Rhode Montijo (born September 7, 1973) is an American children's book author and illustrator best known as the creator of Pablo's Inferno, Cloud Boy and co-creator of the Flash cartoon Happy Tree Friends.
Raised in Stockton, California, Montijo is most known for being one of the creators of the award-winning comic book series Pablo's Inferno, about a little boy's descent into the spirit world in Mexico.
Starting in 2007, Montijo illustrated a series of eight chapter books titled Melvin Beederman Superhero, written by Greg Trine and published by Henry Holt Company.
In 2009 Montijo self-published and distributed Skeletown, a Dia De Los Muertos / Day of the Dead-inspired story of a town populated with skeletal inhabitants.
In 2015 Montijo did the character designs for the Amazon Prime children's animated pilot, Knickerbock Teetertop, about the smallest kid in Wonderpine Mountain who yearns to be a great adventurer like his grandfather.