John Hare

John Hare spent his youth in Kansas drawing comic strips about snakes, making spoof yearbooks to entertain his friends, and writing stories about a crime-fighting crocodile. At some point, he decided he’d better actually do something for a living, so John earned an associate’s degree in graphic design and got a job as a production artist at a sportswear company. There he worked his way through a comically bizarre environment to become an art director, which included tasks such as rescuing hummingbirds, fixing broken pneumatic presses, and playing lots of video games. He later moved to Kansas City and worked as a freelance graphic designer. One day, John picked up a brush and painted a scene for his son's nursery. That's when he realized he still wanted nothing more than to bring stories to life. John now lives in Gladstone, Missouri, with his wife, two teenage children, and a glorious dog named Jack.