I am a cartoonist and art teacher living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Recently, I was fortunate enough to receive a generous grant from the Xeric Foundation to publish my new book Don’t Cry. It is my most ambitious and personal work to date. Don’t Cry is about two brothers, Francis and Nicky. Francis, the older of the two, provides narration and serves as the central character of the piece. The story follows Francis throughout the course of one school year as he experiences and explores many formative events: he falls in love; encounters violence and death; and discovers sex. His relationship with Nicky, however, is the true focus of the book, as Francis comes to terms with his role as older brother to the frustrated and troubled boy.

Read an interview I did for Comic-Con about Don't Cry here.