Simon Hanselmann was born in 1981 in Launceston, Tasmania. His New York Times best-selling Megg & Mogg series has been translated into thirteen languages, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards, and won “Best Series” at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018. His graphic novels for Fantagraphics include Megahex (2014), Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam (2016), One More Year (2017), Bad Gateway (2019). Seeds and Stems (2020), and his latest, Crisis Zone (2021).