Roberta Gregory
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Roberta Gregory (born 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for her character Bitchy Bitch from her series Naughty Bits.
Gregory's father was Disney comics artist Bob Gregory. Educated at the California State University, Long Beach, she began submitting work to Wimmen's Comix and other underground comix, and created the strip Feminist Funnies.
Bitchy Bitch, who debuted in 1989, is Midge McCracken, woman angry at the world and who frequently explodes with rage. Gregory told stories from all parts of Bitchy's life (including one set in the Middle Ages) in the 40-issue series Naughty Bits. Bitchy Bitch's lesbian counterpart is Bitchy Butch. Starting in 1999, Bitchy Bitch was featured in an animated series shown on the Oxygen Network in the U.S. and on the Comedy Network in Canada. [1]
Gregory's other work includes the fantasy graphic novel Winging It, the series Artistic Licentiousness, and the comic strip Sheila and the Unicorn.
Gregory has contributed to a number of comic anthologies, including Robert Kirby's Strange Looking Exile. As well, she is one of the contributors to Free to Fight, the interactive self defense project for women.
