John Forgetta

Cartoonist John Forgetta based the title character of his comic "The Meaning of Lila" around the inspirational and intelligent women in his own life. Before beginning this comic, he served as an editor for the Los Angeles Times. In addition to his work on his daily comic strip, he is editorial director for American Greetings, for which he also writes greeting cards. Forgetta is assisted on "The Meaning of Lila" by L.A. Rose, a pseudonym for writer Kathy Dow and illustrators Justin Raines, Jackie Gentile, and Tony Calabro.