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Ray Friesen has been professionally cartooning for six years. He is 19 years old. Ray has contributed cartoons  to local papers and national publications, as well as several online sites. His books are distributed nationally, to  Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles, and other book sellers.

In Sept of 2003, Ray was nominated for the prestigious cartooning "Ignatz Award" for promising new talent. Ray's latest book is a 100 page full color humorous graphic novel entitled "YARG! and Other Stories." His work has been favorably reviewed by The American Library Association Booklist, The School Library Journal, The Los Angeles Daily News, and others. 

Ray also lectures at California elementary schools, sharing his experiences and also drawing them penguins. Currently, he is poised to take over the world, one comic book at a time.

User Name: raisegrate
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Cartoon Booksigning! Ray Friesen's Cupcakes of Doom! graphic novel Posted Dec 12 2008 - 13:29
Tehachapi author Ray Friesen, age 21, is celebrating the release of his newgraphic novel 'Cupcakes of DOOM' with a...
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Cartoon Booksigning! Ray Friesen's Cupcakes of Doom! Posted Dec 12 2008 - 13:05
California author Ray Friesen, age 21, is celebrating the release of his newgraphic novel 'Cupcakes of DOOM' with a...
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Booksigning and Hat Swapping Contest Posted Feb 14 2008 - 17:06
Local author Ray Friesen, age 20, is celebrating the release of his newest book with a booksigning party at the...
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Local Author Booksigning Posted Dec 13 2006 - 09:27
Local cartoonist Ray Friesen...
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YARG! Posted Oct 13 2006 - 07:51
Local author Ray Friesen, age 19, is celebrating the release of his newest book with a booksigning party at the...