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Sarah Andersen

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Hello! I’m Sarah and I’m a cartoonist and illustrator. I graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2014. My comics are semi-autobiographical and follow the adventures of myself, my friends, and my beloved pets.

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Here are all the new otter comics all together! This is a thank you post—I’m so grateful to everyone…

Here are all the new otter comics all together! This is a thank you post—I’m so grateful to everyone who engaged with these comics or bought a print. These three new comics were made as part of a collaboration with The Marine Mammal Center for their sea otter themed month of September, and thanks to everyone who bought a print, we raised 10,000 for them!

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“I always imagined that cats were the Paris Hiltons of the pet world: They didn't quite deserve all the attention but they got it anyway.”
Sarah Andersen, Big Mushy Happy Lump
tags: cats

“I am a lump.
A big, mushy, happy lump.”
Sarah Andersen, Big Mushy Happy Lump

“That was way less money than I thought it was.”
Sarah Andersen, Adulthood Is a Myth

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