Sasha Matthews

Sasha Matthews is a kid cartoonist living in New York City.

In 2017 Matthews appeared on NBC's Little Big Shots (S2 E5) as the show's first author/artist. For her appearance she wrote a new biographical comic about the host, Steve Harvey, using Wikipedia as a reference. Ellen DeGeneres, a co-producer of Little Big Shots, also has a cameo in the comic. The segment was taped July, 2016 at Warner Bros. Studios.

In early 2017 Matthews launched a fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union. Matthews' "Everyday Superheroes" earned recognition from United States Senator Kamala Harris and received national attention from Huffington Post and Ashton Kutcher's A Plus, as well as local New York City attention from DNAinfo and West Side Rag. ACLU President Susan Herman went on to commission an "Everyday Superhero" portrait of herself "fighting for freedom, equality, and justice for all." On May 1, 2017 Matthews was a presenter at the Clara Lemlich Awards held at the Museum of the City of New York. The awards honor women in their 80s, 90s, and 100s for lifetimes of activism. Matthews introduced Ingrid Frank, a Holocaust survivor who then worked for 75 years for civil rights.

Matthews has authored three comic books: "Steve Harvey: The Life of Steve Harvey" (2016), "Pompeii: Lost and Found" (2015), and "Sitting Bull: A Life Story" (2015). Her second comic, "Pompeii: Lost and Found," was introduced at a joint book event with New York Times bestselling author George O'Connor of the "Olympians" series.

Her first comic, "Sitting Bull: A Life Story" was originally published by Boing Boing. Mark Frauenfelder, co-editor of Boing Boing, favorably compared her work to that of a young Robert Crumb. Her second comic, "Pomeii: Lost and Found" was recognized by Massimo Osanna, Head of Archaeology at Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae, for attention to historical and cultural detail.

Matthews' comic books have been written about by Tech Times, Bleeding Cool, Book Culture, Fumettologica (Italian), and Women Write About Comics.

Matthews publishes under the name Rumble Comics, a reference to the erupting volcano in "Pompeii: Lost and Found."