Rachel Smythe

Sep 22, 2024 | comicsbeat.com | Dean Simons |Markisan Naso |Rachel Smythe |Hanza Art

The winners of the 2024 Ringo Awards were announced last night at Baltimore Comic Con – with many winners being Ringo favourites and past recipients. The biggest prior multi-award winner of the night was Stan Sakai who received the Best Letterer Ringo Award for the second consecutive year.

May 23, 2024 | medium.com | Rachel Smythe

By Rachel Smythe Photo by Keghan Crossland on Unsplash When I first moved to Melbourne from New Zealand, I was struck by how different the city's approach to housing felt - so similar in many respects but so different in others. Because I work for an NGO that assists people with housing, this is my particular area of interest. But its also a very personal one too, as I also look to my own future and watch friends and colleagues struggling in this area as well.

May 18, 2024 | medium.com | Rachel Smythe

By Rachel Smythe Photo by Marcus Lenk on Unsplash When I first moved to Melbourne from New Zealand, I was struck by how different the city's approach to housing felt - so similar in many respects but so different in others. Because I work for an NGO that assists people with housing, this is my particular area of interest. But its also a very personal one too, as I also look to my own future and watch friends and colleagues...

May 5, 2024 | medium.com | Rachel Smythe

By Rachel Smythe Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash When I first moved over to Australia (Melbourne in fact) and began work here, it was immediately clear that the rhythms were set to a different metronome. Australians, I've found, tend to start their day earlier and with more vigor than we do back home in New Zealand. Here, the office buzzes with energy from the early hours, contrasting with the more relaxed pace I was used to previously - the...

Apr 17, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Rachel Smythe

Rachel Smythe is a New York Times bestselling author, comic book artist and folklorist based out of Wellington, New Zealand. Smythe is the creator of the wildly popular webcomic, Lore Olympus, which debuted on Webtoon in 2018. Since then, several book adaptations of the widely read comic have been released as full–color graphic novels. Lore Olympus is the recipient of many awards including the Eisner in 2022 & 2023.