Nicole J. Georges

Graphic Memoirist, Professor, Animal Artist

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THIS SUNDAY: 

a brunch-time taping of Sagittarian Matters LIVE at the Portland Armory, with vegan cheese from Urban Cheesecraft Kits, live advice, reviews, music, witchcraft and lesbianism. Free!!!!! Come!!! Kaia Wilson Brandie Taylor Lacy DavisChristopher Robin Sutton & Ponyo Georges!!! 12:30-2 p.m. 10/5/2017

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Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home PRE-ORDER SPECIAL!!!

If you use this link, a portion of the sale goes to the Oregon Humane Society, one of my favorite non-profit animal shelters, as featured in "Fetch".  (This is where Ponyo  {seen above} came from!)

AND

If you send your proof of purchase to [email protected] , you will get a limited edition DON'T PET ME bandana while supplies last. 

It’s a win for dogs, for cats, for you, for Ponyo. 

xoxo

p.s. If you bring one of these books to a reading, I will absolutely draw in it for you. 

p.p.s. If you would like to pre-order through your local independent bookstore, you are still eligible for a bandana, BUT you will have to donate to OHS independently if you’d like to support them. They are the best! 

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Praise for Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home

(out July 18!)

“Nicole Georges makes my favorite art about love and vulnerability. More than a tribute to a canine best friend, Fetch maps Georges’s journey from teen to adult with heartbreaking honesty and tender joy. I am in awe of Georges’s uncanny ability to transport me right into her world of moldy, crusty punk houses and glorious vegan lesbian barbecues. Funny, gorgeous, and true.”

—Jill Soloway, creator of Transparent

“From feral child to leader of the pack, Nicole Georges comes to know a thing or two about dogs, and incidentally, about herself. Her luminous, lyrical drawings of animals are charged with strange insight and add a potent nonverbal element to the narrative of Georges’s youth. Fetch combines the best qualities of diary comics—particularity and granular detail—with the zoomed-out view of someone who has completed an arduous, mythic, and expansive journey.”

—Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?

“Nicole’s work always punches me in the guts with her unending longing for a home. Through constant disappointments and the challenges of owning a rescue dog and a rescue heart, she unflinchingly refuses to quit. A magical world so full of tenderness it might just break you, it’s a place I love to visit and rarely want to leave. I want Nicole to draw the whole world, but her hands would fall off.” 

— Sarah Shapiro, co-creator of Unreal

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See an Exclusive Excerpt From 'Fetch,' a Dog-Centric Graphic Novel

Dogs are just like us: They’re not perfect. Nicole Georges’ new graphic memoir, Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home, chronicles the author’s relationship with her dysfunctional d…

An excerpt & the cover of my upcoming graphic novel “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home” on Entertainment Weekly!!! 

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I launched my Patreon page today!!!

It’s a good place to read previously-unpublished comics, and to receive a printable version of this baby elephant valentine. Go scope it. xoxo

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=999131

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Elders: Nicole J. Georges & the seniors of the Marie Smith Center

Elders: A short documentary about Nicole J. Georges and her project with senior citizens, "Tell It Like It Tiz". A film by Heather Rigby.

I’m thrilled to have had my work as a cartoonist & a volunteer highlighted in this short film by Heather Rigby.

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FETCH IS FINISHED!!!!

Coming July 2017: “Fetch: How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home” with Mariner Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The book was drawn in 8 different cities in 2 different countries over the course of 2.5 years. I’m so glad you get to see it soon!

Check out my tour page for past events & upcoming engagements.

Now booking for college visits.

xoxoxo

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Hello from San Francisco, where Ponyo and I are teaching at California College of the Arts MFA in Comics Program!

I just had some illustrations published in Kazoo: A Magazine for Girls Who Aren’t Afraid to Make Some Noise. It also features comics by Alison Bechdel, Lucy Knisley and Lisa Congdon. I’m so happy to be a part of it.

Coming in August: the cover for my new book! Stay tuned.

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Hi! I haven’t posted for a long time. I’m working on finishing my new book, “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home” and it’s taking up all of my time. I’m also hanging out with farm animals, volunteering with senior citizens, and working on my podcast (Sagittarian Matters {on iTunes}).

