Jonathan Mahood grew up in a family surrounded by newspaper comics. His mother's Pogo books, his father's Herman treasuries, and his brother's Doonesbury collections were all early influences. As a teenager he began creating his own strips, and continued collecting anthologies of the greats, including Peanuts, Bloom County, The Far Side and Krazy Kat.
In addition to cartooning, Jonathan spends his time carving sculptures and building furniture. In 1992 he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University in Toronto.
Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog was launched in July 2006 on Comic Sherpa
Jonathan lives and works in a small town north of Toronto.
