Katrina Jade "Kate" Leth[1][2] (born 1988) is a Canadian comic book creator, known for works such as Patsy Walker, A.K.A.
Leth was born in Ottawa and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia,[3] and attended NSCAD University, studying photography.
[6] They cited fellow Nova Scotia writer Kate Beaton as an influence, "...this person who was putting all this stuff out there, and no real formal art school training, but was doing really well with her work."
This included Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens #5 in 2012,[31] The Midas Flesh #3 in 2013,[32] Littlest Pet Shop #2[16] and Lumberjanes #1 in 2014,[33] and Swords of Sorrow.
[35] In 2020, Leth announced they had signed a deal with Simon and Schuster to produce a graphic novel entitled Mall Goth, released in September 2023.
[38] Leth also appeared in the 2014 documentary She Makes Comics and in the 2016 episode "Paper Plate Pictionary" of Super Fun Awesome Party Game Time.
[41] Leth lived in Burbank, California from January 2016 until September 2020, when they moved back to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[42][43] While in college, Leth and their colleague Vincenzo Ravina created a website dedicated to their hatred of the Crocs shoes.
[16] In September 2019, Leth announced their engagement to longtime partner Cohen Edenfield,[46] but revealed in July 2022 that the couple had "parted ways" and "remain best friends".