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20th-century comics artists

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Ian ChurchillArtist · Comics and comic artIan Churchill (born 1969) is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry.
Iginio StraffiArtist · Comics and comic artIginio Straffi (born 30 May 1965) is an Italian animator and former comic book author.
Jacen BurrowsArtist · Comics and comic artJacen Burrows (born September 11, 1972) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on various books from Avatar Press and Marvel Comics.
Jack ElrodArtist · Comics and comic artJack Elrod (March 29, 1924 – February 16, 2016) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Mark Trail.
Jack KatzArtist · Comics and comic artJack Katz (September 27, 1927 – April 24, 2025) was an American comic book artist and writer, painter, and art teacher known for his graphic novel The First Kingdom, a 24-issue epic he…
Jack KirbyArtist · Comics and comic artJack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific…
Jack LawrenceArtist · Comics and comic artJack Lawrence (disambiguation)
Jackson GuiceArtist · Comics and comic artJackson "Butch" Guice (June 27, 1961 – May 1, 2025) was an American comics artist who worked in the comics industry beginning in the 1980s.
Jacopo CamagniArtist · Comics and comic artJacopo Camagni (21 December 1977 – 1 March 2026) was an Italian illustrator and comic artist.
Jacques MartinArtist · Comics and comic artJacques Martin (25 September 1921 – 21 January 2010) was a French comics artist and comic book creator. He was one of the classic artists of Tintin magazine, alongside Edgar P.
Jamal IgleArtist · Comics and comic artJamal Yaseem Igle is an American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive and animation storyboard artist.
James KemsleyArtist · Comics and comic artJames Lawrence Kemsley OAM (15 November 1948 – 3 December 2007) was an Australian cartoonist who was notable for producing the comic strip Ginger Meggs (originally created by Jimmy Bancks)…
James O'BarrArtist · Comics and comic artJames O'Barr (born January 1, 1960) is an American comics artist, writer and graphic artist. He created the comic book series The Crow.[1]
James RallisonArtist · Comics and comic artRobert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American YouTuber, cartoonist, animator, author, and voice actor.
James RennerArtist · Comics and comic artJames Renner (b. 1978) is an American author, investigative journalist, producer, and director.
Jamie HewlettArtist · Comics and comic artJamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is a British comic book artist and illustrator.
JamiriIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Jamiri.
Jan EliotArtist · Comics and comic artJan Eliot (born 1950 in San Jose, California) is an American cartoonist.
Jan HoetArtist · Comics and comic artKnight Jan Hoet (23 June 1936 – 27 February 2014) was the Belgian founder of SMAK (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst or Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium.
Jared LaneArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — This is the cover of the second comic book in Jared Lane's series Progress
JasonArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Arne Sæterøy (born 16 August 1965), better known by the pen name Jason, is a Norwegian cartoonist, known for his sparse drawing style and silent, anthropomorphic animal characters.
Jason AaronArtist · Comics and comic artJason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series Scalped and Southern Bastards;
Jason LutesArtist · Comics and comic artJason Lutes (born December 7, 1967) is an American comics creator. His work is mainly historical fiction, but he also works in traditional fiction.
Jason RubinArtist · Comics and comic artJason Rubin (born 1970) is an American video game director, writer, and comic book creator.
Javier MariscalArtist · Comics and comic artFrancisco Javier Errando Mariscal, better known as Javier Mariscal (born 9 February 1950), is a Spanish artist and designer whose work has spanned a wide range of mediums, ranging from…
Jean GiraudArtist · Comics and comic artJean Henri Gaston Giraud (lang; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition.
Jean RobaArtist · Comics and comic artJean Roba (28 July 1930 – 14 June 2006) was a Belgian comics author from the Marcinelle school. His best-known work is Boule et Bill.
Jean TabaryArtist · Comics and comic artJean Tabary (5 March 1930 – 18 August 2011) was a French comics artist.
Jean-Claude ForestArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Claude Forest (11 September 1930 – 30 December 1998) was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.
Jean-Claude FournierArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Claude Fournier (lang; born 21 May 1943), known simply as Fournier, is a French cartoonist best known as the comic book artist who handled Spirou et Fantasio in the years 1969-1979.
Jean-Claude MézièresArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Claude Mézières (23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French comics artist and illustrator.
