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Tula Lotay

b. 1975

English comic book artist

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About Tula Lotay

Born 1975. Tula Lotay is a British cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator, inker and comics colorist.

Tula Lotay is the pen name of Lisa Wood, an English comic book artist. She is known for illustrating Supreme: Blue Rose, written by Warren Ellis for Image Comics, and for founding the Thought Bubble Festival, the UK's largest comics convention. She was also an artist for Si Spencer's eight-part series Bodies, published by Vertigo.

Biography Lotay grew up in Batley, West Yorkshire. She was adopted when she was a young child and had dyslexia.

Lotay and her Supreme collaborator Warren Ellis announced in 2015 that they were working on a new comic, Heartless. As of early 2018, Heartless has yet to be released, but work was in progress.

In early 2022, Lotay stepped down as director of the Thought Bubble Festival to concentrate on her art career and family.

Awards In 2019, in recognition for her work in creating the Thought Bubble Festival, Lotay was awarded the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award at San Diego Comic-Con's Eisner Awards. Upon receiving the award, Lotay said: In 2023, Lotay won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic for her work on Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder with writer Scott Snyder.

In 2024, Lotay won the Eisner Award for Best New Series for her work with Becky Cloonan on Somna: A Bed Time Story published by DSTLRY.

In 2025, Lotay won the Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist.

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
University of Bradford, Kirklees College
Awards
Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist; Bob Clampett
Also known as
Lisa Wood

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tula Lotay?

English comic book artist

When was Tula Lotay born?

Tula Lotay was born on 25 July 1975.

What is Tula Lotay's occupation?

Tula Lotay is a cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator, inker and comics colorist.

What nationality is Tula Lotay?

Tula Lotay is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tula Lotay

· Wikidata: Q29042770

· DBpedia: Tula Lotay

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