Vinz Schwarzbauer, *1987 in Graz (AT), studied fine arts in Vienna and for a short time in Hamburg. He works as a comic artist and illustrator and, together with other artists, published the magazine for narrative drawing Franz the Lonely Austrionaut for 12 years. As an illustrator, he has worked for the city newspaper Falter, Jacobin Magazine, the daily newspaper Der Standard, the Burgtheater Vienna and the Residenztheater Munich, among others. He is also a member of the table tennis collective Herta und Hüne.