Jon was born and raised in the humidity of Houston, TX and has been drawing all his life. He began illustrating comics and short graphic works in '97 and enjoys great creators like David Mack, Craig Thompson, Bill Watterson, Adrian Tomine,
and Gabrielle Bell. He has lived in San Antonio, San Francisco, New Orleans, Austin and now resides in New York City.
Jon's work can be seen in the '03-'04 run of Monkeyman, the weekly comic strip
featured on Kevin Smith's MoviePoopShoot.com and written by Brian Lynch. He has also
contributed to art books from Quarto Publishing (UK) and the You Ain't No Dancer anthology Vol 2 & 3.
In 2007 he published Hurricane Season #1, a fictional story about life uprooted
in the wake of a Texas storm. He is currently working on a new book with the
working title "This Life of Ours"
Things that inspire Jon: indie comics & lit, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson,
west coast coffee brewers, Pixar, modern world music, big sunglasses, and the
imagination of young people
Jon holds a bachelors in Management Information Systems and is a Web &
Interactive Project Manager
To reach Jon about buying comics and prints, commissions, or any other inquiries, drop an email at:
Works
"Lululand"
Papercutter #11, Tugboat Press, 2009
"Suicide Club"
You Ain't No Dancer Vol. 3, New Reliable Press, 2008
Note to Self
Fortune Cookie Press, 2008
Hurricane Season No. 1
Fortune Cookie Press, 2008
"Sled"
You Ain't No Dancer Vol.2, New Reliable Press, 2007
Character Design
Edited by Chris Patmore
Barnes & Noble Books, 2005
Monkey Man
Weekly web comic, Moviepoopshoot.com, 2004-2005
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