ABOUT
Kip Henderson is a comic artist, game creator, storyteller, and adventurer, who spends most of his time learning, strategizing, designing worlds, and coming up with clever things to say after the moment has passed. His most recent project is the award-nominated game Taria & Como, a pixel-art platformer for a tiny yellow console called the Playdate. A lifestyle of juggling various disabilities has given Henderson a unique perspective, clear introspection, and an ability to laugh despite the various hardships—all of which make themselves known in the story of Taria & Como.
Raised in a household seeped in classic literature, Henderson’s love for the Golden Age of illustration is most clearly seen in his adaptation of Winnie-the-Pooh. His work strives to bring human-crafted attention to detail in a world that is being swept away by the speed and convenience of AI generated content.
Kip and his wife live in Fullerton, California, in a little house their friends have deemed a hobbit hole in every regard except for the absence of a round front door.
While the work that represents Henderson’s current focus and capabilities is featured on this website, selected past projects include:
Darkest Rout, Book 1 — Lead Artist (2023)
Zachariah King — Solo-created comic (2017–2021)
Fungus Frogs — Short webcomic (2022)
Sammy the Cat — Short webcomic (2018)
Kip Comics — Award of Excellence, VSA Emerging Young Artist Competition (2018)
Signs of the Seed — ASL picture book (2017)
My Magical Life (Book Series) — Augmented Reality “Find the Image” mini-games (2017)
Nnewts, Book 3 — Additional color flatting (2017)
While not indicative of current skill or project priorities, an older version of my website with more artwork can be found HERE.
DISABILITY
Henderson was born with a multiple joint-disorder called Larsen Syndrome. With this one-in-a-million genetic mutation that results in extra-flexible connective tissue, Henderson is able to clasp hands behind his back, thus eliminating the need for a back scratcher. The disorder comes with a myriad of less attractive quirks that amounted to a childhood filled with surgeries, but if there were no downsides, everybody would want in and we’d put the poor backscratcher company out of business.
Thanks to a hospital accident at 22-months old, the adventure doesn’t end there! Henderson’s other prized ability is the trach-toot. Using the tracheotomy in his neck designed to help him breathe, Henderson is able to create a wide array of delightfully musical fart noises out of his neck. His musical repertoire consists of “Mary had a Little Lamb” and the Cantina song from Star Wars. Henderson is entirely g-tube fed, and with all the time gained from not eating, he is working hard on refining the musical potential of his trach-toot.
Between losing hearing in his right ear in college and being mute for the first 5 years of his life, Henderson has developed a deep love and appreciation for American Sign Language.
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