Diane Obomsawin (born 1959) is an Abenaki Quebec-based author, illustrator and animated filmmaker, often known by her pseudonym, Obom.

[4][5][6][7] Obomsawin's works has been described as complex contemporary comics that often have emotionally charged subjects depicted in clear and accessible manner.

[9] On Loving Women, which was translated into English by Helge Dascher, tackles biography (and autobiography) through a series of vignettes that explore memories — crucial moments in the subject's discovery of their sexual identity.

[10] A review noted that this material features a “stripped-down approach” that “allows for a focus on the events.”[11] The author also published the following comic books: One of Obomsawin's notable films is I Like Girls (2012).

The National Film Board of Canada, in a collaborative initiative with Canadian cartoonists, also adapted another of Obomsawin's graphic novels, Kaspar, which was released as an animated short.