This is a list of comics creators. Although

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

have different formats, this list mainly focuses on

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are oft ...

and

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

creators. However, some creators of

comic strips A comic strip is a Comics, sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often Serial (literature), serialized, with text in Speech balloon, balloons and Glossary of comics ter ...

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 (singular ; literally 'drawn strips'), abbreviated BDs and also referred to as Franco-Belgian comics (), are comics that are usually originally in French and created for readership in France and Belgium. These countries have a long tradition ...

'', ''BD'', ''strip (verhaal)'')

Brazil

Canada

Chile

* Máximo Carvajal (''Dr. Mortis'', ''Black Sloane'') *

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films ''El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work ...

(''Anibal 5'', ''Fabulas pánicas'', ''Los insoportables Brobolla'', ''

The Incal ''The Incal'' (; French: ''L'Incal'') is a French graphic novel series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and originally illustrated by Jean Giraud. ''The Incal'', with first pages originally released as ''Une aventure de John Difool'' ("A John Di ...

'', ''

The Technopriests ''The Technopriests'' is an eight-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alejandro Jodorowsky, artist Zoran Janjetov, and colorist Fred Beltran. Story The Technopriests follows three plots: The first follows Albino, as Supreme Tec ...

'', ''

Metabarons ''The Metabarons'' or ''The Saga of The Meta-Barons'' is a science fiction comic series relating the history of a dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. ''The Metabarons'' series was written by creator Alejandro Jodorowsky and illus ...

'') * Themo Lobos ('' Mampato'', '' Cucalón'') * Pepo ('' Condorito'') * Gabriel Rodriguez ('' Locke & Key'') * Edmundo Searle *

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pre ...

(''Locutín'', ''Hipólito y Camilo'', ''Quevedo'', ''Paquita'', ''Huaso Ramón'')

China

* Benjamin Zhang Bin ('' Seven Swords'', ''

Sky Doll ''Sky Doll'' is an Italian comic book series first published in 2000, by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa, who also collaborated on ''W.I.T.C.H.'' and ''Monster Allergy''; ''Sky Doll'' features a more "adult" story and a departure from pure f ...

'') * Chao Yat * Li Chi-Tak (''Black Mask'') * Lee Chi Ching ('' Sun Zi's Tactics'', ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220� ...

'') * Daxiong * Fung Chin Pang (''Confidential Assassination Troop'') * Feng Zikai (''Zikai Manhua'', ''Hu Sheng Hua Ji'') * Khoo Fuk-lung (''

Saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...

'') * Steve Gan (''

Star-Lord Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill) is a fictional character and superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan, first appeared in '' Marvel Preview'' #4 (January 197 ...

'', '' Skull the Slayer'') * Huang Yao (''Niubizi'') * Lau Wan-kit ('' Feel 100%'') * Nicky Lee ('' Youth Gone Wild'', '' The One'') * Alice Meichi Li * Yishan Li * Alice Mak ('' McMug'', '' McDull'') * Chan Mou ('' Unhuman'', '' The Ravages of Time'') * Jenny Pat * Andy Seto ('' Cyber Weapon Z'') * Te Wei ('' The Proud General'') * Tsai Chih Chung (''The Drunken Swordsman'') *

Ma Wing-shing Ma Wing-shing (born 16 January 1961) is a Hong Kong manhua artist, writer and publisher. He is best known for creating the '' Fung Wan'' and '' Chinese Hero'' series. Biography Ma quit his studies and became a comic artist in 1976 at the age ...

('' Fung Wan'', '' Chinese Hero'') * Alfonso Wong ('' Old Master Q'') * Wong Yuk-long ('' Oriental Heroes'', '' Weapons of the Gods'') * Ye Qianyu (''Mr. Wang'') * Zhang Leping ('' Sanmao'') * Zhang Xiaobai ('' Si loin et si proche'')

Colombia

* Oscar Sierra Quintero, aka Oki

Costa Rica

* Félix Arburola Bustos (continued ''Tricolín'') * Franco Céspedes (worked on '' Star Mage'') * Carlos Enrique Figueroa (''Tricolín'') * Fernando Zeledón Guzmán - (''La Semana en Serio'') * Hugo Díaz Jiménez - (''Las Fisgonas de Paso Ancho'') * Dan Mora * Francisco Munguía - (''Pantys'') * Iván & Andrés Ramírez Ortiz - (founders of the comics magazines Revista Fotocopia and Ultracomics, creators of ''Buscongo'', ''Jairo el Soñador'', ''Mente y Máquina'') * Rodicab - (''Desafíos'', ''Leyendas de u Sabanero'') * Juan Díaz Rodriguez - (''Glupy'') * Carlos Alvarado Salazar - (''Carlos Pincel'') * John Timms - (worked on ''

Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...

