1. Mikaela B. Reid
Political Cartoonist
http://www.mikhaela.net/

2. History
• Raised in Lowell,
Massachusetts
• Graduated from
Harvard in 2003,
where she did a
weekly cartoon for
Harvard Crimson
• Member of Gay/
Straight Alliance

3. Work
• Work has appeared in LA Times, Metro
Times, Boston Phoenix, The Guardian, etc.
• “Attack of the 50-foot Mikhaela” - Book of
strips
• Writes on Political Issues: Criticizing Right
Wing politics, addresses discrimination
especially against LGBTQ, social issues

4. Examples of Work
• Uses lots
of text
along w/
drawings
of typical
people
• In-depth
titles

5. • Single and Multi-panel
• Action to Action Sequence

6. • One idea carried through multiple
scenarios