Straw Man comics is about a super hero with no super powers. He thinks he has a straw for a head but he doesn’t. His happy-go-lucky sidekick is Pepe. He’s not crazy but he enjoys running around like a superhero. These strips are sort of an alternate reality to the ongoing comic series. They are much lighter in tone and feature characters and events that aren’t touched on in the comic.

David Branstetter is an independent comic book artist from Evansville, IN who tries to make a living with his BFA in graphic design. David was immensely affected by the formation of Image comics in the early 90′s and was inspired to create his own heroes. As David grew up he stopped reading and drawing comics altogether. It was in 2001 when he was introduced to Sky Ape artist Richard Jenkins. Richards work inspired David to actually try creating a comic book from scratch. He wanted to create a new kind of character, a character that wasn’t an alien from another planet or created by a freak accident. It was in his “Logic & Critical Thinking” class that he first heard the term “Straw Man”. It sounded like a superhero name just waiting to happen. So it was a few years later when David finally unleashed Straw Man #1 in June of 2004. David has since released 8 more issues of Straw Man, A color special, two 24 hour comics, and edited two other projects for the Comics Quest Creators Alliance. David has worked 2 year in the print industry and can help prep your files for printing.