Crush, the third book in the series, was released in 2017, and received the 2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award in the Middle Grade Category. Brave, a sequel to Awkward, was announced on April 25, 2016. Īt New York Comic Con on October 10, 2014, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing Awkward, a new original comic by Chmakova. On Februat New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing Nightschool, a new original manga by Chmakova. Her art also appears in Mangaka America and Flight. Other works by Chmakova include The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL! magazine and the Chasing Rainbows and Night Silver webcomics. She attends the convention with her artist boyfriend Derek Hollman, but soon finds herself attracted to a mysterious, sun-glassed cosplayer named Matt Green. Career ĭramacon is Chmakova's first full-length comic, telling the story of Christie Leroux, an aspiring teenage comics writer, and her experiences at her first anime convention. Īccording to her website, she is married and has a toddler. She then began to publish her manga on the Internet. After she emigrated to Canada at the age of 16, she graduated from the Sheridan College Classical Animation program in 2002. Previously, she created The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL! magazine and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows for Girlamatic.Ĭhmakova was born in Russia where she was first exposed to comics after she found ElfQuest at a Moscow book stand. She has been nominated for an Eisner Award twice. Her other original work includes Nightschool and Awkward for Yen Press. She is best known for Dramacon, an original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop. October 7, 1979) is a Russian-Canadian comic book artist.

Joe Shuster Comics for Kids Award, Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids' Comics

Brave by svetlana chmakova