Ted Slampyak was born in Philadelphia and is a graduate of Temple University's Tyler School of Art. He is the creator of Jazz Age Chronicles, which was originally released in comic format before continuing as a webcomic. Until the summer of 2010, Ted was the long time artist on the syndicated comic strip of Little Orphan Annie. He has also worked on Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero from Tekno Comix and contributed to Paradox Press "The Big Book of..." titles and created comics featuring his libertarian heroine Suzi Romaine. His work has been nominated for an Ignatz Award, and he has been the recipient of a local Addy Award by the American Advertising Federation.