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About Me

I'm finally sitting down to write a biography of sorts for my own site, and looking around the internet for wondrous examples has confirmed my deep belief that I am unable to write about myself in the third person without convulsing into fits of laughter.

My name is Laura Sneddon. I write, mostly about comics but also about other so called geeky pursuits like gaming, science fiction, horror, and films. That's right, I'm one of those "girl geeks". A lot of my writing comes from a feminist angle, quite a liberal angle, and always a balanced angle. Lots of angles.

My speciality is comics history and women in comics. I love the medium, and I'm currently enrolled in the UK's first mainstream university degree in the study of comics: Comic Studies MLitt at the University of Dundee. I'm covering that experience for a column at Comic Book Resources.

This site, www.comicbookgrrrl.com, is my portfolio. Here I post up any links to my work elsewhere, and indulge in some opinion pieces on various issues within the comics industry and field. As a freelance writer I am always for sale, and have written for such publications and sites as The Independent on Sunday, SciFi Now, The Void, and The Phantom Zone.

Much to my happy surprise, my work comes recommended by many big names in the world of comics: Warren Ellis, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Jim Lee, Jonathan Ross, and Kate Beaton amongst them. Because I am a great big geek, you can see most of their nice words (public ones only) in my twitter favourites.

In my non-superhero day job, I work as a bookseller for a large book chain in the UK. I write regular commissions for them for the internal staff website, including guides on how to best stock and sell graphic novels. I'm also an editor on there too.

I'm based in Scotland and happy to travel.

My favourite films are Aliens, Blade, and Crank. I like explosions and Jason Statham. Favourite bands are Rob Zombie, Sparta, and Cradle of Filth. I'm a bit of a metal head. Favourite games are Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age, and Hotel Dusk: Room 215. Also anything with Lego because those are smashy fun.

Favourite comics are Transmetropolitan, The Invisibles, and Nemi. Favourite socks are long, with stripes, and preferably no holes.

My favourite person in the world is Spider Jerusalem. This probably explains a lot.

To contact me to offer me work, or to suggest any topics for my site, just use the form below or contact me via twitter and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I'm always happy to review comics, and for interviews I come armed with my awesome home-made brownies.

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