Simon Hanselmann

Simon Hanselmann (b. 21 December 1981, Australia) is a Tasmanian cartoonist and one of the most remarkable contemporary authors of alternative comics. Growing up in Launceston, Tasmania, as the son of a drug-addicted mother, he found comfort in pop culture and art. He started self-publishing booklets at age eight, eventually doing comics and playing in noise bands before moving to Australia in early 2008. Handelmann's children's book duo 'Meg and Mog' paved the way for his webcomic 'Megg, Mogg and Owl', starring a witch, a black cat and an anthropomorphic owl. The strip is serialized weekly on Vice, and appears regularly on the author's Tumblr page, and has gained Hanselmann a wide online following. Hanselmann was nominated for an Ignatz Award for his mini-comic 'St.Owl's Bay' in 2013. Simon Hanselmann resides in Melbourne.