Dan Zettwoch
Dan Zettwoch is a cartoonist, information designer, and printmaker in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to many self-published zines and handcrafted mini-comics, his graphic novels include “Birdseye Bristoe” (Drawn & Quarterly), “Amazing Facts & Beyond” (Uncivilized Books), “Science Comics: Cars” and “Science Comics: Bridges” (First Second). His latest book is “Missouri Weird & Wonderful,” released by Reedy Press in Fall ’23. His goofball illustrations and jam-packed diagrams have also been seen in the Missouri History Museum, the State Capitol Museum, and in homemade screenprints commemorating local birds, baseball, and strange foods. Find him at zettwoch.com and @danzettwoch.
![An open spread of a graphic novel: the color scheme is a warm cream/yellow-red, and the text reads, "When times got tough for the town — this must've been '89, the height of the catfish kill-off... sloganeering rights were sold to Ol' Tump & his tackle shop just to keep the juices flowing. But later... the powers that be — chambers of commerce, utilities commission, etc. — started worryin' about the ethics of turning our only local landmark into a billboard. But there were concerns about how expensive it would be to re-paint. (not to mention, I grow my own nightcrawlers.) But any-way, after lots of de-bate and suggestions, it was decided to do whatever would be cheapest and require the least amount of paint... [international red], [electric daffodil] ... and would also somehow be "community enriching." But it still ended up looking like an advertisement, only now for the big new church up the road. I guess it's a good message, at least. Even if it still seems fishy to me."](https://cdn.filepicker.io/api/file/8H7aLuukRy2fIRPpaOQM/convert?fit=clip&format=jpg&h=&quality=75&w=1440&compress=true&fit=clip)