Justin LaRocca Hansen was raised in a small town in Massachusetts, spending his summers in Cape Cod. He has loved comics, drawing, and watercolor since he was very young, and his childhood adventures continue to inspire his storytelling today. After receiving his artistic and undergraduate training at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida, Justin began teaching in schools in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Massachusetts. He is the author/illustrator of Monster Hunter and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.