Jon Chad is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Northampton, MA. He teaches bookmaking and design at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Chad has done illustration work for many clients including the Professional Amateur Pinball Association, Highlights Magazine, and the FBI. Jon Chad first published works were science comics for kids titled Leo Geo and Leo Geo and the Cosmic Crisis. He has also been commissioned by Cartoon Network to make handmade books based on three of their properties. Chad’s newest graphic novel, The BAD-ventures of Bobo Backslack, is out now from AdHouse Books!

Jon Chad’s comics are, in a word, FUN! Full of creative ideas, both based in reality and an over-active imagination, Jon’s drawing are simultaneously energetic and meticulous. Every bizarre contraption he thinks up, or complex plots is wholly believable, and are constantly spewing out steam or sparks, or surprising twists and death-defying situations (respectively).

And if his designs on paper aren’t enough, Jon is a whiz at comic design, often having elements that unfold or slide out to reveal some hidden gem! He also hosts a video series on Festival Season, called Minicomic Minute, in which he reviews minicomic design.

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