Whit Taylor

Whit Taylor is a cartoonist from New Jersey. She received a Glyph Award and two nominations for her autobiographical comics Watermelon (2012) and Boxes (2014), as well as an Ignatz nomination for her miniseries Madtown High (2013). Recent works include The Anthropologists (Sparkplug Books), which was selected as a Notable Comic for Best American Comics 2015 and SubCultures: A Comics Anthology (editor, Ninth Art Press).


Articles by Whit Taylor

Thursday March 15

Makers

“I feel like we raised the bar on history reports.” “And puppet shows.” “I could make puppets all day long.” “That’s cuz we’re Makers, Tess.” “Yeah, Makers.” …

Friday January 13

Weekend After

I grew up in the deep south during segregation. It was the worst racism and discrimination. But we fought and we didn’t let ourselves become hopeless.

Thursday March 31

Ghost

Whit Taylor writes movingly and with deeply personal insight about the aftermath of a traumatic sexual assault in this excerpt from her new graphic novella.