Emily Suzanne Flake (born June 16, 1977)[1] is an American cartoonist and illustrator.
Her weekly comic strip Lulu Eightball has appeared in numerous alternative newsweeklies since 2002.
[3] Flake was born in Manchester, Connecticut.
Her influences include Winsor McCay, Harold Gray, Shel Silverstein, and Bruce Eric Kaplan[4] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1999.
[4] In 2008, Flake won a Prism Award for her book These things ain't gonna smoke themselves.