Jamaica Dyer is currently working on freelance Flash animation, illustration and comics. She’s also known to do production design for films, storyboarding and art direction for print. Currently residing in the Bay Area and recently received her BFA in illustration and animation from San Jose State.

Jamaica’s been drawing comics since she was a kid, and has self-published numerous zines and has appeared in various indie anthologies and magazines. In college she’s learned to cultivate her love for visual storytelling in the animation department, and also branch out into the film department, fine art department and English department.

Weird Fishes is her first stab at doing a graphic novel in webcomics. Written, drawn and colored by Jamaica, as heard by Caleb F.

A partial list of publications:
Spark Generators II - Xeric-award winning comic anthology ’03
Suicide Pact , April ’05. Comic, color cover and publishing assistance.
Access Magazine, Aug ’05. 4 color illustrations for 2 articles.
Kitchen Sink Magazine 11, Dec ’05. Illustration for article.
Spartan Daily Newspaper, Fall ’06. Twice-weekly comic strip.
Reed Magazine, June ’06. Featured artist, 4-page spread of illustrations.
Other Magazine 10-11, Nov ’06. Illustrations for articles.
Girl’s Guide to Guy’s Stuff, July ’07. Comic anthology.
Juicy Mother 2, Sept ’07. All-woman comic anthology.
Women’s Review of Books, Nov/Dec 2007