I am a cartoonist and illustrator. I grew up in Calgary, Alberta and currently live in Toronto, Ontario.

I’ve been a professional artist since 2003, when I graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design. I do lots of different stuff: comics, picture books, editorial illustration, teaching (SVA and Parsons in NYC), even storyboarding for the TV show Adventure Time.

My cousin Mariko Tamaki and I are the co-creators of the YA graphic novels SKIM and This One Summer, which won a Governor General’s Award and Caldecott Honor. I’m the author of SuperMutant Magic Academy, a book which collects my webcomic about weird mutant emo kids, and Boundless, a collection of short comic stories for adults. My next book is Roaming, co-created with Mariko, out in Fall 2023.

Selected Awards

Governor General’s Award (2018, 2014) / Caldecott Honour (2015) / Printz Award (2015) / Society of Illustrators Gold Medal /  Eisner Award / NYTimes Best Illustrated Children’s Books / Society of Publication Designers / Best American Comics / American Illustration / Doug Wright Award / Ignatz Award /

Partial Client List

The New York Times / The New Yorker / Disney / National Geographic / Penguin Random House / MoMA / Cartoon Network / Marvel / WIRED / Washington Post / Folio Society / House of Anansi / Chronicle Books/ New York Magazine / MTA / Esquire / The Guardian / The Independent UK / CBC /The Atlantic / Abrams Books / The Walrus / Nickelodeon