During my experience working on this database for women, to be seen and recognized for their achievements and contributions, I've been able to share this passion project with many amazing and talented women. Here's some of the wonderful feedback I've had the pleasure of receiving...
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"Hi, Leonard. You reached out and asked me to be in this encyclopedia and thank you 🙏. I’ll keep other women cartoonists/comic artists in mind. I’ve worked with a lot of women and I love what you have here."
-Tara Seibel
"Thank you so much for reaching out to me for your project! Your idea and your website are lovely! :))"
- Iolanda Zanfardino
"This is so cool! Last night, I received an email from Leonard Bonnano, a comic book practitioner 🤓. He’s created an online encyclopedia of women in comics, ✍🏾 and let me know that I was included. 😍 He’s clearly been working on this for a while because it’s VERY thorough!"
- Shequeta Smith
"I took a look through your site & it's amazing! Wow! Thank you sooooo much for making it! I loved getting to read about so many women who paved the way for us to be in comics today!"
"I'm truly honored that you'd include me! Thank you!"
- Dawn McTeigue
"Thank you so much for reaching out and for thinking of me for your website. I had a look at the site and I find it really interesting, well put together, and a wonderful initiative to highlight women’s contributions to comics and cartooning."
"It would be an absolute pleasure for me to be included in the listings."
- M. L. Sanapo
"To be right above RumikoTakahashi and Naoko Takeuchi is so surreal because they were my idols growing up!!!!"
"Thanks for sharing and adding me to the list! :)"
- Babs Tarr
"I like it! I was browsing randomly through entries and stumbled across the author of "Girls with Slingshots," which I used to love to read and had totally forgotten about! So that was fun 😁"
- Rebecca Callahan
"Thanks for reaching out and letting us know about the listing, what a wonderful idea! We appreciate you, including us."
- Cecilia & Waverly Lim (Kwento Comics)
"I just saw it!! So cool and thank you for adding me to it. I feel honoured."
"Thank you for doing this! Amazing."
- Agnes Garbowska
"It's a beautiful and necessary project and I'm proud to be listed among these amazing women and artists.
Thank you so much for your work on that!"
- Barbara Ciardo
"I think what you're doing is AWESOME! The average comic reader is probably like 45 year old male, at least in my experience! It is a breath of fresh air to see a project like this. It is very empowering"
- Tessa Rose
" I’m honored to be included in your directory which seems quite comprehensive! "
"Thank you so much-everything looks great. I really appreciate being included on your wonderful site!"
- Tania Del Rio
"Thank you so much for reaching out! I sincerely appreciate the inclusion. Everything looks good to me!"
- Stephanie Williams
"The website looks amazing! It’s great to see something dedicated to the woman in the industry."
- Anastasia Villareal
"Thank you so much for reaching out and for the invite. I’m incredibly honored to be featured alongside such amazing ladies."
"The site looks great, and you definitely have my approval for the listing. Thanks for all the work you’re doing to showcase women in comics!👋😊"
- Yasmín Flores Montañez
"Thank you so much for including me on your website, Leonard. What a wonderful resource for both the creators and comic book readers and fans."
- Alisa Kwitney
"Thank you from both of us for putting together this massive and necessary work."
- Richard and Wendy Pini
"Wow! It is I who am honored to be included within your extremely impressive website! THANK YOU!"
"THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT! "
- Barbara Brandon-Croft
"Your book a is great resource, thank you for putting it together."
- Annie Nocenti
"Thank you for reaching out. What a wonderful project!"
- Karama "the blerd girl" Horne
"It's a nice website!"
- Rejena Smiley
"Thank you so much for including me. As someone who tried to tackle this subject myself many years ago -- I know how unwieldy and time consuming it can be -- thanks for making the effort!"
- Kelly Thompson
"Thanks for your email - I checked out the site & seems cool! Happy to see lots of mangaka in there too!"
- Mindy Indy
"Thank you so much! How kind. The listing is very nice..."
"..I am in great company on that site. And right between Lynda and Alison!"
- Kate Beaton
"That's amazing!"
"Thank you for including me Very Much & keep in touch"
- Ivana Armanini
"Thank you for organizing this!! You are doing important work! "
- Caitlin Du
"Thank you very much for sharing this with me! I think it looks amazing and you have done an amazing job!
Thank you again for having me! It’s a pleasure be part of this :)."
- Francesca Fantini
"I love this and would be honored to be included."
- Jodi Picoult
"What a wonderful and very much needed website!"
"I was able to read about 6-7 listings so far. I think you are meticulously thorough! I’m honored that you thought of me as an addition to the encyclopedia of women comic artists/writers/cartoonists. "
- Tara Seibel
"Thanks for reaching out! Looks like a great initiative you have there… I’d be happy to be listed among my heroes."
- Maia Matches
"Thank you so much for reaching out and for considering me for the Encyclopedia of Women in Comics — I really appreciate it. I think what you’re doing is a wonderful thing, and the site looks great"
- Rina Piccolo
"Thanks for thinking of me and for putting together this important resource!"
- Tatiana Gill
"Thank you for reaching out, I saw the website and yeah! great job!"
- Aneke
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the bios were created using public information, if there are any errors, please contact me at leonardbonnano@gmail.com.
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