disclosures

 Purpose

The Encyclopedia of Women in Comics website (www.encyclopediaofwomenincomics.com) is an oline database created to document and catalog women who have worked in and/or out of the comic book and cartooning industry from all around the world. The Encyclopedia accounts for artists, writers, editors, letterers, colorists, inkers, cartoonists, illustrators, comic book shop owners, executives, mangakas, television writers, publishers, authors, graphic novelists, voice talents, producers, screenwriters and any woman who has in any way, shape or form contributed to the history and culture that is the sequential arts. It is by no means a definitive or all comprehensive guide/resource. It is only meant to exist as a form of historical documentation gathering the known existence of women and their connection to the creation of the comic book industry. 

Use of Public Information

All images and information are public and have been ascertained in this manner (unless a image or specific information was sent via email by the woman professional to the webmaster as a personal request to update their profile picture or pertinent information). The women on this online database compilation have been contacted to the best of the ability of the webmaster. Those that have not been contacted have no means to be (with the exception of Mangaka/Japanese comic book artists and any professional who has been deceased since the site's structure as of October-November 2025). There is no structure or order to who will be listed or who will not. It is only done so by the immediate knowledge of their existence, and then so alphabetically. The Encyclopedia is meant to be open to all and exclusive to none. The only two criteria that must be met are they must be a woman and must have some sort of connection to cartooning or comics (no matter how remote or minute). All information is formulaic to the understanding of the woman professional's career highlights and contributions. It is limited to this detail. Nothing that would be considered beyond public information that could compromise that individual's free rights to privacy is done and is strictly prohibited. Such data shall be limited to full name, year of birth (and death, if applicable), official website (if applicable) and image of the individual. The image shall be black and white (or contrasted to the best of the ability of that image) to allow uniformity to the site's overall view. Failing not being able to find a public image of the professional, a pre-selected stock image will be used in it's place. Any singular person may contact the webmaster here (leonardbonnano@gmail.com) to request a listing be removed if it is found to be offensive or disrespect to the site's meaning. For the purpose of protecting an individual's right to privacy, no social media links will be on any listing.

Image of the Woman Professional

All images of any woman listed on the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics (www.encyclopediaofwomenincomics.com) are the rightful possession of the  name of the woman it is attached to (Everything in the listing belongs to them). These images, in no way, shape or form, are to be used anywhere else without the expressed permission of the person of said individual. Their profile photo or picture is identified as their own property and misuse by any other individual is considered a violation to that woman's privacy rights. Any image that is unavailable online, publically, will be considered the woman professional's automatic expression to her right of privacy. Such right will be respected and that private right takes place as if it were her own personal image. A prerendered stock image will take the place of the profile picture/image immediately at the creation of the listing and will remain unless the woman professional requests to have her image replaced with one of her own. Images must otherwise be relative to the image of the artist, even if it is a personal self-portrait, sketch or drawing. Symbols or cartoon images of otherwise are not allowed.

Authorizations 

Owner's Rights: The Encyclopedia of Women in Comics is owned and operated by Leonard Bonnano. No one is allowed claim of or ownership except the webmaster. Listings are transcribed to the best of the ability of the Owner. His possession of the website is limited to only the free creation of the website's infrastructure and to which way it embodies the underlying foundation of it's own purpose, as stated the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics is an oline database that gathers the information of women from all over the internet who have any associations to the comic/cartooning industry to establish a legitimized resource of their existence and relative contributions that have, are or will impact the future growth and expansion of the comic book industry in a way that is meaningful and definitive and in this way, the digital structure exists solely upon this basis. And in this manner is in which way the website is owned by its Proprietor, Leonard Bonnano. 

Logo: The logo to the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics is the copyright of Nicole Goux, who has given her permission for it to be used. Nicole Goux has the authorization to ask for her art work to be removed at any time via request by email. The Logo, like her listing, is her possessive right on the website.

Tribute Page: Karla Medrano's page was authorized by the webmaster, Leonard Bonnano, as a tribute to honor her continuing work in the comic book industry for women's creative rights of recognition; This (we will call it 'the Tribute Page' ) is authorized on the site to remain as a fixture on this website in perpetuity. Karla Medrano's access is authorized as editor and has total access to the Tribute Page and may change it as she pleases to do so (so long as it does not affect the design or structure of the website and/or is by no means offensive to it's super structure). Beyond this, no other changes to the site may be done unless the webmaster was notified by email..

