Lily Renee enjoys the spotlight as the first woman in comic art
In an interview with Heidi MacDonald, editor-in-chief of The Beat, at the 2009 NY Comic Con, Lily Renee told the story of how, after two years as a Jewish war refugee in England, separated from her parents, she came to America, became a top fashion model in New York City, and went on to become the first woman in the world of comic book artists with a job at Fiction House (click here to see samples of her comic book cover art), the famed comic book house during the 1940's golden age of comics. Recently featured in Newsweek, Renee recalled how she overcame male hazing and discrimination to get her own comic strips, including Senorita Rio, Jane Martin, and The Lost World and went on to describe getting by on pennies, the editorial and artistic influences and collaborations of her career in comics, as well as the story of how her career in comics ended somewhat abruptly. Renee wrapped with questions from the audience regarding her recent media coverage and sexism and pay scales in the workplace; her fans, detractors and comic book realities then and now; her love for drawing characters, costumes, and movement; her fondestmemories of people and events in her unique comics career from 1943-1949; her later ventures as a jewelry designer and playwright; and her appreciation of the recognition she is now receiving over 60 years after her comics career ended.
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Lily Renee enjoys the spotlight as the first woman in comic art