'') * Noé Solano Vargas - (''Candelario'')

Côte d'Ivoire

* Gilbert G. Groud

Croatia

Cuba

Denmark

(''tegneserie'', plural form: ''tegneserier'')

El Salvador

* Edmundo Anchietta López

Finland

(''sarjakuvat'')

France

(''

, BD'') * Achdé - (''CRS=Détresse'', continued '' Lucky Luke'') * Peggy Adam - ('' Luchadoras'') * Alexis - (''Timoléon'', ''Cinémastock'', '' Superdupont'', '' Al Crane'', '' Le Transperceneige'') * Diego Aranega - (''Focu'') * Claude Auclair - ('' Simon du Fleuve'') * Pénélope Bagieu - (''My Quite Fascinating Life'', ''Exquisite Corpse'', ''Joséphine'') * Vincent Batignole - ('' Gloomcookie'') * Edmond Baudoin - (''Couma Acò'') * David B. - (''L'Ascension du Haut Mal'') *

Ted Benoit Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, ...

- (continued '' Blake and Mortimer'') * Charles Berberian - ('' Monsieur Jean'') *

Philippe Bercovici Philippe Bercovici is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for '' Les Femmes en Blanc'' written by Cauvin, started in 1981. Initially under the pseudonym Th� ...

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Les Femmes en Blanc Les Femmes en Blanc (Women in white) is a Belgian comics humor series of 42 album volumes, for which the script was created by Raoul Cauvin and whose design was directed by Philippe Bercovici. Colours were done by Leonardo. The series debuted i ...

'') * Georges Bess - (''Le Lama Blanc'', ''Anibal Cinq'', ''Juan Solo'', ''Péma Ling'') *

Enki Bilal Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator, comics artist and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child fr ...

- (''

Nikopol Trilogy ''The Nikopol Trilogy'' is a series of three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Yugoslavian-born Enki Bilal, published between 1980 and 1992. The original French titles of the series are '' La Foire aux immortels'' (1980), '' L ...

'') * Blexbolex - (''L'Imagier des Gens'', ''Saisons'', ''Romance'') * Bruno Blum - (comics about famous rock artists) * François Boucq (''Les Leçons du Professeur Bourremou'', ''Jérôme Moucherot'', ''Face de Lune'', ''Les Aventures de la Mort et de Lao-Tseu'', ''Bouncer'') * François Bourgeon - (''Les Passagers du Vent'') * Émile Bravo - (''Épatantes aventures de Jules'') *

Claire Bretécher Claire Bretécher (; 17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020)
on Lambiek Comiclopedia was a French

Philippe Briones - (

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their ...

) * Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi - (''La Cavale du Dr Destouches'') * Jean de Brunhoff - ('' Babar the elephant'') *

Cabu Jean Maurice Jules Cabut (; 13 January 19387 January 2015), known by the pen-name Cabu (), was a French comic strip artist and caricaturist. He was murdered in the January 2015 shooting attack on the ''Charlie Hebdo'' newspaper offices. Cabu w ...

- ('' Hara-Kiri'', ''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; meaning ''Charlie Weekly'') is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. Stridently non-conformist in tone, the publication has been described as Anti-racism, anti-racist, sceptica ...

'') * Caza - (''L' Âge d'Ombre'') * Florence Cestac - (''Harry Mickson'', ''Les Déblok'', ''Cestac Pour Les Grands'') * Jean Cézard - ('' Arthur le fantôme justicier'') * Yves Chaland - ('' The Adventures of Freddy Lombard'') * Pierre Christin - ('' Valérian et Laureline'') * Serge Clerc - (''Captain Futur'', ''Phil Perfect'', ''Sam Blanc'') *

Olivier Coipel Olivier Coipel (; November 7, 1969) is a French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as '' House of M'', ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Thor''. Career Olivier Coipel started as a movie animator, working as an assistant on '' Balt ...

