Cartoonists, Comics Creators, Comic Book Artists, Manga Artists

1. Jean 'Moebius' Giraud

Art_department | Le Cinquième Élément

Jean Giraud had one of the most interesting double lives in comics history. Under his own name, he co-created the legendary western comic 'Blueberry' (1963-2012) with writer Jean-Michel Charlier. He also used the shortened signature of "Gir" for this series. This cowboy series was noted for its ...

2. Robert Crumb

Soundtrack | Crumb

Robert Crumb was born on August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer, known for Crumb (1994), American Splendor (2003) and Meatball (1969). He was previously married to Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Dana Morgan.

3. Osamu Tezuka

Writer | Tenrankai no e

Tezuka Osamu was born on November 3, 1928 in Toyonaka, Japan as the first child of Fumiko & Yutaka Tezuka. At 5, he & his family moved to the village of Kohama in Hyogo prefecture (present day city of Takarazuka). When he was 7, he entered Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka. Due to his diminutive ...

4. Alan Moore

Writer | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Alan Moore was born on November 18, 1953 in Northampton, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), From Hell (2001) and Watchmen (2019). He has been married to Melinda Gebbie since May 12, 2007. He was previously married to Phyllis B. Dixon.

5. Jack Kirby

Writer | Black Panther

Jack "The King" Kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or co-creating some of the most famous characters for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

In 1917, Kirby was born under the name "Jacob Kurtzberg" on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York ...

6. Trina Robbins

Writer | Funny Ladies

Trina Robbins was born on August 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Funny Ladies (1991), No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021) and Independent Lens (1999). She died on April 10, 2024 in San Francisco, California, USA.

7. Frank Miller

Writer | Sin City

Frank Miller was born in Olney, Maryland, to a nurse mother and a carpenter and electrician father, and was raised in Montpelier, Vermont. He is of Irish descent. Miller was a big comics writer/artist in the '70s and '80s. He wrote and penciled the Marvel series "Daredevil" for a long time. His ...

8. Will Eisner

Writer | The Spirit

Will Eisner was an American comic book artist and writer of Austrian-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish descent. He was one of the pioneering artists of the American comic book industry. He is most famous for creating the masked crime-fighter Spirit/Denny Colt, and for being the main creator of the ...

9. Winsor McCay

Writer | Gertie the Dinosaur

Like many pioneers, the work of 'Winsor McCay' has been largely superseded by successors such as Walt Disney and Max Fleischer but he more than earns a place in film history for being the American cinema's first great cartoon animator. He started out as a newspaper cartoonist, achieving a national ...

10. Ann Nocenti

Writer | Domino

Ann Nocenti is a veteran comic book writer and editor from New York City. As a writer, she is primarily remembered as the main writer for "Daredevil" vol. 1 #236-291 (1986-1991), "Catwoman" vol. 3 (2012-2014), and "Katana" (2013-2014). She has written stories for several other characters, including...

11. René Goscinny

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

René Goscinny was a French comic book writer, of Polish-Jewish descent. His parents were Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny and Anna "Hanna" Beresniak-Goscinna. The family name Goscinny means "hospitable" in the Polish language. Stanislaw was a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna was from a small ...

12. Marjane Satrapi

Director | Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). She is married to Mattias Ripa. She was previously married to Reza.

13. Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel

Kelly Sue DeConnick was born on July 15, 1970 in Ohio, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Captain Marvel (2019), The Marvels (2023) and Emerald City (2016). She has been married to Matt Fraction since September 29, 2002.

14. Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Writer | Akira

Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation.

In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball. ...

15. Hergé

Writer | The Adventures of Tintin

Born under the name Georges Remi on May 22, 1907 in Brussels, Belgium. As a child, Herge had a gift for drawing but never had any formal training in the visual arts. He attended both school and the boy scouts during the World War 1 and post-World War 1 Era. After he finished school Herge published ...

16. Stan Lee

Producer | Black Panther

Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics.

Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, ...

