Mel Henze is a cartoonist from British Columbia. His single panel cartoons have appeared in magazines and newspapers through the United States and Canada. He launched his strip 'Hubert and Abby' on the Comics Sherpa website in October 2003, and itwas syndicated a year later. His next comic strip, 'Gentle Creatures', is featured daily on GoComics.com since 2013. Henze also designs greeting cards for Oatmeal Studios.