Mary Fleener
A native of Los Angeles, California, Mary has had a varied career in underground comics, illustration, and fine art painting. Her work has appeared in such publications as WEIRDO, MINESHAFT, THE BEATS, TWISTED SISTERS, POPEYE, THE ART OF MICKEY MOUSE, THE ART OF TIKI, and GRATEFUL DEAD COMIX. In 1995, her autobiographical stories were collected in her solo book, LIFE OF THE PARTY (Fantagraphics Books), and in 2018 she completed writing and drawing a 130 page graphic novel for Fantagraphics which was published in early 2019. BILLIE THE BEE is a story about a mutant honeybee that lives in a coastal lagoon and hangs out with an unusual crew of animals.
You can read more about Mary and see some of her work at http://www.maryfleener.com/.