Diana Tamblyn is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist who has been actively writing and drawing mini-comics for over 10 years now. Her artwork has appeared in two solo art shows, and various group shows. She’s exhibited her comics at small press fairs and comic book shows in both Canada and the US.
Her most recent work is “The Rosie Stories” a comic about motherhood and “The Toca Loca Project”, commissioned by spectral music band “Toca Loca”. In 2005, she was chosen by The Globe and Mail as a Canadian cartoonist to watch.
Currently living in London, Ont, she works as a freelance web project manager. She graduated from Concordia University in 1994 with a BFA in Film Animation.
More information can be found about Diana on her website www.speedlines.com
”Tamblyn has been creating quiet, thoughtful stories for a few years now."
- Rob Clough, Sequart
”A short punk rock comic.”
- cartoonist Michael Cho
The Rosie Stories
"A book with hidden depths and interesting use of the medium of comics."
- Sean Clement, Diverging Comics
”This comic feels so personal and so right with the world”
- Shawn Hoke, Size Matters: The Mini-Comics Blog
Duty Must Be Done
Mini-comic
5 out of 5 - "a revelation: Tamblyn's comics reportage in Duty is as strong as that of Harvey Pekar or David Collier"
- Alan David Doane, Comic Book Galaxy
"This was a book that deserved to be bought and read."
- Sean Clement, DivergingComics.com
"Duty Must be Done is an inspirational presentation of a well-known Canadian story."
- Bob Banting, great nephew of Sir Frederick Banting
Writer's Block
Mini-comic
Best Mini-Comic of the Year
- ComicReaders.com
"A short, literate story from Canada."
- Marc Campos, Poopsheet
That Thing You Fall Into
Mini-comic
One of Eye Magazine's top mini-comics picks of 2003
"That Thing was nominated for an Ignatz award as Outstanding Mini comic this year, and the justification for why she didn't win is debatable…"
"She has a pleasing grace, and renders melancholy deftly.”
– Eye Magazine
Ignatz Award nominee for best mini-comic of 2003
Gunslingers
Mini-comic
"Diana Tamblyn has put out Gunslingers, another great mini that’s more than a mini. Diana really knows how to wedge more story and storytelling into a mini than most people get into a regular full comic, without ever seeming rushed or fast-paced. Diana is a huge talent that deserves to break out big-time; get this so you can say you were into her work way-back-when."
- cartoonist Sarah Dyer
"Everyone loves Diana's mini's for their subtlety, their realistic portrayal of modern lives and their ability to hit a personal chord that resonates with the reader."
- Jonathan Ellis, Popimage
"I like the look and feel of the mini-comics I've seen from cartoonist Diana Tamblyn. There's something attractively forthright about them: a simple, clean presentation that flatters the stories within."
- Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter
