julian lawrence is a canadian cartoonist, educator and comics scholar from portsmouth, england. a longtime member of vancouver's diy independent art scene, lawrence is also an arts educator and researcher, with a specialization in using hand drawn comics as a tool to improve literacy, develop storytelling techniques and form identity. he currently resides in middlesbrough, england, where he is a senior lecturer in the comics and graphic novels b.a. honours program at teeside university.