In high school, Jess Fink began reading comics and then manga.
[2] In 2003, Fink received her degree in Illustrating & Cartooning from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
[3] During her studies, she was taught by Tom Hart, who assisted her with editing We Can Fix It.
"[12] Chester 5000 XYV is part of the Library of Congress's Webcomics Web Archive.
[13] [14] She currently lives in Troy, New York and sells jewelry through an online store named Hey Chickadee!