Vera Brosgol was born in Moscow, Russia in 1984 and moved to the United States when she was five. She received a diploma in Classical Animation from Sheridan College, and currently works at Laika Inc. in Portland, Oregon drawing storyboards for feature animation.
She has done illustration work for clients such as Nickelodeon, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Simon & Schuster. Her first graphic novel, Anya's Ghost, was published in 2011 by First Second Books.
She loves knitting, baking, and trying not to kill her plants. She hopes you are enjoying looking at her drawings!
“People might think that five-year-olds can't be cruel, but I have some strong evidence to the contrary".”
“I don't think murder is an appropriate reaction to disappointment.”
“Impressing a bunch of snooty teenagers is a pretty lame life goal to have.”
“Why can't I just Google it like everything else?! I hate you public library system!”
“You may look normal like everyone else, but you're not. Not on the inside.”
“Oh, Anya! Let's have an intense spiritual relationship for no believable reason!”
“I could lose myself forever in that dark hair and those sweet love handles.”