Angela Boyle
Address: Bellingham, WA
E-mail: hello [at] angelabcomics.com
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Specific Interests (though pretty much everything):
Design: sci-fi, nature, and science education
Illustration: mammals, bones, and dinosaurs
Proofreading: nature and comics

Experience
Freelance Designer
Lettering Setup​ - First Second
Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheemann• November 2022
Continental Drifter • October 2022
Homicide, Book 2 • September 2022
Ruined • August 2022
The He-Man Effect by Brian "Box" Brown • June 2022
Dictatorship • May 2022
Bea Wolf by Weinersmith and Boulet • March 2022
Homicide, Book 1 • March 2022
In Limbo • February 2022
Shuna's Journey by Haiyo Miyakzaki• November 2021
Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly and Brahm Revel • November 2021
Belle • October 2021Einstein • September 2021
History Comics: Transcontinental Railroad • August 2021
Demon in the Woods • July 2021
Why the People • May 2021
So Much for Love • March 2021
Himawari House • February 2021
Forever Friends • January 2021
The Greatest Thing • January 2021
Twisting Time - Megan Archer - 2022
Layout book for color PDF and black-and-white print.
Sue C. Boynton Poetry Broadsides and Zine - 2021, 2022
Lay out poetry broadside for the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners and merit awards. Layout zine collection of all winners.
Lettering and Layout - First Second
Clash of Clans: Book 2 by Gene Yang and Les McClaine • 2023
Clash of Clans: Book 1 by Gene Yang and Les McClaine • 2023
History Comics: Roanoke Mystery by Chris Schweizer • 2020
History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire by Kate Hannigan • 2019
Island Book by Evan Dahm • 2019
The Nameless City: The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks • 2018
Head Games by Craig McDonald • 2016
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Freelance Illustrator
Sue C. Boynton Poetry Broadsides • 2011–14, 2018–2022
Poetry broadside illustrations for the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners and merit awards.
Artema • Issue #1 (2017), Issue #2 (2019), Issue #3 (2020)
24-page comic written by Rachel Cholst. Lay out the minicomic. See the website. Published by Rachel Cholst.
Vermont Folklife Center, The Most Costly Journey • September 2016
6-page comic based on a transcript for an interview with migrant farm workers in Vermont. Provided in English and Spanish. See the project.
Shing Khor, Blood Root, Issue #1 • June 2014
Black-and-white illustration of the life cycle of Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, the flower for which the comic anthology is named. See illustration. Published by Sawdust Press.
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Freelance Proofreader (Chelsea Green Publishing)
2022
At Work in the Ruins by Dougald Hine. Published by Chelsea Green.
The (Big) Year that Flew By by Arjan Dwarshuis. Published by Chelsea Green.
Wildcrafted Vinegar by Pascal Baudar. Published by Chelsea Green.
The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Revised Edition by Harvey Ussery. Published by Chelsea Green.
Cider Planet by Claude Jolicoeur. Published by Chelsea Green.
Birds, Beasts, and Bedlam by Derek Gow. Published by Chelsea Green.
2021
Energetic Herbalism by Kat Maier. Published by Chelsea Green.
Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts by Scott Serrano and Allyson Levy. Published by Chelsea Green.
Fermentation Journey by Sandor Ellix Katz. Published by Chelsea Green.
The Forager Chef's Book of Flora by Alan Bergo. Published by Chelsea Green.
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Freelance Marketing and Audio Editor • December 2022 to present
Edit marketing text such as cover copy and pamphlets. Revise book manuscripts for audio-book recording, and review audio files against script. Work includes The Meaning of Geese by Nick Acheson; Seed Detective by Adam Alexander; What Remains by Rupert Callender.
Freelance Production Assistant • February to December 2022
Ensure projects are produced on schedule and edit marketing text such as cover copy and pamphlets.
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Seed Detective by Adam Alexander
- Grass-Fed Beef by Ridge Shinn and Lynn Pledger
- Hoofprints on the Land by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
- Meaning of Geese by Nick Acheson
- What Remains? by Rupert Callender
Production Assistant • June 2015 to August 2017
Copy edit manuscripts and ensure projects are produced on schedule.