17. Hugo Pratt

Writer | Corto Maltese

Hugo Pratt was born on June 15, 1927 in Rimini, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Corto Maltese, Corto Maltese (2003) and Jesuit Joe (1991). He was married to Anne Frognier and Gucky Wogerer. He died on August 20, 1995 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

18. Scott McCloud

Actor | The Amazing Cynicalman

Scott McCloud was born on June 10, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Scott McLeod.

He's perhaps best-known in the comics world for his fine comics works "Understanding Comics", "Making Comics", and "Reinventing Comics", in which he expertly and smartly uses the comic strip medium to shed light ...

19. Claire Bretécher

Actress | Les routes du sud

Claire Bretécher was born on April 17, 1940 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Roads to the South (1978), Alertez les bébés (1978) and La grande Paulette (1974). She was married to Guy Carcassonne. She died on February 10, 2020 in Paris, ...

20. Richard Corben

Writer | Heavy Metal

Richard Corben was born on November 1, 1940 in Anderson, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Darkstar: The Interactive Movie (2010) and The Dark Planet (1989). He was married to Dona Corben. He died on December 2, 2020 in the USA.

21. Juan Giménez

Art_department | Heavy Metal

Juan Giménez was born on November 26, 1943 in Mendoza, Argentina. He was a writer and art director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Star Knight (1985) and Infantrymen (2021). He died on April 2, 2020 in Mendoza, Argentina.

22. Grant Morrison

Writer | Happy!

Grant Morrison was born on January 31, 1960 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Grant is a writer and producer, known for Happy! (2017), Brave New World (2020) and All-Star Superman (2011).

23. Bernie Wrightson

Art_department | Ghostbusters

A comic book stylist noted for his horror illustrations, Wrightson helped revamp the horror comic in the 1970s. He combined a modern sensibility with a distinctive drafting ability rare to the then-moribund industry, bridging the gap between the previous decade's giddy optimism and the explosion of...

24. André Franquin

Writer | Fais gaffe à la gaffe!

André Franquin was born on January 3, 1924 in Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Fais gaffe à la gaffe! (1981), Gaston Lagaffe (2018) and HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He was married to Liliane Servais. He died on January 5, 1997 in Nice, ...

25. Alain Saint-Ogan

Writer | Prosper et le concours de beauté

Alain Saint-Ogan was born on August 7, 1895 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for Prosper et le concours de beauté (1932), Zig et Puce sauvent Nénette (1955) and L'invité du dimanche (1968). He died on June 22, 1974 in Paris, France.

26. George Herriman

Writer | A Krazy Katastrophe

George Herriman was born on August 22, 1880 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for A Krazy Katastrophe (1917), Moving Day (1917) and A Tempest in a Paint Pot (1916). He was married to Mabel Lillian Bridge. He died on April 26, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

27. Peyo

Writer | Smurfs

Pierre Culliford (pen name:Peyo) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He contributed to several series, but his main claim to fame is creating the sword-and-sorcery series "Johan and Peewit" (1947-2001) and its spin-off, the adventure comedy series "The Smurfs" (1963-). His works have received ...

28. Paco Roca

Writer | Arrugas

Paco Roca is known for Wrinkles (2011), Memorias de un hombre en pijama (2018) and La casa (2024).

29. Albert Uderzo

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

Albert Uderzo is a French comic book writer and artist, of Italian descent. Albert was born in 1927 in the town of Fismes, in the Marne department of north-eastern France. Marne was created from the remains of the older province of Champagne, and the local capital is Chalons-en-Champagne.

Alnert's ...

30. Hayao Miyazaki

Writer | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking visuals in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan.

Miyazaki started his career in 1963 as an animator at the ...

31. Howard Chaykin

Writer | The Flash

Born in 1950 in New Jersey but raised in East Flatbush and Brownsville, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. His parents were separated and he was raised by his mother and adoptive father. Started out as a gofer for the legendary artist Gil Kane at 19, which also led him to work for Wally Wood, Gray ...

