Kevin Spear is the creator of the "Off the Chip" comic strip. Am I an Indiana Cartoonist? Well my ancestors have lived here since 1812 and I love to draw on napkins. You be the judge. I was born in Lebanon. That's right! Lebanon, Indiana. I grew up in Sheridan, Indiana and graduated from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. I have a BA in graphic design and a minor in mass communications. In college, I had trouble deciding whether I liked to write or draw, so I did both. I will continue doing that until the career police force me to choose one. In my junior year of college, I wanted to go to Florida for spring break. I drew a batch of cartoons and sent them to a youth magazine. They bought six of the cartoons. It was my first professional sale. I was hooked... plus I had enough money to get a tan in Clearwater, Florida. I have contributed cartoons and articles to such magazines as "Leadership Journal," "Marriage Partnership," and "Enrichment." I regularly send materials to different religious publications. I created and illustrated characters for a children's church curriculum at Wesley Press. I worked for ten years as a book designer and illustrator for Macmillan Computer Publishing. I illustrated over twenty books for "The Complete Idiot's Guide" series. Today, I am a graphic designer and illustrator for Warner Press. I create and illustrate children's products for the Christian marketplace. I have had an Internet site since 1997. On that site, I publish a weekly cartoon. You can find it at www.kevinspear.com I also publish a weekly comic strip called "Off the Chip," for NAEN Ministries. I belong to The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) as well as American Christian Writers.