- Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991) was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including "The Cat in the Hat", "Green Eggs and Ham", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish". His books have become staples for many children and their parents. - Bob Staake
Bob Staake is a cartoonist and illustrator. He is also involved in the "Style Invitational" humor contest in the Washington Post. He has been recognized for his work with the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Illustration Award for 1997. He has also been nominated for their Advertising and Illustration Award, Book Award, Greeting Card Award, and Newspaper Illustration Award. - Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell (born August 10 1955) is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of "From Hell" (written by Alan Moore), Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical "Alec" stories, and "Bacchus" (aka "Deadface"), a wry adventure series about the few Greek gods who have survived to the present day. His graphic novel "The Fate of the Artist", … - Jack Davis
Jack Davis (born December 2, 1924) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003. He also received the National Cartoonist Society Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Davis drew for his high school paper and then spent three years in the Navy, where he contributed to the daily "Navy News." Attending the University of Georgia on the GI Bill, … - Edward Gorey
Edward St. John Gorey (Either February 22 or February 25, 1925-April 15, 2000) was a writer and artist noted for his macabre illustrated books. - Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and he has drawn ever since he can remember. His first drawing was published in a magazine for adults called 'Punch' when he was only 16. Later, he went to Downing College, Cambridge where he read English and after that he did a training course to teach at the University of London. This was followed by a part-time course at Chelsea Art School. - Vlad Kolarov
Vlad Kolarov is an Bulgarian-born Canadian cartoonist, humorous illustrator, designer and animator. He was born in Rousse, Bulgaria and became one of the "Wind of Change" generation cartoonists, after the collapse of communism in his native country. Vlad was hired by the largest Bulgarian newspaper publisher "168 hours" and created the first Bulgarian comic strips: "Birdie" and "Phil the Cat", which appeared in the "24 Hours" daily. - Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg (June 15, 1914-May 12, 1999) was a Romanian-American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for "The New Yorker" magazine. - Ralph Steadman
Ralph Steadman (born Wallasey, May 15, 1936) is a British cartoonist and caricaturist. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, and brought up in Towyn, North Wales, Steadman attended Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan (high school), Abergele, East Ham Technical College and the London College of Printing and Graphic Arts during the 1960s, doing freelance work for "Punch, Private Eye," the "Daily Telegraph," the "New York Times" and "Rolling Stone" during this time. - William Steig
William Steig was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature. Steig was born in New York City to Polish-Jewish immigrants who encouraged his artistic leanings. As a child, he dabbled in painting and was an avid reader of literature. Among other works, he was said to have been especially fascinated by "Pinocchio". In addition to artistic endeavors, he also did well at athletics, … - John Kovalic
USA TODAY called John Kovalic a "Hot Pick." His creations include the hit comic book DORK TOWER, as well as DR. BLINK: SUPERHERO SHRINK, SNAPDRAGONS, and many other features. His work has appeared everywhere from THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST and ROLLING STONE to DRAGON MAGAZINE. John is co-founder, co-owner and Art Director of OUT OF THE BOX GAMES (producers of the multi-million-selling, multi-award-winning APPLES TO APPLES among many other best-selling games). - Kyle Baker
Kyle Baker (born 1965 in Queens, New York City, United States) is an American writer and illustrator of comic books as well as an animator. He is also an award-winning publisher of two anthologies, "Cartoonist" and "Cartoonist Vol. 2: Now with More Bakers". - Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 - August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952) and Magica De Spell (1961). The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nick names "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". - Jim Flora
Jim Flora (January 25, 1914-July 9, 1998), best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. Less well-known is that he was a fine artist with a diabolical bent, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year lifespan. - Wally Wood
Wallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work in EC Comics and "Mad". Although much of his early professional artwork is signed Wallace Wood, he became known as Wally Wood, a name he claimed to dislike. Within the comics community, he was also known as Woody, a name he sometimes used as a signature. - John Tenniel
Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 - February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. He drew many topical cartoons and caricatures for "Punch" in the late 19th century, including the iconic "dropping the pilot", but is best remembered today for his illustrations in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass". He was born in London and educated himself for his career, although he became a probationer, and then a student, … - Charles Burns
Charles Burns (born September 27, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is an award-winning U.S. cartoonist and illustrator. He is renowned for his meticulous, high-contrast and creepy artwork and stories. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, painter Susan Moore, and their two young daughters. His father was an oceanographer for the government. They moved around a lot, including Boulder, Colorado, Maryland and Missouri before settling in Seattle when Burns was in grade five. - Berkeley Breathed
Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author/illustrator, director, and screenwriter, best known for "Bloom County", a 1980s cartoon-comic strip which dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies. - David Baldinger
Born in Akron, Ohio but has lived in Pennsylvania since early childhood. Attended the Art Institute Of Pittsburgh and also served in the US Air Force. Cartoonist for the Communist Party USA Newspaper The People's Weekly World from 2001 until 2008. Participated in the controversial Iran & Holocaust cartoon exhibition in 2006. Also active in support for Palestinian rights/Peace with Israel. - Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel , author of the critically acclaimed Fun Home (called "one of the very best graphic novels ever" in Booklist ) and of the syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF), has become a cultural institution for lesbians and discerning non-lesbians all over the planet. At the podium, Bechdel redefines race and gender roles while taking aim at some of the most controversial topics of the day. - Ronald Searle