Women's Rights to Their own Listing: A woman professional who is, herself, listed, and unaware until that moment of her seeing her listing, if is disliked or incorrect, has the permission to have it removed immediately within 24 hours of contacting Leonard Bonnano by the means presented here (leonardbonnano@gmail.com). Any woman who has a listing on this website instantaneously has all permissions to it as of it's creation and allows immediate possession of such said listing. They may make changes and request omissions via email to the webmaster, Leonard Bonnano, at the contact, leonardbonnano@gmail.com (allow til the end of the business day or at least 24 hours for a response). Any women who is deceased but publically praised for their important contributions to the industry, listed, may only be removed by the request of a relative or family member. The request, verbal or in print (email) is effective immediately as of it's spoken or printed word and listing will be taken down.

Editor's Authorizations: Any one given editing permissions is entrusted with basic authorizations. This includes, but not limited to, corrections commited to by proof reading and/oradding a listing by adhering to site's standards. Editors are not allowed the following priviledges;                                                                                             *Editors are not allowed to add new editors or switch a current editor to published viewer.                                                                                                                                        *Editors cannot delete any listing without permission via email, in where it will be discussed in detail to this reasoning and will be the final decision of the webmaster.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            *Editors must adhere to all text, color and design of the website and all pages and listings.                                                                                                                                     (violation to any of the statements above will place the editor in 'penalty' and will have their status removed and renamed  'Published Veiwer" until a resolution of terms is met. If no terms can be met to the best of the ability of both parties, that editor will have their access removed completely and will be on a 90 day probationary period. After which, a review will be opened and a decision will be made if access will be granted again within a 72 hour period.                                           Any editor who accepts the authorization email sent via the webmaster instantaneously accepts these terms as an 'acceptance of good faith'. 

Current Editors: Currently, the following editors have access to the site and authorization to aid in it's creation and structure with open and free discussions via the webmaster, Leonard Bonnano; * Tessa Rose 

Testimonials

The home page of the website for the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics (called 'Preface') contains words of praise for the site. These words of praise were from conversations with the women professionals through email who viewed the site and may have a listing placed. They are expressed to only give a legitimate account of a women professional involved in the comic book industry who was contacted and asked, upon request, to view the website for approval of a pre-rendered listing or to become a listing. These women have made these personal statements free of coercion or gain. These statements are voluntary and organic and are meant to give a more descriptive perspective of the website's structure and design by other women listed on it for an online reader or potential listed professional. That, and that only, is it's only purpose. No one has the expressed right to post or print these statements anywhere else in print or media, digitally or by any other means unless it has been approved by that woman professional those words belong to. They are considered equal proper possession with their listing as it was related to the request to be listed.   

Acknowledgements

The following list of names is placed here in this digital document as a proof of permission. The following names of the women below have been contacted in one way or another through means of social media (i.e., Facebook messenger, Instagram or Linkedin), by email or from their official website. The women listed have given their expressed permission to be apart of the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics (www.encyclopediaofwomenincomics) and have openly discussed if any changes needed to be made or information must be removed. They may have also expressed the image of their profile picture being changed by sending one of their own. These women possess these listings featured on this site and may make any request to it they please at will. (these women are listed in no specific order) May those listed who have not reached out or reached back be given the same rights as those who have as if they did:

June Brigman * Gail Simone * Jessica Abel * Tania Del Rio * Karla Medrano * Mindy Indy * Ivana Armanini * Shequita L. Smith * Donna Barr * Kate Beaton * Babs Tarr * Mary "Zoralita" Bellamy * Barbara Ciardo * Danielle Conner * Meghan Hetrick * Holly K. Golightly * Chandra Free * Alex De Campi * Kelly-Sue DeConnick * Jacqueline Diaz * Karla Diaz * Francesca Fantini * Chynna Clugston Flores * Agnes Garbowska * Franci Gouvea * Nicole Goux * Devin K. Grayson * Kristen Gudsnuk * Tessa Rose * Micheline Hess * Madeleine Holly-Rosing * Patricia 'Zoom Cat' Krmpotich * Dawn McTeigue * Kelly Sue Milano * Cecilia M. Lim * Waverly Lim * Ryan Oakley * Stephanie Williams * Afua Richardson * Sara Pichelli * Emma Rios * M. L. Sanapo * Marguerite Sauvage * Barbara Slate * Sara Gomez Woolley * Chrissie Zullo * Regine L. Sawyer (PENDING) * Wendy Pini  * Anastasia Villareal * Yasmín Flores  Montañez * Alisa Kwitney * Regena Smiley * Ann Telnaes * Tula Lotay * Kelly Thompson