Hi! I’m Rozi (she/her | pronounciation: Roe-zee).
I’m a comics creator, illustrator, designer and publisher based in the south west of England.
Since 2020, I’ve been researching whales and their relationship with humans and other animals. My ultimate goal for this project is to bring awareness to the various species’ incredible ways of life, their history with humans, and their survival in the face of climate change.
So far I’ve spoken to biologists and researchers around the world, combining art and science to tell the incredible stories of these animals.
I also co-run comics micro-publisher Good Comics. You can find out more information about what we do on the Good Comics website.
For enquiries, please contact me via the details below.
E: hello@rozihathaway.com
2025
Making Space: The story of Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) and how they help to protect whale habitats – published in collaboration with Erich Hoyt, with funding from the WDC
Research continues and writing begins on whale vocalisation long-form comic
2024
Finished a yet-to-be-released comic about whale oil, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum’s cetacean research curator Richard Sabin
Research begins on whale vocalisation and the history of human’s awareness
2023
Self-published Sermersuaq
Began a working relationship with the Natural History Museum’s cetacean research collection
Self-published a mini-zine about whale oil
2022
Self-published This won’t be forever
Developed creative practice and studied copious scientific journals about whales
Self-published Karasu: or, Sato’s beaked whale
Karasu published on Hakai magazine’s website
2021
The Good Comics Kickstarter shipped out to the world! Including the packaging and shipping of 200+ orders
Self-published Eta Carinae
Continued learning about and drawing whales, exploring techniques and reading many, many books
2020
Part of the Let me Inspire You series run by AccessArt for their project DrawAble
Launched a successful multi-book campaign for Good Comics on Kickstarter
Started researching whales and created a sketchbook of my visual and written findings
2019
Speaker (Good Comics) at Laydeez do Comics Festival at Free Word Centre, London (March 2019)
2018
Keynote speaker at the International Comics & Graphic Novel Conference, Bournemouth (June 2018)
Speaker at Cartoon County, Brighton (January 2018)
2017
Original comic artwork exhibited at The Inking Woman Exhibition, London, (April-July 2017)
2016
Winner of the “Breakout Talent Award” in the Broken Frontier Awards 2016
First Class Honours Degree in BA (Hons) Illustration from the University of Northampton (July 2016)
Winner of the Stocks Taylor Benson/University of Northampton Best in Show Graphic Design Award (July 2016)
2015
Broken Frontier ‘Six UK Small Press Creators to Watch in 2015‘ (May 2015)