Mark Parisi

Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by Universal Press Syndicate. Parisi's work is influenced by Charles Schulz, Gary Larson and ''MAD'' magazine. Parisi has also said he admires the work of cartoonists Jim Meddick, Sergio Aragonés, and Garry Trudeau.

In addition, Mark is the author and illustrator of the ''Marty Pants'' middle-grade novel series for HarperCollins. Provided by Wikipedia