Vera Brosgol

Vera Brosgol
Born (1984-08-02) August 2, 1984
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Canada
EducationSheridan College
OccupationsCartoonist, storyboard artist, comics writer
Writing career
Pen nameVerabee
Period2010–present

Vera Brosgol (Russian: Вера Бросгол; born August 2, 1984), also known by her pseudonym Verabee, is an American and Canadian cartoonist and storyboard artist.

Life and career

Brosgol was born in Moscow but moved to the United States when she was five, and was raised in upstate New York and Canada[1]. She graduated with a diploma in Classical Animation from Sheridan College, then worked at Laika Entertainment in Portland, where she did storyboards and concept art for their animation productions, including Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Missing Link, and Kubo and the Two Strings.[2] She was Head of Story for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), and also was storyboard artist and writer for one episode of both Bee and Puppy Cat, and We Bare Bears. Brosgol collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on L'il Mell and Sergio for Girlamatic and has drawn several guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round.[3] She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, and has transitioned to writing books full-time, having published her first graphic novel, Anya's Ghost in 2011, and her first picture book, Leave Me Alone in 2016.

Personal life

Brosgol enjoys hiking, riding her bike, and baking.[4]

Art style

Brosgol uses brush and ink and prefers simple drawings for effective communication[4] She has been majorly influenced by Rumiko Takahashi, especially Ranma 1/2, and liked the "dirty and funny and energetic" vibe after getting into manga in her teen years, in addition to Calvin & Hobbes, which she "inhaled" as a kid.

Awards

Bibliography

  • 2002: "Babeland" (part of Mostly Acquisitions)
  • 2003: Wary Tales Anthology
  • 2002–2004: Return to Sender (discontinued)
  • 2004: "I Wish..." (part of Flight Volume One)[12]
  • 2005: "Salmoning" (part of Flight Volume Two)
  • 2005: Hopeless Savages: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (as co-illustrator)
  • 2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of Flight Volume Four)
  • 2011: Anya's Ghost[9]
  • 2015: "Olive's Story" (part of Gotham Academy: Endgame special)
  • 2016: Leave Me Alone!
  • 2018: Be Prepared
  • 2019: The Little Guys
  • 2021: Memory Jars
  • 2022: A Spoonful of Frogs
  • 2024: Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Cartoonist VERA BROSGOL - Steven Ng's Original Comic Art Gallery at ComicArtFans.com". www.comicartfans.com. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Vera Brosgol". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  3. ↑ Liu, Jonathan H. "Wordstock Interview: Vera Brosgol". Wired. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "about". verabee. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Lulu Award". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Far From Hollywood Film Society Awards".
  7. ↑ "Channel Frederator Awards".
  8. ↑ "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present". 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Congratulations to the Harvey Award Recipients!". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  10. ↑ "American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners". January 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Zalben, Alex (2025-07-26). "Eisner Awards 2025: See The Full Winners List". Comic Book Club. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  12. ↑ Raiteri, Steve (January 15, 2005). "Flight: Vol. 1". Library Journal Reviews, Pg. 88


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