David Willis

About

Web cartoonist best known for his series of interconnected webcomics. These consist of "Roomies!", "It's Walky!", "Shortpacked!", and "Dumbing of Age."

Before Fame

He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. While there, he published his first comic, "Roomies!", in 1997 in the student newspaper. He first began designing web based comics in 1999, when he first published "Roomies!" as one.

Trivia

He created "It's Walky!" after discontinuing "Roomies!", while still maintaining a select few characters from the latter. He founded the label Blank Label Comics in 2005. He has discontinued this online label, but continued via a new series, "Shortpacked!", which ran from 2005-2015. He created "Dumbing of Age" in 2010, and as of 2015, is posted daily.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Associated With

He cites "Calvin & Hobbes", and creator Bill Watterson, as his favorite comic and comic artist, respectively.