32. Jacques Tardi

Writer | Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Jacques Tardi was born on August 30, 1946 in Valence, Drôme, France. He is a writer and actor, known for The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010), April and the Extraordinary World (2015) and Association de bienfaiteurs (1994).

33. François Bourgeon

Self | Ex Libris

François Bourgeon was born on July 5, 1945 in Paris, France.

34. Bill Finger

Writer | Zack Snyder's Justice League

Bill Finger was a comic book writer. His father Louis Finger was born in Austria and emigrated to the United States in 1907, while still a teenager. Louis worked as a tailor. Tessie, Bill's mother, was born and raised in New York City. Both parents were in their early 20s at the time of Finger's ...

35. Jean-Michel Charlier

Writer | Les chevaliers du ciel

Jean-Michel Charlier was born on October 30, 1924 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for The Aeronauts (1967), Les dossiers noirs (1974) and Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel (1988). He was married to Christiane. He died on July 10, 1989 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, ...

36. Nikita Mandryka

Director | Zeaux productions: Bande de présentation

Nikita Mandryka was born on October 20, 1940 in Bizerte, Tunisia. He was a director, known for Zeaux productions: Bande de présentation (1989), Je veux être... toi (1977) and Tac au tac (1969). He died on June 13, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.

37. Chris Ware

Director | Quimby the Mouse

Chris Ware was born on December 28, 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Quimby the Mouse (2009), In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) and Mirror (2015).

38. Jaime Hernández

Self | Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection

Jaime Hernández was born on October 10, 1959 in Oxnard, California, USA.

39. Gilbert Hernandez

Self | Prisoners of Gravity

40. Akira Toriyama

Writer | Dragonball Evolution

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga writer, manga artist, and character designer for video games. He has been a working artist since 1978. In manga, he is better known for creating the science fiction comedy series "Dr. Slump" (1980-1984) and the martial-arts-themed series "Dragon Ball" (1984-1995)....

41. Neil Gaiman

Writer | Good Omens

Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. He is best known for the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

As a child and a teenager, Gaiman read the works of C. S. ...

42. Neal Adams

Writer | Death to the Pee Wee Squad

Neal Adams is an American comic book artist and writer from New York City. He has been active in the field since the early 1960s. His work has been critically acclaimed, and he has been inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Joe Sinnott ...

43. Steve Ditko

Writer | Spider-Man

Steve Ditko was an American comics writer and artist of Rusyn descent. He is better known for co-creating the superheroes Spider-Man/Peter Parker and Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange for Marvel Comics. He created many other characters for various publishing companies. Among his better known creations...

44. Harvey Kurtzman

Writer | Batman: The Brave and the Bold

One of the most influential, yet unsung, figures in American humor, cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman created "Mad Magazine" in 1952, and for the next few years served as its editor and primary writer. After his departure from "Mad, " he created two more humor magazines, "Trump" and "Help!" Although ...

45. Dave Sim

Writer | The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark

Dave Sim was born on May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer, known for The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark (2021), The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987) and Comic Book Culture (2013).

46. Rumiko Takahashi

Writer | Inuyasha

Takahashi was born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, Japan. She displayed no special talent or interest for manga (Japanese comics) while attending Niigata Chuo High School, but while attending Japan Women's University, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike (artist and...

47. Morris

Writer | Lucky Luke

Maurice De Bevere (pen name: Morris) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He was best known for creating the long-running Western comedy series "Lucky Luke" (1946-), and serving as its main artist from 1946 to his death in 2001. Lucky Luke is one of the best-selling comics series in Europe, and ...

48. Guido Crepax

Writer | Valentina

Guido Crepax was born on July 15, 1933 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Valentina (1989), I Am What I Am (1967) and Baba Yaga (1973). He was married to Luisa Mandelli. He died on July 30, 2003 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

49. Jack Davis

Art_department | Creepy

Jack Davis was born on December 2, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was a writer, known for Creepy (2012), Mad Monster Party? (1967) and The King Kong Show (1966). He was married to Dena. He died on July 27, 2016 in Athens, Georgia, USA.

