Hatke contributed the story "The Plank" to the anthology Flight vol. While he was in college, he spent a semester in Italy studying Italian Renaissance painting. Hatke attended Christendom College, in the Shenandoah Valley, earning his B.A. Other influences included Bill Watterson, Maurice Sendak, Leonardo da Vinci, Brian Froud, Trina Schart Hyman, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Todd McFarlane. One of his early comics influences was Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest. His family were members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and Hatke spent a lot of time outdoors as a child. Hatke was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up with sisters. His work is notable for its focus on strong female characters. He is most well known for his series of middle grade graphic novels Zita the Spacegirl. Ben Hatke (born June 4, 1977, in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator.
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