Ruby Paterson is a cartoonist, illustrator, and storytelling enthusiast from Indiana currently studying Comics and Narrative Practice at Columbus College of Art & Design. Influenced heavily by the graphic novels she read growing up, her work primarily focuses on family, connection, adventure, and her experience as a queer individual. She has contributed to Spitball and Hot Coco comics anthologies as well as self-published zines such as Antiquity, Unraveling, and First Contact. She loves fantasy and science fiction comics, collecting cute tiny things, and playing D&D with her family.