- (''

House of M "House of M" is a 2005 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a core eight-issue comic book limited series written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel and a number of crossover tie-in books. Its fir ...

'', ''

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st ce ...

'', ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing ...

'') *Christophe, AKA

Georges Colomb Marie-Louis-Georges Colomb (Lure, Haute-Saône, 25 May 1856 – Nyons, 3 January 1945) was a French botanist, science populariser, and a pioneer of French comics, known as '' bandes dessinées ''. Under the pseudonym Christophe (playing on "Chri ...

- (''La Famille Fenouillard'') * Colonel Moutarde - (''Le Meilleur de Moi'', ''Grenadine et Mentalo'', ''La BD des Filles'', ''Maïa'') * Didier Conrad - ('' Les Innommables'', continued ''

Astérix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gauls, Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book book series, series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight th ...

'') * François Corteggiani (worked on '' Pif le chien'', '' Young Blueberry'') * Ludovic Debeurme - ('' Lucille'') * Nicolas de Crécy - (''Foligatto'', ''Léon la Came'') * Bernadette Després - ('' Tom-Tom et Nana'') * Alain Dodier - (''Gully'', ''Jérôme K. Jérôme Bloche'') *

Gustave Doré Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré ( , , ; 6 January 1832 – 23 January 1883) was a French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculpture, sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-e ...

- (''Les Travaux d'Hercule'', ''Trois Artistes Incompris et Mécontents'', ''Histoire Pittoresque de la Sainte Russie'') *

Philippe Druillet Philippe Druillet (; born 28 June 1944) is a French comics artist and creator, and an innovator in visual design. Biography Philippe Druillet was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, but spent his youth in Spain, returning to France in 195 ...

- ('' Lone Sloane'') * Philippe Dupuy - ('' Monsieur Jean'') * Marie Duval - (''

Ally Sloper Alexander "Ally" Sloper is the eponymous fictional character of the British comic strip ''Ally Sloper''. First appearing in 1867, he is considered one of the earliest comic strip characters and he is regarded as the first recurring character in c ...

'') * Édika - (''Pom-Pom-Pidou-Waah'') * Yacine Elghorri - (''Gunman'', ''Bestial'', ''Factory'') * Jean-Yves Ferri - (''Le Retour à la Terre'', continued ''

'') * Floc'h - (''Le Dossier Harding'' ''Une Trilogie Anglaise'', ''Une Vie de Rêve'') * F'Murr (Richard Peyzaret) - ('' Le Génie des alpages'') * Jean-Claude Forest - ('' Barbarella'') * Jean-Claude Fournier - (continued '' Spirou et Fantasio'') * Sylvain Frécon - (comics based on ''

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimbau ...

'') * Louis Forton - ('' Les Pieds Nickéles'') *

Fred Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Ro ...

(Frédéric Aristidès) - ('' Philémon'') *Gébé - (''L'An 01'') * Jean-Pierre Gibrat - (''Goudard'', ''Mattéo'') * Paul Gillon - (''Les naufragés du temps'') *

Jean Giraud Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim under the pseudonym Mœbius (; ) ...

, also known as ''Gir'' and ''Moebius'' - (''

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'', ''

Arzach ''Arzach'' () is a comic book collection of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, which were originally published in the French sci-fi/fantasy comics magazine '' Métal Hurlant''. The stories follow Arzach, a silent ...

'', '' L'Incal'') * Christian Godard - ('' Martin Milan'') *

Annie Goetzinger Annie Goetzinger (18 August 1951 – 20 December 2017) was a comics artist and graphic novelist from Paris, France. From the mid-1970s until her death in 2017, she worked on award-winning graphic novels as well as press cartoons for newspapers s ...

- (''Félina'', ''Aurore'', ''La Demoiselle de la Légion d'honneur'', ''Agence Hardy'') *

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the '' Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French sch ...

