John F. Malta is an illustrator, author, and educator who lives and works in Kansas City. He has worked on projects with The New York Times, The New Yorker, Facebook, Topps x Beyond the Streets, Museum of Arts & Design, and Dr. Martens. John spends most of his days drawing alongside his tiny dog Porky, surrounded by his collections of Halloween decorations, old toys, puroresu artifacts, and punk posters coated in xerox fuzz. His work has been awarded medals from The Society of Illustrators, and he has been recognized by American Illustration, Juxtapoz, and AIGA Eye on Design.