After a year spent at SUNY Brockport, he went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he studied under Will Eisner, Sal Amendola, Gahan Wilson, and Carmine Infantino.
After a year spent at SUNY Brockport, he went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and graduated with a BFA in cartooning in 1993. Among his teachers in college were Will Eisner, Sal Amendola, Gahan Wilson, and Carmine Infantino.