Dave London (right) is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator whose clients include the Wall Street Journal, the Saturday Evening Post, and Reader's Digest. He is also the current Chair of the New England Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society.

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Pete Chianca (left) has been recognized with multiple awards for his humorous columns and commentary, and is also the author of the book Glory Days: Springsteen’s Greatest Albums, which is only marginally funny. ​

 

Pet Peeves debuted in February 2016 and was nationally distributed by Gannett’s More Content Now news service. The strip currently publishes in print and on various social media using the handle @petpeevescomic.The first three years of strips were published as Pet Peeves, the book, in April 2019, with the second collection, More Social Than Distant, debuting in March 2021, and the third Pet Peeves collection, "Nerd Dad!" following in June 2024. They have also published two collections of gag cartoon offshoots known as Pet Peeves “Singles.” The first collection, Aren't You Finished Yet?, was published in 2022, and the sequel, Tough Crowd!, was published in June 2025. In March 2026, they published a full-length, middle grade chapter book featuring the Pet Peeves characters, “Freddy Peeves and the Scoop on the Sinking School.” (And for the very young, they put out a coloring book, Flying Colors!) Dave and Pete also host Strip Search, the comic strip podcast, where they interview creative professionals in the comics and cartooning industry.

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Their previous comic strip, Grey Matter, ran in more than 100 newspapers nationwide and in Canada.

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Both Dave and Pete live in Massachusetts, but not with each other.