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List Of Comic Creators
This is a list of comics creators. Although comics have different formats, this list mainly focuses on comic book and graphic novel creators. However, some creators of comic strips are also found here, as are some of the early innovators of the art form. The list is sorted by the country of origin of the authors, although they may have published, or now be resident in other countries. Argentina Australia Belgium (''bande dessinée'', ''BD'', ''strip (verhaal)'') Brazil Canada Chile * Máximo Carvajal (''Dr. Mortis'', ''Black Sloane'') * Alejandro Jodorowsky (''Anibal 5'', ''Fabulas pánicas'', ''Los insoportables Brobolla'', ''The Incal'', ''The Technopriests'', ''Metabarons'') * Themo Lobos (''Mampato'', '' Cucalón'') * Pepo (''Condorito'') * Gabriel Rodriguez (''Locke & Key'') * Edmundo Searle * Vicar (''Locutín'', ''Hipólito y Camilo'', ''Quevedo'', ''Paquita'', ''Huaso Ramón'') China * Benjamin Zhang Bin (''Seven Swords'', ''Sky Doll'') * Chao Yat * Li Chi-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaturro
''Gaturro'' is an Argentine comic strip created by cartoonist Cristian Dzwonik ("Nik"). The comic has been published in more than 50 books, magazines and comic volumes. A 3D computer-animated film of the same name was released theatrically in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Synopsis Gaturro is a brown cat with yellow cheeks. The series is about the life of a cat, named like the strip, who is in love with another cat called Ágatha. However, she is not interested in him. Gaturro does not speak; he just thinks. In some cases, he can communicate with humans like this. However, when he communicates with his animal friends, he does speak. Among his most frequent activities, he usually walks on the roofs and goes to school. Characters Principal characters * Gaturro: He is an Abyssinian cat and the protagonist of the comic. He lives with his owners who have raised him since he was young. While his house is a charming place, he also enjoys roaming the rooftops of his neighborhood. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Stark
''Janus Stark'', or ''The Incredible Adventures of Janus Stark'', is a British comic strip series, originally written by Tom Tully and drawn by Francisco Solano López. It is about an escapologist in Victorian London who appears to be simply an unusual act on the music hall stage, but who privately uses his extraordinary abilities to battle against injustice. The strip debuted on 15 March 1969 in '' Smash!'' and ran in that title until 1971,"Gizz_Butt_Splits_Time_Between_Janus_Stark_and_Prodigy,"''Rolling_Stone_magazine.html" "title="Gizz Butt Splits Time Between Janus Stark and Prodigy,"">Gizz Butt">"Gizz Butt Splits Time Between Janus Stark and Prodigy,"''Rolling Stone magazine">Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...''. On the Series K, episode 5 of ''Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Solano López
Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 – 1 March 1870) was President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. He was the eldest son of Juana Pabla Carrillo and of President Carlos Antonio López, Francisco's predecessor. At a very young age he served in the Paraguayan Army fighting against Juan Manuel de Rosas in the sporadic hostilities sustained by Paraguay and Argentina during the Platine Wars. After the downfall of Rosas, he became Ambassador of Paraguay, as Minister Plenipotentiary, in several European countries from 1853 to 1855. At his return in Asunción, he was appointed Vice-President of the Supreme Government of his father Carlos, and then assumed the presidency when his father died. He is one of the most controversial figures in South American history, particularly because of the Paraguayan War, known in the Plate Basin as "Guerra de la Triple Alianza". From one perspective, his ambitions were the main reason for the outbreak of the war whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Loiseau
Carlos Loiseau (November 9, 1948 – May 8, 2012) was a prolific Argentine cartoonist and humorist. He was popularly known in Argentina by his byline, ''Caloi''. Life and work Loiseau was born in Salta, and he was raised in Adrogué and Buenos Aires from age six. Adopting a portmanteau pseudonym based on his full name ("Caloi"), his caricatures first appeared in the popular current events weekly, ''Tía Vicenta'', in 1966, and his first comic strip appeared in ''María Belén'' in 1967; both were satirical weeklies published by a fellow cartoonist, Juan Carlos Colombres. Loiseau's first marriage, at age 19, ended after two years. His first book, ''El libro largo de Caloi'' (''Caloi's Long Book''), was published in 1968, and in his first animated short, ''Las Invasiones Inglesas'' (''The British Invasions''), in 1970. Caloi was the chief political cartoonist for the news weekly ''Análisis'' between 1968 and 1971. He later became a regular contributor to the satirical magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macanudo (comic)
