Born in Texas, Jim Blanchard has lived all across the U.S.A. and in Norway. From 1982-1988, he was the editor and publisher of the punk rock/graphics zine Blatch . In 1987, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he's been an illustrator, designer, and comic book artist, as well as an art director. His previous books for Fantagraphics include Meat Warp, Beasts & Priests, Glam Warp and earlier retrospective Visual Abuse: Jim Blanchard's Graphic Art 1982-2002 . He lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife Diana and his dog Lucius.