Mary Fleener

Mary Fleener
Born	1951 (age 59–60)
Nationality	United States of America
Occupation	alternative comics artist

Mary Fleener (born 1951) is an American alternative comics artist, writer and musician from Los Angeles. Fleener's drawing style, which she calls cubismo, derives from the cubist aesthetic and other artistic traditions. Her first publication was a work about Zora Neale Hurston, called Hoodoo (1988), followed by the semi-autobiographical comics series Slutburger, and the anthology Life of the Party (1996). She is a member of the rock band called The Wigbillies.

Among Fleener's influences are ancient Egyptian art and the works of Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Otto Soglow (The Little King), and Al Capp (Li'l Abner). Robert Crumb and Robert Armstrong encouraged her to create her own comics.

Bibliography

• Fleener, Mary. Life of the Party. Fantagraphics Books, 1996. ISBN 1-56097-261-0

External links

• maryfleener.com (official site)
• Comic creator: Mary Fleener — Fleener's entry in the Lambiek Comiclopedia

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