Mel.Valentine Vargas author page

Mel Valentine Vargas biography

Mel Valentine Vargas is a comic creator and illustrator working in children’s and young adult publishing. They are credited as the adapter and illustrator of Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Meg Medina (Candlewick, September 5, 2023).

Vargas illustrated the YA graphic novel Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke, published by HarperCollins/HarperAlley on April 30, 2024.

Publisher and agency profiles note that Vargas works primarily in digital media and holds a BA in Illustration from Columbia College Chicago.

Their professional listings and festival biography describe them as a queer Cuban-American graphic novelist whose goal is to create work that helps underrepresented readers feel seen.

Vargas’s commissions and collaborations span trade imprints and promotional platforms in the US market, with credits and appearances documented by publishers and book organizations.