The shenanigans of Chris’ life began in March of 1983 at Forbes Hospital in Pittsburgh, when he reportedly yanked on his mother’s umbilical cord directly after birth, cementing her decision not to have any more children. After years of deteriorating his mind through comic books, Atari 2600, Pepsi, and Alfred E. Neuman, Chris realized his calling in life was to be an artist. Thus his jaded attitude developed early. He was the visionary and designer of several mural projects throughout high school and even played hooky to help paint some of them.

Chris graduated in the top 500 of his class at Pratt Institute with a degree in Communications Design. He set school records for touchdown passes in Kappa Sig football, sleeping into the post-meridiem hours, and chasing sorority types.

After escaping the tyrannical yoke of Pratt for good, Chris began his career as a freelance designer, working as production assistant, graphic designer, illustrator, computer technician, production designer, weiner-mobile operator, molch spreader, hobo, and eventually illustrator . Young and in-the-know, Flecker ignores it all and forges ahead in a style that is both implausable and knowledgeable, harsh yet delicate, yin but yang, detailed yet simple. A student of social satire, his approach to human interaction is driven by Carravagio, Bill Watterson, Ben Sargent, and Gary Larson.

You know what Chris’ work looks like. You may not know what he does outside of the studio. His free-time is consumed by anything Steelers, hopping aboard the Yankee bandwagon, and pointless weight training. His favorite illustrators are Tomer Hanuka, Greg Horn, and that guy who worked for the Saturday Evening Post. The men he admires most are SuperBowl XL MVP Hines Ward and lyrical perfectionist Axl Rose. The “Guy on the Couch” has an impeccable record in darts and billiards. He is tolerated by his (expanding) family, who are all way more lucrative than he is.

Chris lives in New York City. His personal life is none of your business. If you’d like to know anything else, feel free to contact him via email.