''Macanudo'' is an Argentine daily comic strip by the cartoonist Liniers. It has been published since 2002 in the newspaper ''La Nación''. It appears on the last page of the paper. Macanudo is published in newspapers and book collections in several countries, such as Brazil, Canada (Quebec), Czech Republic, and Italy. Since September 2018, the strip is distributed in English by King Features Syndicate. Just like Liniers' previous strip, ''Bonjour'', Macanudo is very experimental and deals with meta humor. It has been considered very popular. Characters ''Macanudo'' generally follows a nonlinear plot line, but several characters frequently recur: *Henrietta (''Enriqueta)'', a little girl who reads a lot, and has a large imagination, her confidant Fellini, a sneaky black cat, and Mandelbaum (''Madariaga)'', her teddy bear . *The Man who Translates Movie Titles. *Z-25, the sensitive robot. *The duendes (gnomes), a group of fantastic creatures often likened to cause superstiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liniers (cartoonist)
Ricardo Siri (Buenos Aires, November 15, 1973), better known by the name Liniers, is an Argentine cartoonist. Early life Liniers is related to viceroy Santiago de Liniers. He began drawing from a very early age; he has remarked that he began to draw in order to enjoy movies at home. "I wanted to have ''Star Wars'' and the only way to have it was to draw it. So we could look at it whenever we wanted to." His father was a lawyer and his mother worked at various jobs, including making slippers and little paintings. He has two younger siblings and is married to the writer Angie Erhardt del Campo. They have three daughters named Matilda, Clementina, and Emma. Career In regards to the name he uses for his comic strips, Liniers has remarked: "Liniers is my second name. In Buenos Aires there was a viceroy named Liniers, who ended up being executed by firing squad. He was my ancestor, something like a greatgreatgreatgrandfather. So when I began to sign my comic strips, I used th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Lanteri
Arturo Lanteri (1891–1975) was an Argentine cartoonist and film director. As a comics artist he is best remembered for his series ''Les Aventuras de Negro Raúl'', ''Don Pancho Talero'' and ''Anacleto''. Filmography ;Director * ''Pancho Talero en Hollywood'' (1931) * ' (1930) * ' (1929) ;Writer * ''Pancho Talero en Hollywood'' (1931) * ' (1930) * ' (1929) ;Producer * ''Pancho Talero en Hollywood ''Pancho Talero en Hollywood '' is a 1931 Argentine film directed by Arturo Lanteri and starring Pepito Petray. Synopsis Pancho Talero's daughter wins a trip to Hollywood as a prize in a beauty contest. Production ''Pancho Talero en Hollywood' ...'' (1931) * ' (1930) References 1891 births 1975 deaths Argentine film directors Argentine cartoonists Argentine comics artists {{LatAm-comics-creator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gimenez
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loveless (comic Book)
''Loveless'' was an American Western comic book series for mature readers published by DC Comics as a part of that company's Vertigo imprint. It is written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj and Werther Dell'Edera. There are 24 issues total. Plot ''Loveless'' was originally about a man, Wes Cutter, who fought for the South in the Civil War and was captured. After spending time in a prison camp he comes back to his previous home of Blackwater after the North won to find the town under Union control and his house occupied. Soon after, Cutter is offered a position of sheriff in the town. The comic's early issues explore the dynamic relationship between Cutter and the people of the town (most of whom hate him), the fate of Cutter's wife Ruth, and the lingering feelings of animosity between North and South after the end of the war. Since the conclusion to its earlier issues, ''Loveless'' has become a comic of greater chronological and thematic narrative. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellblazer
''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introduced. Its central character is the streetwise English exorcist and con man John Constantine, who was created by Alan Moore and Stephen R. Bissette, and first appeared as a supporting character in ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) #37 (June 1985), during that creative team's run on that title. ''Hellblazer'' had been published continuously since January 1988, and was Vertigo's longest-running title, the only remaining publication from the imprint's launch. In 2013, the series concluded with issue 300, and was replaced by ''Constantine (comics), Constantine'', which returned the character to the mainstream DC Universe. November 8, 2012 The original series was revived in November 2019 for twelve issues as part of ''The Sandman Universe'' line of comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Frusin
Marcelo Frusin (born 27 December 1967 in Rosario) is an international Argentine comic book artist. His notable works include a run on ''Hellblazer''. Biography Frusin started his career working for the Argentine Columba Publishing house in 1993. For the Italian publisher Universo, he has illustrated the ''Niko Slavo'' series in ''Intrepido'' magazine between 1994 and 1997. In 1998 he started working for the US market in Marvel Comics, making pencils for ''X-Men Unlimited'', written by Tom DeFalco. He later worked for Acclaim Comics also drawing pencils for ''Magnus, Robot Fighter'', scripted by Tom Peyer. Frusin's style resembles his fellow Argentine artist Eduardo Risso (''100 Bullets''). Like Risso, Frusin has worked with Brian Azzarello on the Vertigo title ''Hellblazer'', where his work has become well known, before joining Azzarello on '' Loveless'' (with fellow Argentine Leonardo Manco taking over on ''Hellblazer'' art duties). He has contributed to other Vertigo titles inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
