About
About JP Matthew
I am an illustrator, designer and recent cartoonist who always lived in and around NYC. Art has been an interest as long as I can remember, maybe somewhat to do with my mother, who was an amazing artist.
I’ve gone though many iterations of mediums, but as of late, cartoons and graphic novels have been a huge interest. I think a common challenge as an artist is how to show your voice and cartoons seem to make that directly accessible; tons more to come on that…
About Harvey Kittenhiehl
Harvey just kinda happened. It started with the intention of a short story – just a drawing and a couple of lines about him. His character became too big for a that and I decided to follow him where he needs to go. Aside from the silliness of the story, it’s becoming about the ruts we find ourselves in in life and how we should pursuit what we need to regardless. It helps to take a step back and laugh at the mundanity of life.
Being raised by a NY Italian family, I tend to have a snarky sense of humor and this seems like the perfect outlet for it. This will be my first graphic novel, but definitely not my last.