Amanda Lafrenais is queer jack-of-all-trades comic artist - born in Texas, now living in Chicago - with over a decade of experience under her belt spanning writing, illustrating, editing, marketing, prepress, video editing, animation, sewing, sculpting... even making terrifying puppets. Her inspirations from manga and animation are very obvious, and she’s a useless repository for Sonic the Hedgehog trivia.
Amanda is currently creating the upcoming 2023 Iron Circus graphic novel “Spiral Guardian: Starry Knight.” Her expanded resume includes original comics for the Smut Peddler series, tones on three Adventure Time graphic novels, Broken Telephone by Ryan Estrada, and colorist work for Scholastic/Graphix. Not to mention her own dusty ancient webcomic, Love Me Nice.
She just wants to make a lot of cute gay stories and draw people crying big sloppy Ghibli tears.
Amanda is represented by Claire Draper of the Bent Literary Agency. For other inqueries, a contact form is available.
Previous Work & Publications
2022- The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat & Joanna Cacao. - Scholastic/Graphix (graphic novel, colorist)
- The Poorcraft Cookbook - Iron Circus Comics (promotional materials, video editor, animator)
- Hex Americana by Bree Wolf - Iron Circus Comics (graphic novel, flatter)
- Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells - Iron Circus Comics (graphic novel, flatter)
- The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron - Iron Circus Comics (graphic novel, flatter)
- Real Hero Shit - Iron Circus Comics (promotional materials, video editor, animator)
- The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories - Iron Circus Comics (promotional materials, video editor, animator)
- Student Ambassador - Iron Circus (graphic novel, colorist)
- Smut Peddler.: Silver - Iron Circus (comic anthology, colorist)
- Iris and Angel #4 - Iron Circus (original digital comic, artist)
- Iris and Angel #3 – Iron Circus Comics (original digital comic, artist)
- Smut Peddler Presents “SEX MACHINE” – Iron Circus (comic anthology, artist, writer, editor)
- Miracle Knight Remix #3 – Slipshine (original digital series, artist, writer)
- Iris and Angel #2 – Iron Circus Comics (artist) FTL, Y’all! Tales From the Age of the $200 Warp Drive – Iron Circus Comics (assistant editor)
- Faerie Fire: A 5e supplemental – Astrologo Press (book, illustrator)
- Miracle Knight Remix #2 – Slipshine (original digital comic, artist, writer)
- Miracle Knight Remix #1 – Slipshine (original digital comic, artist, writer)
- Tim’rous Beastie, “Pests” – Iron Circus Comics (anthology, head editor, artist)
- Iris and Angel #1 – Iron Circus (original digital comic, artist)
- Titty-Time Vol 2 – Self Published (graphic novel, anthology)
- Bear Company – Pocket Bear Press (anthology, cover illustrator)
- My Monster Boyfriend, “Face Value” – Iron Circus (comic anthology, artist/writer)
- Illustration for The Stranger, Seattle WA (artist)
- Love Me Nice Vol 1 (graphic novel, self published)
- The Sex and Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone by Carol Queen Ph.D. , Shar Rednour – Good Vibrations (illustrator)
- Poorcraft: Wish You Were Here by Ryan Estrada – Iron Circus Comics (cover colors)
- Broken Telephone: Threat Language by Ryan Estrada (comic anthology, artist)
- Smut Peddler 2014 – Iron Circus Comics (comic anthology, artist, writer)
- Adventure Time: Seeing Red by Kate Leth – Boom Comics (graphic novel, toner)
- Gunshow Vol. 5 by K.C. Green – Topatoco (cover/interior mixed media illustrations)
- Adventure Time: Playing with Fire by Danielle Corsetto – Boom Comics (graphic novel, toner)
- Adventure Time: Pixel Princesses by Danielle Corsetto -- Boom Comics (graphic novel, toner)
- Titty Time Vol 1 - Self Published (graphic novel, anthology)
- Smut Peddler “Daydreaming” Iron Circus (comic anthology, artist/writer)
- Monthly contributor to Slipshine, online publication (artist/writer)
- Love Me Nice, original ongoing webcomic (artist, writer)