Paul Hornschemeier

Born in Cincinnati in 1977, Paul Hornschemeier was reared in rural southern Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University, where he began publishing his experimental comics series Sequential, and later graduated with honors in Philosophy. After graduating and moving to Chicago, he concluded Sequential and began work on a new series, Forlorn Funnies, which produced the graphic novel Mother, Come Home, and garnered Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey nominations. Hornschemeier's work has been highly praised by mainstream media including the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, and Rolling Stone, which chose him as one the "Next List" for 2005, a short list of up-and-coming artists and performers. He currently resides in Chicago, where he is still at work on Forlorn Funnies, as well as various design, illustration, and music projects.