Vera Brosgol

• Name — Vera Brosgol • Pen Name — Verabee • Born — 2 August 1984 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Citizenship — * United States • Canada • Occupation — Cartoonist, storyboard artist, comics writer • Education — Sheridan College • Period — 2010–present

Brosgol was born in Moscow but moved to the United States when she was five, and was raised in upstate New York and Canada. She graduated with a diploma in Classical Animation from Sheridan College, then worked at Laika Entertainment in Portland, where she did storyboards and concept art for their animation productions, including Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Missing Link, and Kubo and the Two Strings. She was Head of Story for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), and also was storyboard artist and writer for one episode of both Bee and Puppy Cat, and We Bare Bears. Brosgol collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on L'il Mell and Sergio for Girlamatic and has drawn several guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, and has transitioned to writing books full-time, having published her first graphic novel, Anya's Ghost in 2011, and her first picture book, Leave Me Alone in 2016.

Brosgol enjoys hiking, riding her bike, and baking.

Brosgol uses brush and ink and prefers simple drawings for effective communication She has been majorly influenced by Rumiko Takahashi, especially Ranma 1/2, and liked the "dirty and funny and energetic" vibe after getting into manga in her teen years, in addition to Calvin & Hobbes, which she "inhaled" as a kid.

• 2005: Snow-Bo (animation) • 2005: Someone Is Going to Die (animation) • 2009: Coraline (storyboard artist) • 2012: ParaNorman (story artist) • 2014: The Boxtrolls (additional writing) • 2015: We Bare Bears (writer/storyboard artist: "Pet Shop") • 2016: Bee and PuppyCat (storyboard artist) • 2022: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (head of story)

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