50. Dave Gibbons

Writer | Kingsman: The Secret Service

Dave Gibbons was born on April 14, 1949 in England, UK. He is a writer, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Watchmen (2009) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).

51. Brian Bolland

Writer | Batman: The Killing Joke

Brian Bolland was born on March 26, 1951 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death (2003) and The Killing Joke (2016). He has been married to Rachel S. Birkett since 1981. They have one child.

52. Carlos Giménez

Art_department | Hable con ella

Carlos Giménez was born on March 16, 1941 in Madrid, Spain. He is known for Talk to Her (2002), The Devil's Backbone (2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006).

53. Miguel Gallardo

Writer | María y yo

Miguel Gallardo was born in 1955 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for María y yo (2010), El viaje de María (2012) and Arts i oficis (2015). He died on February 21, 2022 in Spain.

54. Carlos Vermut

Writer | Quién te cantará

Carlos Vermut was born on March 6, 1980 in Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Quién te cantará (2018), Magical Girl (2014) and Manticore (2022).

55. Satoshi Kon

Writer | Tôkyô goddofâzâzu

Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z (1991) by 'Katsuhiro Otomo'). Then, in 1995, he wrote an episode of the anthology film ...

56. Joe Kubert

Writer | They Spoke Out: American Voices Against the Holocaust

Joe Kubert was born on September 18, 1926 in Jezierzany, Tarnopolskie, Poland [now Ozeryany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for They Spoke Out: American Voices Against the Holocaust (2010), G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die (1994) and The ...

57. Bill Watterson

Self | Stripped

Bill Watterson was born on July 5, 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer, known for Stripped (2014). He has been married to Melissa Richmond since October 8, 1983.

58. Joann Sfar

Writer | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)

Joann Sfar was born on August 28, 1971 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a writer and director, known for Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010), The Rabbi's Cat (2011) and Thomas Fersen: Hyacinthe (2005).

59. Carl Barks

Writer | DuckTales

As the creator of 'Scrooge McDuck', Carl Barks did more than any other comic book artist to widen the popularity of Donald Duck, bringing in the process a vast array of memorable supporting characters into the Disney universe, among them Uncle Scrooge himself, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose (and ...

60. Alex Raymond

Writer | Flash Gordon

Alexander Gillespie Raymond was born on October 2, 1909 in New Rochelle, New York, to Beatrice Wallazz (Crossley) and Alexander Gillespie Raymond, a civil engineer and road builder, who encouraged his drawing from an early age. His sister, Beatrice, was the paternal grandmother of actors Matt Dillon...

61. Joe Sacco

Art_department | American Splendor

Joe Sacco is known for American Splendor (2003), All Is Bright (2013) and ¡Atención obras! (2013).

62. Milton Caniff

Writer | Terry and the Pirates

Milton Caniff was the world-renowned comics artist known as the "Rembrandt of the Comics". His influence can be seen not only in the works of such comics artists as Jack Kirby and Will Eisner, but also in the works of Federico Fellini and Orson Welles. Caniff ented the comics world as an office boy...

63. George McManus

Writer | Jiggs and Maggie Out West

George McManus was born on January 23, 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950), Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) and Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949). He was married to Florence Bergere. He died on October 22, 1954 in Santa ...

64. Warren Ellis

Writer | Iron Man Three

Warren Ellis was born on February 16, 1968 in Essex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Iron Man Three (2013), RED (2010) and RED 2 (2013).

65. E.C. Segar

Writer | Popeye

E.C. Segar was born on December 8, 1894 in Chester, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Popeye (1980), Untitled Popeye Live-action movie and Popeye and Friends: Vol. 1 (1937). He was married to Myrtle Annie Johnson. He died on October 13, 1938 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

66. Carlos Ezquerra

Writer | Dredd

Carlos Ezquerra was born on November 12, 1947 in Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. He was a writer, known for Dredd (2012), Judge Dredd (1995) and Judge Dredd: Mega City One. He died on October 1, 2018.

