Zigory has been interested in visual storytelling since age five, when he drew his first graphic novel: a series of drawings which told a story. (Because of limited writing skills at that age, he had to verbally narrate the story while pointing to the drawings.) 10-year-old Zigory's comic strip featuring "Kooky Sam" was published each week in the Asbury Park Sunday Press, a New Jersey Shore newspaper. Zigory was profiled in the National Enquirer and was a guest on the TV show To Tell The Truth as the youngest professional cartoonist in America.

His early favorites included the works of Walt Disney Studios (during Walt's lifetime), and Charles Schulz. Later, Zigory found inspiration and a kindred viewpoint about life in the books of Ayn Rand.

Zigory made short films while attending New York University's Film School, continuing on the visual storytelling path. In the years after college, Zigory worked on a feature screenplay, wrote short plays and hundreds of story outlines for future projects. He also wrote articles published in the Asbury Park Press and other periodicals, he produced programs for Queens Public Television in New York, and worked as a professional caricature artist at Walt Disney World in Florida.

With Arena Comics, Zigory has returned to the creative medium of his childhood. (He also continues working on two screenplays: one about his mother's wartime experiences, the other a fictional love story.)

The idea of Advice Comics grew out of years of Zigory writing notes of advice to himself, which over time helped him achieve a happier life. One example: he wrote a note that he wished to marry an honest, smart woman who is also cheerful. After a long search, Zigory married his ideal woman, Zigorette, in 1998, and they live happily somewhere near New York City with their two children.

My appearance on To Tell The Truth (a TV Game Show)
My interview with Scene Missing Magazine

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