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jess smart smiley

Salt Lake City, UT

Jess Smart Smiley is a 6'3" bipedal creature, native to Utah's rocky mountains. He spends his days climbing tall trees, watching LOST, and making rad pictures. His first graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, comes out this October from Top Shelf Productions and can be pre-ordered at: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/upside-down/736

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