Emily Flake

Emily Suzanne Flake (born June 16, 1977) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time and many other publications. Her weekly comic strip Lulu Eightball has appeared in numerous alternative newsweeklies since 2002.

Personal life
Flake was born in Manchester, Connecticut. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her influences include Winsor McCay, Harold Gray, Shel Silverstein, and Bruce Eric Kaplan

Education
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1999.

Awards
In 2008, Flake won a Prism Award for her book These things ain't gonna smoke themselves.