Issy Manley

Issy Manley is a New Orleans-based cartoonist and educator who makes non-fiction comics about labor, climate and capitalism. Her essay comics have appeared in The Guardian, The Nib Magazine, The Washington Post and Narratively. She holds an MFA from The Center for Cartoon Studies. Manley was a 2025 resident at A Studio in the Woods, where she developed an illustrated climate guide for young children in Southeast Louisiana. Her 2023 collection "No One Wants to Work Anymore" was published by Antenna Press.