Ronald William Fordham Searle (born March 3, 1920) is an English cartoonist. Searle trained at Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, currently known as Anglia Ruskin University. He is the creator of, among other things, St Trinian's School and co-author (with Geoffrey Willans) of the Molesworth tetralogy. He was born in Cambridge, to parents Willie and Nellie (his father was a porter at Cambridge Railway Station), … - Gary Baseman
Gary Baseman (born 1960) is a visual artist, particularly known as an illustrator and cartoonist, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Baseman received a degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from UCLA in 1982. He has since worked as a fine artist, commercial artist, editorial artist, and as a television and film art director and producer of animation. His work is distinguished by big-eyed characters in slapstick situations and vivid use of colour. - William Hogarth
William Hogarth was a major English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited as a pioneer in western sequential art. His work ranged from excellent realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called “modern moral subjects.” Much of his work, though at times vicious, poked fun at contemporary politics and customs. Illustrations in such style are often referred to as Hogarthian. - Tony Millionaire
Tony Millionaire (born Scott Richardson, 1956) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and author known for his syndicated comic strip "Maakies" and the "Sock Monkey" series of comics and picture books. - Milt Gross
Milt Gross (March 4, 1895 - November 29, 1953), was an American comic book writer, illustrator, and animator. He wrote his comics in a Yiddish-inflected English. - Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs (born January 18 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. - Gerald Scarfe
Gerald Anthony Scarfe (born 1 June 1936 in London) is an English cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his work with Pink Floyd, particularly The Wall, and as an editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and an illustrator for The New Yorker. He is married to Jane Asher, whom he met in 1971 and married in 1981. They had a daughter in 1974 and two sons in 1981 and 1984. - Hope Larson
Hope Raue Larson (born 17 September 1982) is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Larson is mostly of German and Swedish descent. Her main field is graphic novels; she is regarded as one of the most promising young female cartoonists of the 2000s. She has lived in Canada since 2004. - Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is the author of, among other works, the Moomin books. - Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell is a British illustrator (and occasional writer) of novels, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. - Crockett Johnson
Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20,1906-July 11,1975). He is perhaps best known for the comic strip "Barnaby" (1942-1952, 1960-1962) and the "Harold" series of books begun with "Harold and the Purple Crayon". Johnson also collaborated on four children's books with his wife, Ruth Krauss. The books were: "The Carrot Seed", "How to Make an Earthquake", … - Josh Neufeld
Josh Neufeld (b. 1967 in New York City) is an alternative cartoonist and commercial illustrator known for his fact-based comics on subjects like international travel and finance, as well as his collaborations with writers like Harvey Pekar and David Greenberger. Neufeld was awarded a 2004 grant from the Xeric Foundation for his graphic novel, "A Few Perfect Hours (and Other Stories From Southeast Asia & Central Europe)", … - Andi Watson
Andrew "Andi" Watson (1969 -) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels "Breakfast After Noon", "Slow News Day" and his current series "Love Fights". Andi Watson was born and raised in Yorkshire to working class parents. He studied foundation art at Dewsbury college followed by a graphic design / illustration course at Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). He currently lives in Stoke-on-Trent. - Posy Simmonds
Posy Simmonds studied at Central School of Art and Design, London and received an MBE in 2002 for services to the newspaper industry. Posy first made her name with a popular cartoon series in the Guardian. Her works are notable for the discipline and fine tuning of the page design. - Dave Cooper
David Charles Cooper (b. 1967), is a cartoonist, commercial illustrator and a graphic designer who lives in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to comics, Cooper has worked extensively as a designer, producer, and creator in the field of animation. Several of his designs were used on Futurama, notably various areas of the Planet Express office. Cooper became a published cartoonist in his teens, creating sci-fi comics stories for Barry Blair's Aircel Comics. - Tom Richmond
Tom Richmond (born 1966) is a freelance humorous illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has appeared in many national and international publications since 1990. Some of his earliest publication work was for the comic book "Married... with Children" for NOW Comics, and the mini-series "The Coneheads" for Marvel Comics in the early 1990s. Specializing in caricature, he began doing editorial illustrations for magazines, … - James Grover Thurber
James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio. His father was Charles Leander (later surnamed Lincoln), a minor politician. Mary Thurber , his mother, was a strong-minded woman and a practical joker, whom her son depicted in his autobiographical stories MY LIFE AND HARD TIMES (1933). Thurber's father, who had dreams of being an actor or lawyer, was said to have been the basis for the typical small, slight man of Thurber's stories. - George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank was an English caricaturist and book illustrator. Born in London, he was a member of the Cruikshank family of caricaturists and artists, the son of Scottish painter and caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank. - Tomer Hanuka
Award-winning illustrator and cartoonist Tomer Hanuka was born in Israel. At age twenty-two, after completing three years of mandatory Army service, he moved to New York City. Following his graduation from the School of Visual Arts he quickly became a regular contributor to many national magazines. His clients include Time Magazine, The New Yorker, Spin, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, MTV, and Saatchi & Saatchi. - Enki Bilal
Enki Bilal is a French comic book artist and film director. Born in Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia), he moved to Paris at the age of 9. There, at 14, he met René Goscinny and with his encouragement tried turning his talent to comic books. He worked on Goscinny's magazine "Pilote" in the 1970s, publishing his first story, "Le Bol Maudit", in 1972. He began working with script writer Pierre Christin in 1975 on a series of dark and surreal tales.
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