Gender	Male
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Freelance Artist / Writer
Location	Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
Introduction	Jared Hodges is a graphic novelist and freelance illustrator. He won the grand prize in TOKYOPOP’s Rising Stars of Manga contest, and was a finalist in Morning Magazine International Manga Contest. His work includes the three volume graphic novel series, Peach Fuzz, for Tokyopop, art tutorials for Corel Corporation, the book Digital Manga Workshop for ILEX press, and contributions to Mangaka America by Harper Collins. His most recent work, a how-to draw book for IMPACT Books entitled "Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals", is coming out in November 2009.
Interests	Art. Science. Games. Art. Nature. Art.
Favorite movies	They're all so special. I can't pick.
Favorite music	Dance, Trance, Classical, Pop, Chill, & Bizare
Favorite books	Dune, Guns Germs & Steel, 2001, Ender's Game

Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?

Because blood leaves a lingering metallic copper aftertaste. Aside from three-year-olds, who tastes pennies?