Upcoming Appearances:
Staple!, Austin, TX - March 3-4, 2012
Stumptown Comics Fest, Portland, OR - April 28-29, 2012

Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn't help herself and continued to produce more work.

A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). In 2010, she chronicled her experiences modeling in her autobio When I Was A Mall Model. Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by -- Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration -- a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica just completed her first season as a member of the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls. Sadly, she's currently on a break from derby at the moment due to time constraints, but you better believe she's still out there skating!

Recently, Monica contributed to Oni Press's Roller Derby Anthology JAM! Tales from the World of Roller Derby which was released on June 23, 2010. She just completed illustrating a full-length graphic novel for Oni, which will be released in 2012.

Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her blog for the latest dirt - you never know where she'll pop up next!

If you're interested in commissioned work, check out the Hire page or contact her at lipstickisspress at gmail dot com.

Webcomics
2008 - Present: Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five
2001 - Present: Gods & Undergrads
2002: Degree of Separation
2003: Purple Passion

Self-Published Comics
2003: Snippets
2006: Survival of the Fittest: Middle School Popularity Camp
2007: Boobage, Gods & Undergrads Book #1, Lipstick & Malice #1
2008: Lipstick & Malice #2
2009: Bonnie N. Collide #1, Gods & Undergrads Book #2, Lipstick & Malice #3
2010: When I Was a Mall Model, Bonnie N. Collide #2
2011: Bonnie N. Collide #3

Anthologies
2003: The Myth of Hyacinthus (Young Bottoms in Love)
2006: Date of the Dead (The Girls' Guide to Guy's Stuff)
2007: One Day (Awesome! Volume 1)
2009: That Pesky Process (Women's Review of Books)
2009: The Legend of Zelda - "Always" (Life Meter)
2010: Skatertot Saga (JAM! Tales from the World of Roller Derby)
2011: Relentless Buzzing (The Baltimore Time Travel Anthology)