Tom Pappalardo
Tom Pappalardo is a graphic designer from Easthampton, Massachusetts as well as an author, illustrator, and musician. Easthampton is north of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Pappalardo designed the Easthampton mural in the Easthampton Cottage Street Cultural District, dedicated in June, 2008. He and R. Sturgis Cunningham perform as the guitar-drums duo The Demographic. He has published an illustrated novel, a collection of comics, and an illustrated collection of essays. His 1996 comic "Alec Dear" received a Xeric grant.