Steven Weissman

• Birth Name — Steven Knight Weissman • Born — 4 June 1968 • Birthplace — California • Nationality — American • Cartoonist — y • Alias — Ribs • Notable Works — Yikes Chewing Gum in Church Don't Call Me Stupid Barack Hussein Obama • Awards — Harvey Award, 1998 • Website — https: sweetchubby.blogspot.com/

Weissman began his career in the mid-1990s in alternative comics with the self-published series Yikes! (later published by Alternative Comics), which featured Charlie Brown–like characters modeled on classic Hollywood monsters. Around the end of Barack Obama's first presidential term, Weissman transitioned into political cartooning after being recruited by Fantagraphics to produce a weekly online strip focusing on Obama and his cast of characters (Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, and the Obama family) experiencing life in a parallel universe. This was collected in graphic novel form in Barack Hussein Obama (Fantagraphics, 2012). During this period, Weissman's political cartoons also appeared on the humor website Super Deluxe. In addition to this solo titles, Weissman has contributed to such anthologies as Buzzard, Small Press Expo: SPX '98, Bizarro Comics, and Kramers Ergot issues #9 -10. In 2024, Weissman and Sammy Harkham co-edited the anthology Peep, co-published by Brain Dead and Kyle Ng.

Steven Weissman is recorded as having received Harvey Award for Best New Talent.

• Tykes (Alternative Comics, 1997) • Yikes (Alternative Comics, 1998) • Lemon Kids (Alternative Comics, 1999) • Champs (Fantagraphics, 1999) • Fichtre! (Amok éditions, 2000) • Don't Call Me Stupid (Fantagraphics, 2001) • White Flower Day (Fantagraphics, 2002) • The Kid Firechief (Fantagraphics, 2004) • Chewing Gum in Church (Fantagraphics, 2006) • Mean (Fantagraphics, 2007) • Chocolate Cheeks (Fantagraphics, 2010) • Barack Hussein Obama (Fantagraphics, 2012) • Mutiny on the Mousey (Stinckers, 2014) • Butter and Blood (Retrofit/Big Planet, 2015) • Looking for America's Dog (Fantagraphics, 2016)