1. Paige Braddock is an American cartoonist best known for her Eisner-nominated comic strip, Jane's World, the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national media syndicate in the US Braddock concluded the comic strip after completing its 20-year run in 2018.
Paige Braddock spent most of her childhood years in Mississippi.
Paige Braddock decided at the age of 7 that she wanted to be a cartoonist.
Paige Braddock published her first cartoon, "Bart Winkle," in her junior year of high school in the local newspaper, The Transylvania Times.
Paige Braddock earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1985.
Paige Braddock began crafting her long-standing comic, Jane's World, in 1991.
Paige Braddock published the first novel inspired by the comic series, Jane's World: The Case of the Mail Order Bride, in June 2016 with LGBTQ publisher Bold Strokes Books.
In 1999, Braddock became the Creative Director at Charles M Schulz Creative Associates, Schulz's studio in Northern California.
In 2018, Paige Braddock assumed the position of Chief Creative Officer and in this role is charged with overseeing the visual and editorial direction for all Peanuts licensed products worldwide.
In 2008, Paige Braddock co-created the science fiction graphic novel series The Martian Confederacy with writer Jason McNamara.
In 2023, Paige Braddock served as the commencement speaker for Montserrat College of Art and received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the college.
In 2001, Paige Braddock launched her own publishing company, Girl Twirl Comics, to make Jane's World available in comic shops and bookstores.
In 2015, Paige Braddock began writing lesbian romance novels with publisher Bold Strokes Books under the pen name, Missouri Vaun.