Jean-Marc RochetteArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Marc Rochette (born 23 April 1956) is a French painter, illustrator and comics creator.
Jean-Patrick ManchetteArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Patrick Manchette (19 December 1942 – 3 June 1995) was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
Jean-Richard GeurtsArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Richard Geurts, better known under his pseudonym Janry (born 2 October 1957), is a Belgian comics artist.
Jeff LemireArtist · Comics and comic artJeff Lemire (born March 21, 1976) is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist, and television producer.
Jeff SmithArtist · Comics and comic artJeff Smith (born February 27, 1960) is an American cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone.
Jen WangArtist · Comics and comic artJennifer Sheena "Jen" Wang (born March 22, 1984) is an American cartoonist, writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles.
Jennetta ViseArtist · Comics and comic artJennetta Vise FSZ (9 September 1912 – 26 October 1979) was an English book, comic and magazine illustrator.
Jenny PatArtist · Comics and comic art
Jerry CraftArtist · Comics and comic artJerry Craft (born January 22, 1963) is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama's Boyz and his graphic novels New Kid,…
Jerry RobinsonArtist · Comics and comic artSherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s.
Jess JodlomanArtist · Comics and comic artJesus Joldloman (25 February 1925 – 20 March 2018) was a Filipino comics artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, which he signed Jess Jodloman.
Jessica AbelArtist · Comics and comic artJessica Abel (born 1969) is an American cartoonist, author and educator. Her works include Artbabe, La Perdida, Radio: An Illustrated Guide (with collaborator Ira Glass), Drawing Words and…
Jesus MerinoArtist · Comics and comic artJesús Merino (born 1965) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known in the American comic industry for his collaborations with penciller Carlos Pacheco.
Jesus RedondoArtist · Comics and comic artJesús Redondo Román (born 8 August 1934) is a Spanish comic artist who has been published in many countries, including Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States.
Jillian TamakiArtist · Comics and comic artJillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in The New York Times and The New Yorker in addition to the graphic novels…
Jim DavisArtist · Comics and comic artJames Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres.
Jim HoldawayArtist · Comics and comic artJim Holdaway (28 May 1927 – 18 February 1970) was a British illustrator, who contributed art for numerous comic strips.
Jim PetrieArtist · Comics and comic artJim Petrie (2 June 1932 – 25 August 2014) was a British comic artist born in Kirriemuir, Scotland.
Jim StarlinArtist · Comics and comic artJames P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel…
Jiro TaniguchiArtist · Comics and comic artJiro Taniguchi (谷口ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga.
Joan CornellàArtist · Comics and comic artHe was born in Barcelona.
Joe GrantArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Clarence Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American conceptual artist, storyboard artist, and screenwriter.
Joe KubertArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Kubert (September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School.
Joe MadureiraArtist · Comics and comic artJoe Madureira (born December 1974), often called Joe Mad, is an American comic book artist and game developer, best known for his work on Darksiders, Marvel Comics' Uncanny X-Men and his…
Joe SaccoArtist · Comics and comic artJoe Sacco (born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. His work documenting Palestinian life in Gaza and the West Bank was awarded the National Book Award in 1996…
Joel Christian GillArtist · Comics and comic artJoel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975) is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing: Strange Fruit Vol I: Uncelebrated…
John BuscemaArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Buscema (born Giovanni Natale Buscema; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s…
John ByrneArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes;
John GeeringArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Keith Geering (9 March 1941 – 13 August 1999) was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including…
John HicklentonArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Hicklenton (8 May 1967 – 19 March 2010), aka John Deadstock, was a British comics artist best known for his brutal, visceral work on flagship 2000 AD characters like Judge Dredd (in…
John PorcellinoArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Porcellino (born September 18, 1968) is an American cartoonist and creator of minicomics.
John Romita Sr.Artist · Comics and comic artJohn Victor Romita (January 24, 1930 – June 12, 2023) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and for co-creating characters…
John SeverinIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Powers Severin (December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and…
John TotlebenArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Thomas Totleben (born February 16, 1958) is an American illustrator working mostly in comic books.
John WagnerArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Alexander Wagner (born 1949) is an American-born British comics writer. Alongside Pat Mills, he helped revitalise British comics in the 1970s, and continues to be active in the British…
Johnny HartArtist · Comics and comic art
Jordi BernetArtist · Comics and comic artJordi Bernet Cussó (born 14 June 1944) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series Torpedo and for American weird western comic book Jonah Hex.
José Antonio MuñozArtist · Comics and comic artJosé Antonio Muñoz or simply Muñoz (born July 10, 1942) is an Argentine comics artist. He is most notable for his influential black-and-white artwork.
José Ramón LarrazArtist · Comics and comic artJosé Ramón Larraz Gil (1929 – 3 September 2013) was a Spanish director of exploitation and horror films such as the erotic and bloody Vampyres (1974), The House that Vanished (1973),…
Juan GiménezArtist · Comics and comic artJuan Antonio Giménez López (ˈxwaŋ xiˈmenes; 26 November 1943 – 2 April 2020) was an Argentine comic book artist and writer, most recognized for his detailed machine-like imagery.
Juanjo GuarnidoIllustrator · IllustrationJuanjo Guarnido (born 1967) is a Spanish illustrator and the co-author of the comic book series Blacksad.
Jun MochizukiArtist · Comics and comic artJun Mochizuki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the manga series Pandora Hearts and The Case Study of Vanitas.
Kan TakahamaArtist · Comics and comic artKan Takahama is a Japanese manga artist born in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. Debuting in 2001, she became known for her short stories published in the alternative magazine Garo, later…
Kaveri GopalakrishnanArtist · Comics and comic artKaveri Gopalakrishnan is an Indian independent comics maker, illustrator, and art director based in Sydney, Australia.
Kazu KibuishiArtist · Comics and comic artKazuhiro Kibuishi (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator.
Kazuma KodakaIllustrator · IllustrationKazuma Kodaka was born 19 November, 1969 in Kobe is a Japanese manga artist. Kodaka made her debut in 1989 in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion with Sessa Takuma!.
Keiichi ArawiIllustrator · IllustrationBorn December 29, 1977 is a Japanese manga artist. After publishing his debut work in early 2006, he launched Nichijou in the latter half of the year.
Ken AkamatsuArtist · Comics and comic artKen Akamatsu is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors.
Ken ErnstArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — On February 5, 1947, Ken Ernst chose University of Wisconsin student Ruth Schmitt as the model for a new character in his Mary Worth comic strip.
Kenji TsurutaArtist · Comics and comic artBorn May 9, 1961 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture is a Japanese manga artist. Among his most famous works is the science fiction series Spirit of Wonder, which has been adapted into an…
Kenji YoshidaArtist · Comics and comic artBorn January 1, 1935 is a Japanese anime producer, manga artist and illustrator best known as the co-founder of Tatsunoko Production.
Kenta ShinoharaArtist · Comics and comic artKenta Shinohara is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Sket Dance, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2007 to 2013 and won the Shogakukan Manga Award…
Keum Suk Gendry-KimArtist · Comics and comic artKeum Suk Gendry-Kim (Korean: 김 금숙; born 1971) is a South Korean comic book artist and translator, winner of the Harvey Awards. She currently lives on Ganghwa Island.
Kevin EastmanArtist · Comics and comic artKevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird.
Kevin O'NeillArtist · Comics and comic artKevin O'Neill (– 3 November 2022) was an English comic book illustrator who was the co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law (both with writer Pat Mills), and The League of…
Kim Jung GiArtist · Comics and comic artKim Jung Gi (legally Kim Jung Ki; 7 February 1975 – 3 October 2022) was a South Korean illustrator, cartoonist, and manhwa artist.
Kim W AnderssonArtist · Comics and comic artKim W. Andersson is a Swedish comic book writer and artist. His works include Love Hurts and Alena, the latter of which was adapted into a Swedish film of the same name.
Kouta HiranoArtist · Comics and comic artKouta Hirano is a Japanese manga artist born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for his manga Hellsing and Drifters.
Koyoharu GotōgeArtist · Comics and comic artKoyoharu Gotouge (Japanese: 吾峠呼世晴, Hepburn: Gotōge Koyoharu; born May 5, 1989) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba…
Kozue AmanoArtist · Comics and comic artKozue Amano (天野こずえ, Amano Kozue, born 26 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of Aria, which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an…
Kurt SchaffenbergerArtist · Comics and comic artKurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 – January 24, 2002) was an American comics artist.
