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An illustration of a kitchen split down the middle, showing two contrasting scenes. On the left, a person sits at a table looking distressed while another figure stands nearby; on the right, a person eats a meal while a bull in a suit talks on a mobile phone.

Spectacular, unique work from Comic Arts LA co-founder Angie Wang

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Date
20 March 2015

Angie Wang is FANTASTIC, she’s hands-down my absolute favourite new illustrator. Her work is an explosive, jelly bean-coloured tangle of cool girls, comic books, hair, nature and clouds: dreamy waves of cuteness and attitude floating along on the backs of ghosts. Some of her drawings may appear silly and adorable, but underneath the fuzziness is a melancholy wisdom of the world around her. She has an ability to capture what only the best kinds of comics do: aspects of life that are loving, scary, otherworldly and magnificent.

I love it when cartoonists and comic book-makers get commissioned by huge magazines and newspapers too, and Angie’s client list is phenomenally long and impressive. What’s more, that’s just the stuff she does for the dough. In her spare time she’s the co-founder of Comic Arts LA and is a prop designer on Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe. Powerful woman! Keep making drawings that make me cry and giggle and want to roll around in fresh pollen and Starburst forever.

An illustration of two musicians performing against a swirling yellow background. A person with long brown hair sings into a microphone, while another person plays a guitar behind them.
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Angie Wang: Beach House

An illustration of three figures with voluminous red hair in a surreal, colourful landscape. They are surrounded by oversized dark flowers and stylized foliage under a purple and orange sky.
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Angie Wang: Lotus Attack

An illustration from a first-person perspective shows a person’s legs and feet extending towards a crashing wave. Swirling teal ribbons of water loop through a pale sky filled with soft clouds.
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Angie Wang: NYT Sunday Review: Nature Without The Nanny State

An illustration of a person sitting in a bathtub, rendered in shades of green and yellow. They look down with a neutral expression, surrounded by a shower head, a toothbrush in a cup and floating bubbles.
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Angie Wang: Untitled

An illustration of a person falling backwards in a flurry of white shards. They wear bright orange clothing and green shoes, with a second figure in a white dress and crown watching from the side.
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Angie Wang: Untitled

An illustration of a person in a blue shirt and trousers standing on a dark purple shoreline. Below them, a mirrored reflection shows a band in yellow and black striped outfits playing guitars against a bright blue sky.
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Angie Wang: Vegas Seven

An illustration in a comic strip layout showing a person standing by a crib. In a sequence of panels, the room around them dissolves into a dark, starry void. The final large panel shows the figure alone in a vast, cosmic space.
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Angie Wang: Untitled

An illustration of a red-skinned figure with horns and a green shirt leaning over a pale, reclining figure. The scene is surreal, featuring floating eyeballs and a second figure with a third eye watching from the side.
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Angie Wang: The Story of Beauty

An illustration of two figures embracing in a dark, wooded landscape. They are surrounded by surreal, floating pink clouds and skeletal black trees against a teal and purple sky.
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Angie Wang: Ghosts

An illustration of a person with a dark bowl cut and round glasses, set against a bright yellow background. They wear a light blue collared shirt and a dark tie.
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Angie Wang: Marsha

An illustration of a kitchen scene where a person is depicted in multiple positions at once. They appear as a seated figure at a table, a person standing by a counter, and a floating figure drifting through the air.
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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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