John Pierson, known also by the stage name Jughead and by the pseudonym Ian Pierce, is an American musician, writer, actor, and podcaster.
In 2002, Pierson formed the acoustic pop-punk band Even in Blackouts,[2][3] with which he has recorded four albums and one EP and toured several times.
Pierson is also a playwright and novelist, usually writing under the name Ian Pierce.
He formed a theater production company, Hope And Nonthings, in 1990 and produced ten plays before joining the Neo-Futurists; he has been performing in their long-running show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind since 1996.
[3] His last novel, Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody, appeared in October 2011.