Jared Cullum is a cartoonist, writer, and painter with a deep passion for connecting with people through visual storytelling living in Pittsburgh, PA. Between developing stories, he teaches traditional plein-air painting and anatomy. He has also written and painted story art for Boom/Archaia and Jim Henson Productions, working on such titles as Planet of the Apes, Labyrinth, Fraggle Rock, and Storyteller. Jared also wrote and illustrated the Eisner Award-nominated and Reuben Award-winning middle-grade graphic novel Kodi.