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Alum Spotlight: Mary Shyne ’18

Cover of Get Over It by Mary Shyne

Mary Shyne ’18 is a comics artist and publishing professional now working at the Peanuts Studio as Staff Artist/Approvals. If you are headed to SPX, she will have copies of her comic Get Over It. It’s about a delivery cyclist who stumbles onto a lab practicing an experimental form of therapy. Instead of couch talk, the lab transforms a patient’s emotions into a monster then, with a special glove, defeats the monster. You can find Mary on Instagram (myrtlewilloughby ) or on Twitter (mshyne). Mary gave this interview with Angela Boyle ′16.

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Graduate Spotlight: Bryan Stone ′08

Bryan Stone ′08 is a staff artist at the Peanuts Studio. He has been making comics for over a decade and particularly enjoys keeping an eye out for UFOs and cryptids. He did this brief interview with Angela Boyle ′16.

Who was your thesis advisor and why did you pick them?

My thesis advisor was Stan Sakai. He was great. He’s got a reputation for being one of the kindest people in comics which is spot-on. I had been a big fan of Usagi Yojimbo for years, so getting to work with him was an incredible opportunity. I sent him pages or a script each week while I was working on my thesis, and he would give me feedback. In retrospect, I think that learning about his process and spending time with him when he visited White River Junction had the most impact on me long-term. I have tons of admiration for him; working with him really changed the way I think about making comics. 

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Graduate Spotlight: Donna Almendrala ′12 Art Director at PEANUTS Studio

Donna Almendrala

Donna Almendrala ′12 is the art director at the Peanuts Studio in Santa Rosa. She spends most of her free time playing and obsessing over board games and RPGs. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr as @madmacaques. She did the following interview with Angela Boyle ′16.

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