Rikki Simons
He is known as the voice of the robot GIR on Invader
ZIM, the writer and co-artist of the graphic novel
series ShutterBox (published by Tokyopop; 6 volumes,
of which 3 are completed), Super Information Hijinks:
Reality Check! (2 volumes, published in color
originally by Sirius Entertainment and then
republished in black and white by Tokyopop), and the
illustrated novel Ranklechick and His Three-Legged Cat
(self-published through Lulu.com). He also co-created
and wrote the Robotech: Clone comic series.
In addition to his graphic novel and novel work,
Simons also paints backgrounds for animation,
including Invader ZIM and Jackie Chan Adventures. He
painted both issues of Jhonen Vasquez’s comic I Feel
Sick.
He works with his partner and his wife, the
illustrator Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.
Rikki is also a frequent guest panelist on the video
game and geek culture podcast, The Weekly Geek.