In July I’m going to teach at California College of the Arts MFA in Comics program, after-which I will have more up my sleeve to reveal!

Until then, please follow myself and my dog on Instagram (@Nicolejgeorges @ponyogeorges). It’s where I am currently posting my progress on the book, and videos of drawing. 

Have a lovely summer! n.g.

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HELLO! I just got home* from MoCCA in New York City. I am so so happy to say that my original pages from the comic “Grief” (which appeared in the Ignatz-winning Qu33R anthology) are up at the Society of Illustrators through April 30th.

At MoCCA, I met a bunch of people, interviewed Phoebe Gloeckner , Alec Longstreth, and Jennifer Camper for my podcast, and sat on a panel called “Revealing the Self: Autobiography in Comics” with Gina Wynbrandt, Jennifer Hayden, and Gabrielle Bell! Moderated by Heidi Macdonald.

The whole trip was a delight. I also interviewed JD Samson, took Ponyo (my dog) around town, and ate the required vegan delicacies (VanLeeuwen banana ice cream, Superiority Burger, and Cheezehound Mutzarella).

Thank you, New York!

Now, back to work on “Fetch”, my next book.

xoxo

n.g.

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My episode of Oregon Art Beat is up now!!!  Watch me talk and talk and pose for my own drawings and also tell you about Ponyo the chihuahua. xoxo

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NEW YORK: I will have the originals of a rare, full-color comic on display at the Society Of Illustrators next month as part of this show: The Center for Cartoon Studies, Ten Years of Fellowship Opening Reception Friday, April 1st. Fellows will also be attending the MoCCA Arts Festival, held on April 2 - 3 at Metropolitan West in NYC. They will be featured at the Center for Cartoon Studies booth and programming. Details TBA. If you want to see me talk about "Autobiography: Revealing the Self in Comics" with Jennifer Hayden, Gina Wynbrandt, & Gabrielle Bell , moderated by Heidi MacDonald Come to our panel at MOCCA Arts Festival Saturday, April 2 at 3:30pm: Ink48, The Helvetica Room

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Hello! I am hard at work on my new book, “Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home”. It should be out with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2017! Cross your dog-loving fingers for me. I’m working at a steady pace from my temporary perch as the Writer in Residence at the College of William & Mary.

In other news, my podcast is going at a steady clip (our most recent episode includes a lot of good feelings with best friend Beth Ditto), and I’ll be in New York soon! Ponyo & I will be at MoCCA, at the Center for Cartoon Studies table, and I will have art in a show at the Society of Illustrators, called “The Center for Cartoon Studies: 10 Years of Fellowship”. The opening reception is April 1st!

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I have a new episode of Sagittarian Matters this week, AND I drew a highly accurate housecat. Http://sagittarianmatters.podbean.com
This week, series regular Michelle Tea (author of “How to Grow Up”) doles out advice on anxiety and work. 
Writer & cartoonist ARIEL SCHRAG (“Likewise”, “Potential”, “Adam”, The L Word) talks truth in comics, Chick Tracks, and romantic advice with NJG.

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Episode #4-Liz Prince!!

February 26, 2016 Liz Prince is the comics mastermind behind the books “Tomboy” and “Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?”. 

This week is ALL LIZ, All the time!

Plus Nicole. We talk about comics, specifically how it feels to be a woman in comics, and answer many many advice questions, including “How can I kick people out of my house after sex without seeming like a monster?”.

TUNE IN.

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My podcast!!!!

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I have a podcast, and it is alive! We post on Fridays. Listen here or Suscribe to Sagittarian Matters on iTunes.

Episode 1: Michelle Tea & Beth Ditto

Episode 2: LOVE episode featuring Ariel Schrag, Lacy Davis, Liz Prince & senior citizens Joan & Bea.

Episode 3: LA Edition! How to quit your job, with Beth Pickens (incredible coach & artist consultant), Chris Vargas (Museum of Transgender Hirstory), Greg Youmans (of Falling in Love with Chris & Greg), and musician Tara Jane O’neil. Plus my favorite tour story with OP Magazine Founding editor, entertainer, & man of Buzzfeed, Rocco Kayiatos.