BRAD RICCA earned his Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University where he currently teaches. He has spoken on comics at various schools and museums, and he has been interviewed about comics topics by "The New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, "and "All Things Considered "on NPR." "His film "Last Son" won a 2010 Silver Ace Award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.