Mike Dawson

Mike Dawson is the author/illustrator of the middle-grade graphic novel series, The Fifth Quarter, inspired by his daughter. His work includes the graphic novels Freddie & Me and the Ignatz Award winning Troop 142, as well as the cartoon essay collection, Rules for Dating My Daughter. He has published humor comics and strips examining issues of parenting and politics at The Nib, Slate, The New Yorker, The Comics Journal and Upworthy. His comics have been nominated for multiple Eisner and Ignatz Awards as well as the Slate Cartoonists Studio Prize.

Mike lives at the Jersey Shore with his wife and kids.