Ryan Sohmer (born July 5, 1978) writes the webcomics Least I Could Do and Looking for Group, is the Vice President/Creative Director of Blind Ferret Entertainment and is the owner of a comic book store in Montreal, Quebec called The 4th Wall. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, with his wife, Sue, and son, Caden.
Least I Could Do (LICD) is a comedic slice-of-life webcomic that began on February 10, 2003. It was initially published in black and white and updated five days a week, but has now moved on to being a full-color strip published seven days a week with the inclusion of the Sunday strip, Least I Could Do Beginnings which debuted on November 9, 2008. Ryan is one of the small number of professional web cartoonists, as he, his artistic partner Lar DeSouza, his business partner Randy Waxman and over a dozen full and part-time employees make all or part of their living from LICD and LFG.
Looking for Group (LFG) is a comedic fantasy webcomic that began on November 6, 2006, and is drawn by his artistic partner, Lar DeSouza. It is published in full-color comic book page format and updates twice a week. Along with LICD, this webcomic helps to employ Sohmer, DeSouza, and the other employees of Blind Ferret Entertainment full-time.
Sohmer has been nominated for two Harvey Awards in 2009 for Humor in Comics and Best On-Line Comics Work, as well as the Joe Shuster Award for Webcomics in 2009 and was the co-winner of the 2008 Shuster Award for Webcomics Creator/Creative Team along with his artistic partner, Lar DeSouza.
Interviews with Ryan Sohmer
NYCC 2008 - Talk w/Ryan Sohmer and Lar Desouza of LICD.com
SceneandHeart.ca Fan Expo: truly for the fans
Genrebusters.com Ryan Sohmer Interview - 7/06
Last But Not The Least We Could Do: An Interview with Sohmer and Porter
Killboredom: Least I Could Do Review
Ryan Sohmer Talks Least I Could Do - Comic Book Resources
Imprint Online: Canadian Comics Casanova
TheStar.com Infinite funnies: Canada's web comics can be writerly, racy