Nicky is a disabled, queer Puerto Rican comic artist, flatter, and colorist. She is the creator of the ongoing webcomic, The Unlucky Ones and the Edge of Nowhere, and the illustrator of the award-winning Con Papá/With Papá, authored by Frederick Luis Aldama. Starting with autobio zines that explored mental health, the impermanence of time and memory, existential ennui, and the meaning of home, Nicky continues to explore these themes in her fiction comics. She is currently focused on her graphic novel endeavors in addition to creating new zines. Nicky specializes in expressive colors, the depiction of heartfelt emotions, and animated and expressive characters in her work and is primarily interested in illustrating upper YA and adult graphic novels and comics. Nicky is represented by Westwood Creative Artists. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Things she'd love to work/collaborate on: slice-of-life, road stories, existential horror, Puerto Rican and Caribbean stories, queer stories (preferably not didactic), a Love Island type comic (maybe with a horror twist!)

Nicky Rodriguez

Nicky is a disabled, queer Puerto Rican comic artist, flatter, and colorist. She is the creator of the ongoing webcomic, The Unlucky Ones and the Edge of Nowhere, and the illustrator of the award-winning Con Papá/With Papá, authored by Frederick Luis Aldama. Starting with autobio zines that explored mental health, the impermanence of time and memory, existential ennui, and the meaning of home, Nicky continues to explore these themes in her fiction comics. She is currently focused on her graphic novel endeavors in addition to creating new zines. Nicky specializes in expressive colors, the depiction of heartfelt emotions, and animated and expressive characters in her work and is primarily interested in illustrating upper YA and adult graphic novels and comics. Nicky is represented by Westwood Creative Artists. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Things she'd love to work/collaborate on: slice-of-life, road stories, existential horror, Puerto Rican and Caribbean stories, queer stories (preferably not didactic), a Love Island type comic (maybe with a horror twist!)

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Nicky is a disabled, queer Puerto Rican comic artist, flatter, and colorist. She is the creator of the ongoing webcomic, The Unlucky Ones and the Edge of Nowhere, and the illustrator of the award-winning Con Papá/With Papá, authored by Frederick Luis Aldama. Starting with autobio zines that explored mental health, the impermanence of time and memory, existential ennui, and the meaning of home, Nicky continues to explore these themes in her fiction comics. She is currently focused on her graphic novel endeavors in addition to creating new zines. Nicky specializes in expressive colors, the depiction of heartfelt emotions, and animated and expressive characters in her work and is primarily interested in illustrating upper YA and adult graphic novels and comics. Nicky is represented by Westwood Creative Artists.

Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Things she’d love to work/collaborate on: slice-of-life, road stories, existential horror, Puerto Rican and Caribbean stories, queer stories (preferably not didactic), a Love Island type comic (maybe with a horror twist!)

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Skills

Adobe Photoshop
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Book Illustration
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Cartoon
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Character Design
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Childrens Book Illustration
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Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Cartoon
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Clip Studio Paint
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Freehand Digital Illustration
Expert
Google Drive
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
Narrative Illustration
Expert
Spot Illustration
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Intermediate
Affinity Publisher
Intermediate
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Education

BFA of Animation at California College of the Arts
August 26, 2013 - May 10, 2017
MFA in Comics at California College of the Arts
July 3, 2017 - July 31, 2019

Qualifications

Honorable Mention for the Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book Award from the International Latino Book Awards
September 29, 2023 - September 29, 2023

Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Education, Media & Entertainment
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