![]() ![]() ![]() That said, if this was another era, Telgemeier would have no doubt been a successful syndicated cartoonist. When one throws in a smooth, pleasant drawing style that's equal parts Bill Watterson, Keiji Nakazawa, Bill Amend, and Lynn Johnston, you've got an artist who knows how to appeal to a wide audience without specifically adhering to a particular visual aesthetic. Telgemeier's understanding that the more specific one gets in telling one's story, the more relatable it becomes gave the work an authenticity that struck a chord. That book, an autobiographical account of Telgemeier's painful and complicated history of dental problems along with other personal anecdotes, touched a nerve with a number of younger readers, and especially girls. She adapted four of them, with modest success, before Scholastic opted to publish Smile. While she had already begun serializing her career-changing book Smile online, she pitched doing adaptations of Ann M. ![]() Her story in that book gained the notice of an editor at Scholastic, who let Telgemeier pitch her an idea. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York, her publishing history consisted of a handful of short minicomics, an appearance in a Meathaus-related collection, and appearances in a few other anthologies, including one called Broad Appeal published by the Friends of Lulu. Raina Telgemeier is the patron saint for young cartoonists toiling in art school, hoping for a big break and a publishing contract. ![]()
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