Nathan Hale is the author/illustrator of the award-winning historical fiction series Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales — graphic novel versions of sometimes-crazy-but-always-true stories from American history.
In our interview, Nathan talks about his early career as a natural history museum mural painter, his first step into graphic novels (illustrating Rapunzel’s Revenge), and the origins of the Hazardous Tales series. He also shares details about his creative process and all of the careful research he does to make sure he gets the history facts right … if he doesn’t, the series’ Research Babies and Correction Babies let him know!
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