Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen

BIO

Jen Sorensen is the cartoonist behind "Slowpoke," a weekly strip which has appeared in such fine publications as the Village Voice, Ms. Magazine, Funny Times, LA Times, The American Prospect, CampusProgress.org, and dozens of altweeklies around the country.

Jen grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, best known for its Amish population and delicacies such as scrapple, chow-chow, and hog maw. She went on to attend the University of Virginia, where she penned a popular daily strip and successfully avoided taking any classes before 11a.m. except one.

Slowpoke made its debut as a weekly strip in 1998, and has since won three awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, including First Place in 2005. The strip is featured in Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists, an anthology edited by Ted Rall, and in several editions of The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, edited by Daryl Cagle. One of Jen's cartoons appears on the cover of the Field Guide to the U.S. Economy, 2006 Edition. Her work has also made cameos on the set of the TV series "Queer as Folk." She is a member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.

In 2000, Jen won a Xeric grant to publish Slowpoke: Café Pompous, a collection of the first two years of Slowpoke strips. Her second book, Slowpoke: America Gone Bonkers, was released in late 2004. In addition to Slowpoke, Jen also does freelance illustration for Nickelodeon Magazine and other publications. She currently lives in Charlottesville, VA with her husband and small canine unit.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Books by Jen Sorensen

  • Slowpoke: America Gone Bonkers - 2004 (Alternative Comics)
  • Slowpoke: Café Pompous - 2001 (Alternative Comics)
  • Slowpoke Comix #1 - 1998 (Alternative Comics)

Anthologies and Other Books

  • Field Guide to the U.S. Economy - 2006 (New Press)
  • Proud to Be Liberal - 2006 (Ig Publishing)
  • The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2005, 2006, 2007 Editions (Que)
  • Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists - 2002 (NBM)
  • 9-11 Emergency Relief - 2002 (Alternative Comics)
  • The Great Women Cartoonists - 2002
  • Small Press EXPO anthology - 1998, 2001
  • Friends of Lulu: Storytime - 2001
  • Action Girl - Issues #1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11 - 1994-97 (Slave Labor Graphics)

Magazines/Journals

  • The American Prospect
  • Ms. Magazine
  • Funny Times
  • Z Magazine
  • FAIR Extra!
  • Rethinking Schools
  • Shelterforce
  • Missouri Review

Illustration

  • Nickelodeon Magazine
  • Legal Affairs Magazine
  • National Geographic Kids
  • Big Book of the '70s by Jonathan Vankin - 2000 (DC/Paradox Press)
  • Dignifying Science by Jim Ottaviani - 1999 (G.T. Labs)
  • Empty Love Stories by Steve Darnall - 1999 (Funny Valentine Press)