Ray Nadine
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Ray Nadine was born and raised in central Illinois, and was drawing as soon as they could hold a pencil. They knew from a young age that they wanted to tell stories, and after years of growing up on manga and webcomics, they pursued further art education in college. They have been making comics since 2013, telling stories of identity, interpersonal relationships, and mental illness. Their quiet narratives emphasize the minutia of life, giving meaning to the mundane and balance out themes of trauma, grief, and toxic relationships with radical empathy, queer joy, and healing. r r In fall of 2017, they quit their day job to be a full-time freelance comic artist working on Messenger with Paul Tobin, published by Webtoon. They’ve been in a handful of anthologies, including EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG, edited by Mark Bouchard, and Local Haunts, edited by Kara Lais. Ray is also the artist for Raise Hell!, written by Jordan Alsaqa. Ray has made a bunch of mini-comics and zines over the years too. r r Their debut graphic novel, Light Carries On, was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in 2024. r r Ray currently lives in Chicago. They work all day and night as a comic artist and writer. They love the city, and in their free time they love making music playlists, writing about vampires, and playing video games (currently playing: Final Fantasy XIV).
I Felt Myself Slipping | Light Carries On