Brian Fies

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, Mom's Cancer , won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Children's Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels A Fire Story , which received four starred reviews and a regional...See more

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, Mom's Cancer , won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Children's Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels A Fire Story , which received four starred reviews and a regional Emmy Award for an animated adaptation, and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? , winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Best Young Adult Literature. He lives in Santa Rosa, California. See less