67. Gilbert Shelton

Writer | Set Your Chickens Free

Gilbert Shelton was born on May 31, 1940 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Set Your Chickens Free (1974), The Freak Brothers (2020) and Brand X (1970).

68. Pat Mills

Writer | Accident Man

Mills started his career as a sub-editor for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, where he met Wagner. In 1971 both left to go freelance, and were soon writing scripts for IPC's girls' and humor comics. After D.C. Thomson launched Warlord, a successful war-themed weekly, Mills was asked in 1975 to develop a ...

69. Simon Bisley

Special_effects | Galaxy Quest

Simon Bisley was born on March 4, 1962. He is a writer, known for Galaxy Quest (1999), Heavy Metal: Geomatrix (2001) and Heavy Metal 2000 (2000).

70. David Lloyd

Writer | V for Vendetta

David Lloyd was born in 1950 in Enfield Town, London, England, UK. He is a writer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) and Superhero Nation.

71. Lorenzo Mattotti

Writer | La fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile

Lorenzo Mattotti was born in 1954 in Brescia, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019), Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) and 76th Venice Film Festival: Opening Sequence (2019).

72. François Schuiten

Art_department | Mr. Nobody

François Schuiten was born on April 13, 1956 in Brussels, Belgium. He is a writer and production designer, known for Mr. Nobody (2009), The Golden Compass (2007) and Mars and April (2012). He has been married to Monique Toussaint since 1980.

73. Bryan Talbot

Art_department | Ragnarok

Bryan Talbot was born on February 24, 1952 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. He is known for Ragnarok (1983), Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) and There's Something About Alice (2022).

74. Chester Gould

Writer | Dick Tracy

Chester Gould was interested in comics from an early age. He wrote and drew several strips while attending Oklahoma A&M University and at Northwestern University (where he graduated in 1921). After graduating from the Chicago Art Institute in 1923, Gould went to work for a Chicago area newspaper. ...

75. Paola Gaviria

Art_director | Virus tropical

Paola Gaviria was born on June 20, 1977 in Quito, Ecuador. Paola is an art director and writer, known for Virus tropical (2017) and Uyuyui (2012).

76. Quino

Writer | Mafalda

Quino was born on July 17, 1932 in San José, Mendoza Province, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for Mafalda (1973), Bez wody (1998) and Me doy cuenta... (2015). He was married to Alicia Colombo. He died on September 30, 2020 in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Province, Argentina.

77. Charles M. Schulz

Writer | The Peanuts Movie

Charles Monroe Schulz (nicknamed "Sparky") was an American comic strip writer and artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was primarily known for creating the long-running comic strip "Peanuts" (1950-2000), and serving as its sole artist for the strip's entire run. His comic strip was known for its ...

78. Alex Toth

Animation_department | Space Ghost

Alex Toth was born on June 25, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. Alex was a writer, known for Space Ghost (1966), Space Angel (1962) and Cartoon Superheroes Abridged (2015). Alex was married to Guyla Avery and Christina Schaber. Alex died on May 27, 2006 in Burbank, California, USA.

79. Jean-Claude Forest

Writer | Barbarella

Jean-Claude Forest was born on September 11, 1930 in Le Perreux, Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Barbarella (1968), Barbarella and Marie Mathématique (1965). He was married to Petra Fores. He died on December 30, 1998 in Paris, France.

80. Richard F. Outcault

Writer | Buster and His Dog: The Instructions

Richard F. Outcault was born on January 14, 1863 in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Buster and His Dog: The Instructions (1904), Buster and His Dog: Buster, Quiet! (1904) and Buster and His Dog: Be a Good Boy (1904). He was married to Mary Jane Martin. He died on September 25, 1928...

81. Govindan Aravindan

Director | Esthappan

Govindan Aravindan was born on January 21, 1935 in Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was a director and writer, known for Esthappan (1980), Vasthuhara (1991) and Oridathu (1987). He died on March 16, 1991 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

82. Keiko Takemiya

Writer | Terra e...

Keiko Takemiya was born on February 13, 1950 in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. She is a writer, known for Terra e... (1980), Toward the Terra (2007) and Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983).

