Svetlana Chmakova (Russian: Светлана Шмакова) (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian-Canadian comic book artist.
She is best known for Dramacon, an original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop.
Chmakova was born in Russia where she was first exposed to comics after she found ElfQuest at a Moscow book stand.
She attends the convention with her artist boyfriend Derek Hollman, but soon finds herself attracted to a mysterious, sun-glassed cosplayer named Matt Green.
[7] On February 24, 2007 at New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced that they would be publishing Nightschool, a new original manga by Chmakova.
[10] Crush, the third book in the series, was released in 2017, and received the 2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award in the Middle Grade Category.
Good Comics for Kids, a blog hosted by School Library Journal called it "a surefire hit" with magnificent artwork.