Ryan North
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| Born | Ryan M. North October 20, 1980 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Comic writer, computer programmer, songwriter |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Humour |
| Literary movement | Webcomic |
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| Notable awards | Eisner Award, 2013 |
| Spouse | Jennifer Klug |
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Ryan M. North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apologies and Happy Dog the Happy Dog. He has been the writer of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel Comics since the series debuted in January 2015.
North grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where he studied computer science (minor in film) at Carleton University before moving to Toronto for his master's degree in computer science at the University of Toronto, specializing in computational linguistics; he graduated in 2005. He is a humorist, programmer and longboarding enthusiast and also designs t-shirts. His parents are Anna and Randall North. He has a younger brother, Victor North (b. 1983). He is married to Jennifer Klug.
North once tried to stop other people named "Ryan North" from using his name in a series of satirical emails. North once got himself in trouble with authorities by sending prank emails. In 2006, a group of teenage girls in Ravenna, Ohio were arrested after they created and distributed several cardboard boxes designed to look like elements of the video game Super Mario Brothers, inspired by a street art project initiated by Poster Child and following instructions for building the blocks posted on North's website.
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