83. Hal Foster

Writer | Prince Valiant

Hal Foster was born on August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a writer, known for Prince Valiant (1954), The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972) and Prince Valiant (1997). He was married to Helen Wells. He died on July 25, 1982 in Spring Hill, Florida, USA.

84. Shigeru Mizuki

Actor | Yôkai daisensô

Shigeru Mizuki was born on March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Japan. He was a writer, known for The Great Yokai War (2005), Gegege no Kitaro (2018) and Gegege no Kitarô (1968). He was married to Nunoe Mura. He died on November 30, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.

85. Art Spiegelman

Writer | In the Shadow of No Towers

Art Spiegelman was born on February 15, 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an actor and writer, known for In the Shadow of No Towers (2011), The Simpsons (1989) and No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021). He has been married to Françoise Mouly since 1977. They have two children.

86. Al Feldstein

Writer | Tales from the Crypt

Al Feldstein was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. He was interested in comics and comic art from an early age, and attended art school at night while working as assistant for a comic publisher by day. After a stint in the Army Air Corp during WW II, Feldstein returned to work as a freelancer. In...

87. Taiyô Matsumoto

Writer | Tekkon kinkurîto

Taiyô Matsumoto is known for Tekkonkinkreet (2006), Blue Spring (2001) and Pinpon (2002).

88. Johnny Craig

Writer | Tales from the Crypt

Johnny Craig was a comic illustrator and writer whose work appeared in many comics, but is most closely associated with the classic EC horror comics. Craig had no formal training, but managed to get a job working as an assistant for M.C. Gaines, publisher of All-American Comics, and later ...

89. Graham Ingels

90. George Evans

91. Harvey Pekar

Actor | American Splendor

Harvey Pekar was born on October 8, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for American Splendor (2003), Hero Tomorrow (2007) and Harvey Pekar's Teo Macero (2015). He was married to Joyce Brabner. He died on July 12, 2010 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.

92. Jordi Bernet

Actor | Atolladero

Jordi Bernet was born on June 14, 1944 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Atolladero (1995), Batman: Black and White (2008) and Històries de Bruguera (2012).

93. Purita Campos

Self | Històries de Bruguera

Purita Campos was born on August 18, 1937 in Barcelona, Spain. She was married to Francisco Ortega. She died on November 19, 2019 in Spain.

94. Yoshiharu Tsuge

Writer | Munô no hito

Yoshiharu Tsuge was born in 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a writer, known for Nowhere Man (1991), Gensen-Kan Inn (1993) and Neji-shiki (1998).

95. Guillem Cifré

Self | Històries de Bruguera

Guillem Cifré was born in 1952 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director, known for Històries de Bruguera (2012), Ànima (2009) and L'hora del lector (2007). He died on May 16, 2014 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

96. Óscar Aibar

Director | El Gran Vázquez

Óscar Aibar is known for The Great Vazquez (2010), Atolladero (1995) and The Replacement (2021).

97. Fernando de Felipe

Writer | Oedipus

Fernando de Felipe was born in 1965 in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Oedipus (1997), Palabras encadenadas (2003) and Darkness (2002).

98. Peter David

Writer | Babylon 5

Hailing from New Jersey but raised in Pennsylvania, PAD started out fan-writing a SF/Star Trek fanzine and scripting parody plays for conventions. Originally tried to work in Journalism but finally got a job at Marvel Comics as Assistant Direct Sales Manager. He wrote some "fill-in" issues (...

99. Gary Panter

Production_designer | Pee-wee's Playhouse

Gary Panter was born in 1950. He is a production designer and set decorator, known for Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986), Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988) and The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011). He has been married to Helene Silverman since 1989. They have one child. He was previously ...

100. Joe Shuster

Writer | Superman

Joe Shuster was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At age 9 he and his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he met and befriended his future partner Jerome "Jerry" Siegel. Siegel and Shuster were both avid science fiction fans, publishing a fanzine in the mid-1920s. It was during this period that ...