Anthony Jappa
A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Anthony Jappa, creator and author of Panda Oki, has been drawing and illustrating books and comics since 1989. In the years since Jappa has been cartooning, he has given numerous cartooning workshops in the Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri school districts, donated hundreds of comics and related character merchandise to those less fortunate and participated in safety events for local organizations.
