He appeared in Adventures Into Digital Comics, a 2006 documentary on the comics industry. In 2009 his webcomic The Year of The Rat won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Online Comic. In addition to his work as a comic artist, Garza is also a musician. He played guitar in the Vermont band, The Wheelers before returning to Texas in 2011. Garza's current comic strip, Whimville, runs daily. His other ongoing comic strip for Modern Tales, Cuentos De La Frontera, has been featured in articles in news outlets such as Wired, Playboy, Austin American-Statesman, and The Austin Chronicle. Notable publications Rampage Anthology, Slapp Happy Comics, 1997, designer/contributor Magic Inkwell presents Cosmic Carrot #1, Magic Inkwell Studios, 1998, creator/writer Love in Tights #1, Slave Labor Graphics, 1998, cover/contributor Magic Inkwell Comic Strip Theatre Minicomics #'s 1-4, Magic Inkwell Studios, 1998, creator/writer World's Funnest Comics #1, Moordam Comics, 1998, contributor SPX '99 Anthology, Small Press Expo, 1999, contributor Moordam Christmas Special #1, Moordam Comics, 1999, contributor BrainBomb #1, Behemoth Books, 1999, cover/contributor Certified Cool #1, Moordam Comics/Slapp Happy, 1999, contributor Magic Inkwell weekly strip, Magic Inkwell Online, 1999, creator/writer Magic Inkwell Comic Strip Theatre Minicomic #5, Magic Inkwell Studios, 1999, creator/writer Syndicated strip, South Texas Entertainment, 1999–2000, South Texas Entertainment Magazine (STEM) References Xerexes, Xaviar (February 2008), "A Conversation with Cat Garza". ComixTALK, Garza, Cat (May 2003), "Garza! Demian5! Farley! McCloud!: A Roundtable Discussion" (Part 1, Part 2). ComixTALK, External links Cat's Homepage Magic Inkwell 1972 births Living people American cartoonists American female comics artists American webcomic creators People from Harlingen, Texas Ignatz Award winners for Outstanding Online Comic