- (''

'', ''

Oumpah-pah ''Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge'' (''Ompa-pa the Redskin'') is a comics series created by comics artist Albert Uderzo and comics author René Goscinny, best known as the creators of Asterix. The series first appeared in the weekly '' Tintin'' mag ...

'', ''

Le Petit Nicolas ''Le Petit Nicolas'' (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé and it was first published on 30 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 1 ...

'', ''

Iznogoud ''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and t ...

'') * Marcel Gotlib - ('' Gai-Luron'', '' Rubrique-à-Brac'', '' Les Dingodossiers'', '' Hamster Jovial'', '' Superdupont'') * Jean Graton - ('' Michel Vaillant'') * Éric Hérenguel - (''Balade au bout du monde'', ''Krän'') * Jacques Hiron - (''Le Paquebot des Sables'') * Richard Isanove - (penciller for '' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born'') * André Juillard - (''Bohémond de Saint Gilles'', ''Arno'', ''Les Sept Vies de l'Epervier'', ''Plume Aux Vents'') * Yves Ker Ambrun - (''HB-Scott'', ''Gaspard le Lézard'', ''Flippo & Punkina'', ''Schnecksnyder'') * Kerascoët - (''Beauté'', ''Miss Pas Touche'') * Patrice Killoffer - (continued '' Fantômette'') * Claude Lacroix (1944–2021) * Emmanuel Larcenet - (''La Vie est Courte'', ''Bill Baoud'', ''Les Cosmonautes du Futur'', ''Le Combat Ordinaire'') * Gérard Lauzier - (''Michel Choupon'') * Étienne Lécroart - (''Oupus'') * Olivier Ledroit - ('' Black Moon Chronicles'') * Jean Leguay - (''Kebra'', ''Keubla'', ''Gazoline'') * Serge Lehman - ('' The Chimera Brigade'') * Georges Lévis (Jean Sidobre, Sylvia) - (''Liz et Beth'', ''Les Perles de l'Amour'') *

Jacques Lob Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 – 24 May 1990) was a French comic book creator, known for several comics creations, including '' Superdupont''. Biography Jacques Lob began his career as an illustrator of humorous cartoons that were published in va ...

- ('' Superdupont'') *

Jean-Marc Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier (b ...

- ('

) * Régis Loisel - ('' La Quête de l'oiseau du temps'') * Jacques de Loustal - (various one-shot comics) * Makyo - ('' Jérôme K. Jérôme Bloche'', ''La Balade au Bout du Monde'') * Nikita Mandryka - (''Le Concombre Masqué'') * Richard Marazano - ('' Cuervos'') * Frank Margerin - (''Lucien'', ''Simone et Léon'') * Jul Maroh - ('' Blue Is The Warmest Color'') * Jacques Martin - ('' The Adventures of Alix'', ''Lefranc'') * Jean-Luc Masbou - (''De Cape et de Crocs'') * Jean-Christophe Menu - (''Meder'', ''Plates-bandes'') * Metaphrog - ('' Louis'') *

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French Bande dessinée, ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and ...

- ( Valérian et Laureline'', ''Ravian'') * Jean-François Miniac - (comics based on

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fiction ...

) * Marion Montaigne - (''Tu Mourras Moins Bête'') * Fabrice Neaud - (''Journal'') * Nicolas Nemiri - (''Je Suis Morte'', ''Hyper L'Hyppo'') * Vincent Paronnaud - (mostly one-shot comics) * Jean-Louis Pesch - ('' Sylvain et Sylvette'') *

René Pétillon René Pétillon (; 12 December 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a French satirical and political cartoonist and comics artist. As a cartoonist he was most famous for his work in ''Canard Enchaîné''. As a comics artist his best known and longest ...

- (''Jack Palmer'', '' Le Baron Noir'') * Georges Pichard - (''Ténébrax'', ''Submerman'', ''Blanche Epiphanie'') * Émile-Joseph Pinchon - (''

Bécassine ''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of '' La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French ...

'') * Raymond Poïvet - ('' Les Pionniers de l'Espérance'') * Jean-Michel Ponzio - ('' Genetiks'', '' The Chimpanzee Complex'') *

Léo Quievreux Léo Quievreux (born 1971) is a French author and illustrator of comic books, and founder of publisher Éditions Gotoproductions. His moniker as a musician is Pik. Early life and education Quievreux was born in Mulhouse in the Alsace region of ...

