categories.[13][14] Digger won the Hugo Award for graphic fiction in 2012[15] and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2013.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Vernon, Ursula (September 2004). "Interview with Ursula Vernon". www.epilogue.net. Retrieved March 6, 2011. Digger, ... is a fantasy about a wombat {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Harcourt Children's Books Spring-Summer 2008 Catalog" (PDF). Harcourt Books. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Nurk". www.fullcastaudio.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Comics Panel: June 13, 2008". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Cruz, Larry (July 16, 2010). "The Webcomic Overlook #127: Digger". Retrieved February 17, 2011. best known for Digger
  6. ^ Boxer, Sarah (August 17, 2005). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  7. ^ "Ursula Vernon's Comics". Webcomics Nation. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Reiner Knizia's Black Sheep". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  9. ^ Ursula Vernon (February 27, 2006). "The Biting Pear of Salamanca". Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "Biting Pear (AKA LOL WUT PEAR)". www.patchtogether.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  11. ^ "Award Winners 2003". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  12. ^ "Master Nominee List 2006 Eisner Awards". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  13. ^ "2005 Results". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  14. ^ "2007 Results". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  15. ^ "2012 Nominees". Hugo Awards. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  16. ^ "Mythopoeic Awards: 2013 Winners Announced". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

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