Johane Matte

Johane Matte (born 1971 in Amos, Quebec, Canada ) is a comic book artist and writer who worked on many projects related to Avatar: The Last Airbender, including the Relics comic. She attended Algonquin College from 1989 to 1991. She enrolled in Graphic Design during the first year, but switched to Television Animation when the college announced offering that course in the following year. She learned more about television animation over the years, working in different studios with very talented colleagues.

She is currently residing in Burbank, California and employed with DreamWorks Animation as a storyboard artist on the Rise of the Guardians film, scheduled to be released in November 21, 2012.

Trivia

 * She has various online accounts under the username "rufftoon".
 * Her favorite character is Admiral Zhao.
 * She has published blogs critical of The Last Airbender film, especially on the portrayal of movie Zhao, the dreadlocks hairstyle for movie Iroh , and requiring a source to bend fire.
 * She was torn in deciding to work on The Legend of Korra television series and the Rise of the Guardians film, but ultimately chose the latter.