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Production management includes Gods, Wasps and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan​; Salted and Cured by Jeffrey Roberts; and Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
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Copyediting includes Cheddar by Gordon Edgar; The Essential Bernie Sanders by Jonathan Tasini; and Dreaming of Lions by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, new additions for reprint.
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Proofreading includes Carbon Farming Solution by Eric Toensmeier; Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century by Stephen Leslie; and Miracle Brew by Pete Brown.
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Illustrations include: Soil-food web illustration; Tamed and Untamed by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 4 illustrations; and The Bio-Integrated Farm by Shawn and Stephanie Jadrnicek.
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Library Work
Ferndale Public Library • February 2019 to February 2022 • Page - check-in books; create displays
Schulz Library, The Center for Cartoon Studies
Blog Writer - February 2015 to present - Write blog posts about CCS-related topics
Assistant Librarian - March 2015 to May 2015 - Maintain and procure books
Tyler Technologies
Senior Information Architect • April 2006 to August 2014
Write help, including procedures and conceptual topics. Aid in user interface design. Design visual elements, such as button icons and flow charts. Write and create videos and interactive training for end users and internal users. Focus on Eden's Personnel suite, Eden's implementation of Tyler Dashboard, Tyler CAFR Statement Builders, and Insight Extensions by Tyler Technologies.
Programs
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Clip Studio Paint Pro
Microsoft Office Suite
Education
MFA in Cartooning
Center for Cartoon Studies
September ​2014 - May 2016
Two year program covering all aspects of cartooning. Concludes with a thesis project over the course of the second year. Thesis advisor: Anders Nilsen.
Natural Science Illustration certificate
University of Washington, Continuing Education
September ​2013 - June 2014
Nine-month certificate program with twenty students in the program, focusing on botanical and wildlife art. Learned a variety of media: watercolor, ink, graphite, carbon dust, silverpoint, drafting film. Learned about invertebrates, birds, and mammals. Covered Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.
Bachelor of Science in Technical Communications
University of Washington
​2000-2004
Technical Communications focuses on writing for readers. The program included writing, editing, creating web design, and learning various applications.
Publications
Maker Comics: Live Sustainably • First Second • April 2022
Author. Art by Les McClaine.
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Threadbare Memories • Flying Dodo Publications • August 2021
Graphic novel publication of original webcomic: tmcomic.flyingdodostudio.com. Successful Kickstarter.
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Awesome 'Possum • Flying Dodo Publications - Editor, Curator
Volume 1, September 2014; Volume 2, January 2016; Volume 3, December 2016; Volume 4, December 2018.
Natural science comic anthology that I curated, edited, and laid out. Printing successfully funded through Kickstarter. Volume 3 won gold at PubWest 2017 for Graphic Album - New Material, and is a winner of Self-Published Cover in Adult Nonfiction for the New York Book Show 2017.
Her Blood and Bone • Flying Dodo Publications • January 2018
Collection of illustrations and flash fiction; 66 pages, black and white. Successful Kickstarter.
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Seven Days: The Vermont Alt-weekly • August 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Comic page feature for The Center for Cartoon Studies.
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Inkt|Art, Volume 1, Issue 1 • inktart.org • Winter 2013
Gertrude, pen and ink: 1) Secrets; 2) Fingers; 3) Baby: Trial and Error; 4) Unique Shoes; 5) Calamari
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Take Five: Weekly Arts Magazine • Bellingham Herald • Winter 2013
Cover art highlighting Bellingham ComiCon: Squid Love, Alia in the Woods, Flying Kites
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Bureau of Drawers • 2012
Volume B (June 2012) - "Bubbles," 4 pages; ink and brush, digital colors
Volume C (September 2012) - "Corner of Imagination," 7 pages; watercolor, pen and ink
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Science: Fact and Fiction • Stumptown Underground • July 2012
"Water Bear," 2 pages, pen and ink. Artist, written in conjunction with UW science student Marianne Cuenco.
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