{"id":16,"date":"2014-02-03T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:44:57","slug":"about-daphne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"About Daphne"},"content":{"rendered":"<center><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0yDSwJbO_8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>My name is Daphne Lage and I am a cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book artist from New York.<\/p>\r\n<p>I have been self-publishing comics since 1992. I have also created artwork from children&#8217;s illustrations for various companies to numerous pieces commissioned for private collections all over the world. I specialize in traditional media with an emphasis on pen and ink illustration with digital coloring but I have also worked in color pencils, markers, and watercolor.<b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-1024x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"312\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl-144x75.png 144w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/La-blue-girl.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n<p>I have worked on the creative teams for the anime adaptations <strong><em>LA BLUE GIRL<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>DEMON BEAST INVASION<\/em><\/strong>  for <strong>CENTRAL PARK MEDIA<\/strong>, and <strong><em>TENCHI MUYO<\/em><\/strong> for <strong>PIONEER COMICS<\/strong>. I am currently known for the funny-animal fantasy adventure <em><strong>TALL TAILS<\/strong><\/em> and my medieval fantasy soap opera drama <em><strong>EGORAVEN: HEIR OF THE FIRST UNICORN<\/strong><\/em>. You can read both my comics online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talltailsonline.com\"><strong>TallTailsOnline.com<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egoworks.com\"><strong>EgoWorks.com<\/strong><\/a> and you can check out my semi-weekly livestreams Wednesdays at 4PM EST and all my videos on how I make my comics and other art on my YouTube channel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/DaphneLageArt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DaphneLageArt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/DaphneLageArt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EgoWorks-LIVESTREAM-Title-Card-NO-DATE-LOWRES.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EgoWorks-LIVESTREAM-Title-Card-NO-DATE-LOWRES.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EgoWorks-LIVESTREAM-Title-Card-NO-DATE-LOWRES-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/EgoWorks-LIVESTREAM-Title-Card-NO-DATE-LOWRES-144x81.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nI also cohost <strong>THE RAGIN 2 &#8211; THE VLOGS<\/strong> show with Nita Lanning on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiecomicsnetwork.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indie Comics Network<\/strong><\/a> every Monday <em>(schedule permitting)<\/em> at 11AM EST. Join us for creator interviews and freeform discussions about the independent comic book scene.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiecomicsnetwork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Ragin-2-CARD2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2994\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<center><strong>DOWNLOAD FREE PDFS OF <em>TALL TAILS: TEARS OF THE MOTHER<\/em> AND <em>EGORAVEN: HEIR OF THE FIRST UNICORN<\/em>!<\/strong><\/center>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/32B62Pa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TALL-TAILS-Tears-of-the-Mother-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2119\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TALL-TAILS-Tears-of-the-Mother-01-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/?attachment_id=2119\" class=\"wp-image-2119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TALL-TAILS-Tears-of-the-Mother-01-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TALL-TAILS-Tears-of-the-Mother-01-1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TALL-TAILS-Tears-of-the-Mother-01-1-93x144.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mCkjp6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2120\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-cover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/?attachment_id=2120\" class=\"wp-image-2120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-cover-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-cover-95x144.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 My name is Daphne Lage and I am a cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book artist from New York. I have been self-publishing comics since 1992. I have also created artwork from children&#8217;s illustrations for various companies to numerous pieces commissioned for private collections all over the world. I specialize in traditional media with an&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/?page_id=16\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Daphne<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6692,"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/6692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egoworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}