Early Life
Kochalka grew up in Springfield, Vermont. He attended the Maryland Institute College of Art and has an MFA in painting. His first published comics work was around 1994. He has cited by cartoonist Daniel Clowes as being a key inspiration in leading him "towards a whole world of comics that never knew existed." Kochalka strongly believes that simplicity is desirable in comics, and says that "Craft is the enemy," and has had public debates in print and online with other cartoonists who disagree with his position. Kochalka's "Craft is the Enemy" essays were collected in the 2005 book The Cute Manifesto.
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