Stefanie Cragg: Invisible Queen of Media

Features Lee Keeler | July 30, 2026 She predated Kathleen Kennedy as a Hollywood boss and produced a show that was remade by Tina Fey. Stefanie Cragg also made one solid comic book. Midcentury Modern by Stefanie Cragg There are some voices that just grab you. Or ground you, at the very least. I was an easy mark. I had just moved to LA and was in that first-month haze; you walk the streets and feel like so much is going to happen, while not at all preparing for the years of nothing that could actually happen. During one of these walks I came to Secret Headquarters. This was on a hip block on Sunset, a place where coffee cost as much as a burger. I felt out of place going into a shop that had gold trim on bay windows and leather seats; most comic shops where I come from just had drop ceiling tiles and farts. Then I spotted a cover with a grouchy lady and a cup of coffee: "I actually lived through all this stuff. If you don't like it, why doncha just go buy Green Lantern." Sold. I didn't even crack the cover. I found the dirt clod in all the gold. Despite the title, Midcentury Modern Vol. 1 is not about design or architecture, but a bio comic about the author's past lives. In a way, i...