13 Facts About Dame Darcy

Dame Darcy's self-published Tarot decks went viral world wide in 2012 with a second wave in 2018 for the Dame Darcy Mermaid Tarot Gold Edition deck and Queen Alice Tarot deck and were listed as Etsy Bestsellers in 2018.

Dame Darcy worked with writer Alan Moore and for such publishers as America's Best Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Kitchen Sink Press, Starhead Comix, Penguin Putnam, PressPop Tokyo, Merrell, Henry Holt and Company, and Seven Stories Press.

Dame Darcy published over 100 books internationally, with her comics being translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, among others.

Dame Darcy acquired her initial skill set while still a child and teen working as an apprentice to her father in his sign-painting studio, Green Tree Graphics.

Dame Darcy began her own career at age 17 when she won a scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute.

Dame Darcy made her first publishing deal at the age of 21 when her comic book series Meat Cake was picked up by Fantagraphics Books.

Dame Darcy originally considered using the pen name "Richard Dirt" but her father suggested adding a title to her own first name instead, so Darcy used the name Richard Dirt as a character in her comic book.

Dame Darcy performed for a time with Lisa Crystal Carver and Jean-Louis Costes's underground cabaret Suckdog Circus.

Dame Darcy's self-published Mermaid Tarot and Queen Alice tarot card decks are independently distributed.

Dame Darcy has illustrated for fashion designers Anna Sui and Gothic Lolita designers CWC, Baby Doll, Ku, Coi Girl Magic and Jared Gold while working as a runway model in NYC and LA.

Dame Darcy planned to auction some of Kurt Cobain's leftover hair in 2015 but withdrew it following a complaint from Love.

Dame Darcy's teaching experience varies among all ages and contexts.

Dame Darcy taught an independent comics publishing course at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, as well as lecturing and workshops at Columbia University, and in Europe and Japan.