Name: Raphael Pirard (Kan-J)

Hometown: Embrun, ON

Publication:
The Teenage Survival Handbook

Born: 1975

Winning Ben Wicks Award entry:

• Cover
• Dr. Jekyl, Mr. Hyde
• Getting Your Licence
• Crossroads
• Suicide

Current:

• Bob Hahn
• Rachel Loveless
• Raphael Pirard

Past:

• Alison Acton
• Ryan Browne
• Gabriel Choquette
• Stephen Downer
• Brianne Drouhard
• Jeff Epp
• Henry Fong
• Tanya Francis
• Aaron Given
• Rob Jones
• Al Kang
• Ian Maclean
• Greg Moran
• Mike Myhre
• Eric Peladeau
• Tyler Schroeder
• Rob Seddon
• June Um

Kan-J was born in Belgium and has been drawing ever since he could first hold a crayon in his pudgy little hands. He holds a diploma as a carpenter, but moved to Embrun, ON in 1976 and switched careers to be a freelance comic artist at that time.

He is married and has two children. He loves to go to comic shops, and the cinema, especially likes anime movies. He enjoys time spent at the library, and listening to music.

Kan-J will use the money from the Ben Wicks Award to further promote his artistic career.

Contact info:
web site: http://atelierk.canalblog.com/
email: kan-j@hotmail.com