October 15, 2019
Luke Healy ′14 is a cartoonist from Dublin, Ireland. He studied journalism before attending The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in the class of 2014. His work has been published by VICE, A24, Nobrow and Avery Hill Press. His first graphic novel (and CCS thesis) How to Survive in the North (Nobrow Press, 2017)was named a best book of 2016 by Publishers Weekly. In 2016 he also walked from Mexico to Canada, just for fun, then published a comic about it, Americana (Nobrow Press, 2019). He currently lives in London, UK.
Accolades for Luke’s comics:
- “A thought-provoking graphic novel about the exploration of the Arctic […] Healy’s narrative gains power from the interconnecting stories and a carefully chosen thematic color palette, but above all it is powered by his brilliant handling of the wordless panels where so much of the story is told.” —Publisher’s Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
- “Healy is a master of stitching together narrative threads like a double helix of twinned realities.” —The Washington Post
- “We’ve described Healy as ‘one of the most exciting newer prospects in comics’ in the past and Americana is set to take him up to the next deserved level of recognition.” —Andy Oliver’s staff pick at Broken Frontier
Tags: Americana, How To Survive In The North, Luke Healy, Nobrow Press, Visiting Artist
