Marc Palm

Marc Palm (who also goes by the moniker "Swellzombie") is an American writer, illustrator of comic strips, graphic novels, and alternative comix. In 2019 Palm was nominated for an Eisner Award in the "Best Short Story" category alongside comedy writer Matt Cohen for "The Ghastlygun Tinies" a comic strip published in Mad Magazine which commented on gun violence in schools and paid homage to the Edward Gorey short story "The Ghashlycrumb Tinies." Palm has also garnered a following for his graphic novels series "Punch to Kill" and "The Fang" which stars a vampire and contracted "monster killer."

Life Palm is based in Seattle, Washington where he has played an important role in keeping the alternative comics seen in the Pacific Northwest vibrant and dynamic. For over a decade Palm has been actively involved in keeping independent comics newspapers running in the city and has been instrumental in helping organizations like Dune—a monthly comics zine that was founded by fellow Seattle Comix artist Max Clotfelter and has been featured in Art in America, is published and distributed on a monthly basis. Palm has been featured in many local comics anthologies over the years including Intruder Comix Newsletter, Friends of the Nib, and collections put out by Fantagraphics—where Palm worked for many years. In addition Palm has been featured in national comic newspapers and anthologies like Nib-Lit.