Larry LieberArtist · Comics and comic artLawrence D. Lieber (born October 26, 1931) is an American comic book writer and artist best known as co-creator of the Marvel Comics superheroes Iron Man, Thor, and Ant-Man.
Lasse SandbergArtist · Comics and comic artInger and Lasse Sandberg were Swedish authors of children's books. The stories were written by Inger and illustrated by her husband Lasse.
Lauren TsaiArtist · Comics and comic artLauren Tsai (born February 11, 1998) is an American actress and illustrator. She first became known to audiences in 2016 for her appearance in the Fuji TV and Netflix series Terrace House:…
Lello ArenaArtist · Comics and comic artRaffaele "Lello" Arena (born 1 November 1953) is an Italian actor and comics writer. He was also an occasional film director and screenwriter.
Leny ZwalveArtist · Comics and comic artLeny or Lena Zwalve is a Dutch cartoonist. She is the winner with Evert Geradts of the 1977 Stripschapprijs.
Leo BaxendaleArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Leo Baxendale (27 October 1930 – 23 April 2017) was an English cartoonist and publisher. Baxendale wrote and drew several titles.
Leo OrtolaniArtist · Comics and comic artLeonardo Ortolani (born 14 January 1967), better known as Leo, is an Italian comics author, creator of the comic book series Rat-Man.
Les DixonArtist · Comics and comic art
Lewis TrondheimArtist · Comics and comic artLaurent Chabosy (French: [ʃabɔzi]; born 11 December 1964), better known as Lewis Trondheim (French pronunciation: [lewis tʁɔ̃dɛm]), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990)…
Li KunwuArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Li Kunwu in 2015
Liang BaiboArtist · Comics and comic art
Lincoln PeirceArtist · Comics and comic artLincoln Jeffrey Peirce (pronounced "purse", born October 23, 1963) is an American cartoonist, animator and author best known as the creator of the successful Big Nate comic strip and as the…
Lisen AdbågeArtist · Comics and comic art
Liv StrömquistArtist · Comics and comic artLiv Strömquist (born February 3, 1978) is a Swedish comics artist and radio presenter.
Liz GreenfieldArtist · Comics and comic artLiz Greenfield is a Dutch-born webcartoonist living in Manchester, England. Best known for writing the webcomic Stuff Sucks, set in her birthplace of Amsterdam, Greenfield also wrote the…
Liz PrinceArtist · Comics and comic artLiz Prince (born 1981) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics.
Lona RietschelArtist · Comics and comic artLona Rietschel (21 September 1933, in Reppen – 19 December 2017 in Berlin) was a German comic artist.
Lou FineIllustrator · IllustrationLouis Kenneth Fine (November 26, 1914 – July 24, 1971) was an American comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, where his draftsmanship became an…
Lourenço MutarelliArtist · Comics and comic artLourenço Mutarelli (born April 18, 1964) is a Brazilian comic book artist, writer and actor who became well regarded in the Brazilian underground comics scene in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Lowell CunninghamArtist · Comics and comic artLowell Cunningham (born c. 1958/1959) is an American comic book author.
Luciana GiussaniArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Angela and Luciana Giussani Garden Plaque in Milan
Lucien De RoeckArtist · Comics and comic artLucien Theodore De Roeck (9 March 1915 – 5 March 2002) was a Belgian artist, type designer, typographer and graphic designer.
Lucy KnisleyArtist · Comics and comic artLucy Knisley (born January 11, 1985) is an American comic artist and musician. Her work is often autobiographical, and food is a common theme.
Luiz Eduardo de OliveiraIllustrator · IllustrationLuiz Eduardo de Oliveira (born December 13, 1944), more famous under his pen name Léo is a Brazilian comics creator.
Luke PearsonArtist · Comics and comic artLuke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the Hilda series of comics for Nobrow Press, and Hilda, the Netflix series…
M. Alice LeGrowArtist · Comics and comic artMary Alice "Marty" LeGrow (born 1981 in Kansas, United States), better known by her pen name M.
M. K. BrownArtist · Comics and comic artShe has wri
Ma Wing-shingArtist · Comics and comic art

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