Chynna Clugston Flores ( Clugston; born August 19, 1975) is an American freelance

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-influenced teen comedy series '' Blue Monday''. Based in Coarsegold, California, Clugston Flores has been drawing comics since 1994 and has worked with Oni Press, Dark Horse Presents, Double Feature, Action Girl Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics and several digital comics as an editor, penciler, writer, inker, colorist, letterer and cover artist.

Selected works

In addition to ''Blue Monday'', Clugston Flores's other notable works include: * ''Bloodletting'' — Fantaco/Tundra (1995–1996) * ''

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'' — Clugston Flores illustrated the flashback scenes. Oni Press (2001), . * '' Scooter Girl'' — a miniseries telling the story of two contemporary mods living in

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(2005), . * ''Strangetown'' — about a ten-year-old girl named Vanora Finnar who mysteriously washed onto the Oregon shore in 1973. Oni Press (2006) * ''

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In The 31st Century'' — based on the animated version of the

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(2007) * ''Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy'' — A crossover series from BOOM! Studios and DC Comics.

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(2017)

References

External links

New Wave Zombie (Chynna Clugston Flores's official website)
*Thompson, Jason
"American Manga"
Interview with Chynna Clugston-Major at ''Pulp'' magazine; Accessed July 25, 2010. {{DEFAULTSORT:Clugston, Chynna 1975 births 21st-century American women artists American female comics artists Artists from San Diego American female comics writers Living people People from Fresno, California