Tom Pappalardo

Tom Pappalardo
Born	Thomas Pappalardo Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, cartoonist, graphic designer, writer
Years active	1991 – present
Musical career
Genres	Alternative country, rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Website	www.tompappalardo.com

Tom Pappalardo (born 1973) is a Northampton, Massachusetts graphic designer, cartoonist, illustrator, and musician. His 1996 comic "Alec Dear" (illustrated by Matt Smith) received a Xeric grant. He publishes the weekly comic strip The Optimist in the The Valley Advocate and online, and is working on a graphic novel, Broken Lines (2007–present). He is the singer/guitarist of the guitar-drum duo The Demographic, with R. Sturgis Cunningham of MC Frontalot.

Bibliography

• Alec Dear (writer, 1996)
• Through The Wood, Beneath the Moon (writer, 1998)
• Failure, Incompetence (2005)
• Famous Fighters (with Matt Smith, 2005)
• Even Lions Will Fear You: Two Years of Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! (2009)
• OPT10 (2010)
• OPT11 (2011)
• Everything You Didn't Ask For (2014)

Discography

• Basement Make-Out Party (1999, The No-Shadow Kick)
• The Promo EP (2001, The No-Shadow Kick)
• Spatializing Sound In The Time Domain (2005, The No-Shadow Kick)
• Verse Chorus Curse (2011, The Demographic)
• Listen Close (2013, The Demographic)

External links

• Official Homepage
• Standard Design design portfolio
• The Optimist comic strip
• The Demographic guitar/drum duo

See also

• List of American comic creators