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Lisa Hanawalt is an American illustrator, writer, and
cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera ...
. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the
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and a producer of the
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animated series ''
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'' (2014–2020), and co-hosted the podcast '' Baby Geniuses'' (2012–2024) with comedian Emily Heller. She created and executive produced the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series, '' Tuca & Bertie'' (2019–2022).


Life and career


Early life

Hanawalt was born in
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, to
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biologists Philip Hanawalt and Graciela Spivak. Her mother was born and raised in Argentina by a family of Jewish refugees originally from
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. Hanawalt attended
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, graduating with a B.A. in art in 2006.


Work as cartoonist and illustrator

She is a former member of Pizza Island, a cartoonist's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which included cartoonists
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, Domitille Collardey,
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, Meredith Gran, and Julia Wertz. Her illustrations and writings have been published in print and online periodicals including ''The New York Times'', ''McSweeney's'', ''Vanity Fair'', and ''Lucky Peach'' magazine. From 2011 through 2013, she was a regular contributor to The Hairpin and produced a series of illustrated film reviews. Her first comic series, ''I Want You,'' was published in 2009 by
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. In 2010, Hanawalt was the first woman to win an
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for Outstanding Comic, for "I Want You #1." In 2012, she illustrated her first children's book, ''Benny's Brigade'', published by
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and authored by Arthur Bradford. The book stars a tiny talking walrus, rescued by two sisters with a range of magical animals at the end of the quest. The book was named a "Wildest Book of the Year" by children's lit blog ''100 Scope Notes'' and called "exuberant and imaginative" by ''Foreword Reviews''. The book's jacket reverse folds out into an oversized poster featuring Hanawalt's creatures from the book. In 2013,
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published ''My Dirty Dumb Eyes,'' Hanawalt's "one-woman anthology" of comics and illustrations, including previously-commissioned works. The collected stories and shorts range from autobiographical narratives to cultural observations, frequently featuring anthropomorphic animal-people and scenes of nature rendered in bright, detailed watercolors, and likened by one reviewer to "a grown-up Richard Scarry turned absurdist social commentator." In 2016, Drawn & Quarterly published ''Hot Dog Taste Test.'' This book is a collection of comics and illustrations often featuring animal-people in vibrant watercolors. ''
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'' said about her book, "Hanawalt takes a kebab skewer to the pomposity that's grown up around food and dining. The cartoons evoke an idiosyncratic absurdity akin to Roz Chast's work." On August 21, 2018, Hanawalt released a graphic novel with Drawn & Quarterly entitled ''Coyote Doggirl''. Unlike her previous two, ''Coyote Doggirl'' features a singular narrative and follows its titular character and her trusty steed, Red, on their escape from a vengeful bulldog and his cronies. In 2020, Drawn & Quarterly published a collection of Hanawalt's early comics, ''I Want You'', with a contemporary introduction.


Work in television

The
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animated television series ''
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'', which debuted in 2014, is designed by Hanawalt. She has been friends with show creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg since high school and previously worked with him on the
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''Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out''. In 2019,
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released '' Tuca & Bertie'', an
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comedy created by Hanawalt, starring
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and Ali Wong. Critics called ''Tuca & Bertie'' one of the best new shows of 2019, and the show holds a rating of 100% on the review aggregator
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. Netflix cancelled the series after its first season, however the show was revived by
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in 2020. In 2019, Hanawalt joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of
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. Hanawalt appeared on the October 13, 2020, episode of ''
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'' with fellow guest
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.


Personal life

She was previously in a 15-year relationship with comedian and TV host Adam Conover. She owns a
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, Juniper.


Awards and recognition

'' Print'' magazine named Hanawalt one of the best new, young designers in 2013. Her illustrated short story "On the Trail with Wylie" won a
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for humor writing in 2014.


Awards

* 2009
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for Outstanding
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, ''Stay Away from Other People'' * 2010
Ignatz Award The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a ...
for Outstanding Comic, ''I Want You'' * 2011 Stumptown Award for Best Small Press, ''I Want You #2'' * 2013 Society of Illustrators Silver Medal in Editorial Illustration, "Birch Trees" * 2014 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "On the Trail With Wylie", ''Lucky Peach'' * 2016 Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Series, ''
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''


Nominations

* 2013 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "The Secret Lives of Chefs," ''Lucky Peach'' * 2015 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "Goodbye to all that sugar, spice, fat," ''Lucky Peach''


Selected works

* 2012. ''Benny's Brigade'', by Arthur Bradford. McSweeney's. * 2013. ''My Dirty, Dumb Eyes.'' Drawn & Quarterly. * 2016. ''Hot Dog Taste Test.'' Drawn & Quarterly. * 2018. ''Coyote Doggirl.'' Drawn & Quarterly. * 2020. ''I Want You.'' Drawn & Quarterly.


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