She has created a number of graphic novels, both as sole creator (such asZombies Calling! andFriends with Boys) and as a collaborator (Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong andBuffy: The High School Years), as well as serialized works likeDemonology 101 andThe Adventures of Superhero Girl.
After studying animation atSheridan College, Faith Erin Hicks came to prominence with her long-running webcomicDemonology 101 (D101).[1]
Since the beginning ofDemonology 101, Hicks has completed a spinoff of theD101 character Sachs entitledA Distant Faith.[2] She also created azombie-movie inspired comic calledZombies Calling,[3][4] as well as thedystopian comicIce (originally published onModern Tales).[5]
She drew backgrounds for theGeorge of the Jungle animated series[4] and createdJenny’s Brothers, acomic strip to theHalifax Chronicle-Herald.[6] Her original comic seriesThe Adventures of Superhero Girl ran weekly in Halifax's local free paper,The Coast, as well as on her own website. and was collected into a book by Dark Horse Comics.[7]
On January 30, 2014, it was announced that Hicks would illustrate the first of two graphic novels written by young adult authorRainbow Rowell.[8] This book would be published asPumpkinheads on August 27, 2019.[9]
On October 26, 2020, Hicks announced she was working onRide On, her upcoming graphic novel, to be published by First Second.[10]
Hicks has won twoEisner Awards. In 2014, she won for Best Publication for Kids forThe Adventures of Superhero Girl.[11] Then in 2019Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12) forThe Nameless City: The Divided Earth.[12]
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Katara and the Pirate's Silver, art by Peter Wartman, colors by Adele Matera (graphic novel,Dark Horse, October 2020ISBN9781506717111)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy, art by Peter Wartman, colors by Adele Matera (graphic novel,Dark Horse, February 2021ISBN9781506717128)
Won the "2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award - Best Publication for Kids" forThe Adventures of Superhero Girl[11]
Nominated twice the 2013Shuster Awards both in the category The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids). One nomination was for her solo effortThe Adventures of Superhero Girl, and the other was for her collaboration withJ. Bone,Bigfoot Boy volume 2.[17]