(''Immersion'' trilogy) * Benjamin Rabier - (''Gideon the duck'') * Pascal Regnauld - (continued '' Inspector Canardo'') *

Jean-Marc Reiser Jean-Marc Reiser (; 13 April 1941 – 5 November 1983) was a French comics creator. Biography A prolific cartoon artist from 1959 until his death, Reiser made his debut in the publication ''La Gazette de Nectar'' for the Nicolas winery. His ...

- (worked for '' Hara-Kiri'', ''

'') * Paul Renaud - ('' Cavewoman'') *

Rob-Vel François Robert Velter (; 9 February 1909 – 27 April 1991), known by his pen-name Rob-Vel (), was a French cartoonist. He is best known for creating the character '' Spirou'' in 1938. Biography Like ''Spirou'', Velter began his career as ...

, aka François Robert Velter ('' Spirou'') * Michel Rodrigue - (''Doggyguard'', continued ''

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'' and ''

Comanche The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La ...

'') * Rosalys - (''Workaholic'') * Stephane Roux - (worked for

and Semic Comics) * Jacqueline Rivière - (scripted ''

'') *

Alain Saint-Ogan Alain Saint-Ogan (; August 7, 1895 – June 22, 1974) was a French comics author and artist. Biography In 1925, he created the well-known comic strip ''Zig et Puce'' (''Zig and Flea''), which initially appeared in the ''Dimanche Illustré'' ( ...

- (''

Zig et Puce ''Zig et Puce'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Alain Saint-Ogan in 1925 that became popular and influential over a long period. After ending production, it was revived by Greg for a second successful publication run. Synopsis ...

'') *

Guy Sajer Guy Mouminoux (13 January 1927 – 11 January 2022), known by the pseudonym Guy Sajer, was a French writer and cartoonist who is best known as the author of the Second World War memoir ''Le Soldat Oublié'' (1965, translated as '' The Forgotten ...

(Dimitri) - (scripted ''Jean Valhardi'', drew '' Harald le Viking'', ''Goutatou et Dorochaux'', ''Le Goulag'') * Mathieu Sapin - (''Akissi'', ''Gérard'') * Riad Sattouf - (''The Arab of the Future'') *

Jean-Jacques Sempé Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, ''Le Petit Nicolas'', and also for his poster-like illus ...

- (''

'') *

Joann Sfar Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...

- (''

Donjon A keep (from the Middle English ''kype'') is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in c ...

'') * Roxanne Starr - (letterer for various comics) * Philippe Sternis - (''Snark Saga'', ''Mouche'') * Jean Tabary - (''

'') * Jacques Tardi - ('' Adèle Blanc-Sec'', '' It Was the War of the Trenches'', ''Nestor Burma'') * Didier Tarquin - ('' Lanfeust of Troy'') * Jacques Terpant - (''Sept Cavaliers'', ''Les Royaumes de Borée'') * Jean Teulé - (''Le Magasin des Suicides'') *

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tama ...

- (''

Chick Bill ''Chick Bill'' is a Belgian humorous Western comic book series created by Tibet. It was first published in 1953 in the magazine ''Chez Nous Junior'', and its Dutch language counterpart '' Ons Volkske'', and began serial publication on October 19, ...

'', ''

Ric Hochet ''Ric Hochet'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Tintin''. Synopsis The series features the adventur ...

'') * Annette Tison (co-creator of ''

Barbapapa ''Barbapapa'' is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series ...

'') *

Roland Topor Roland Topor (7 January 1938 – 16 April 1997) was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surreal nature of his work. He was of Polish-Jewish ...

- (worked for '' Hara-Kiri'') * Ed Tourriol - (''Mixman'', '' Urban Rivals'') * Lewis Trondheim - (''La Mouche'', '' Kaput and Zösky'', '' The spiffy adventures of McConey'') *

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration with R ...

- (''

'', ''

'', '' Tanguy et Laverdure'') * Vanyda - (''L' Immeuble d'en Face'' (''The Building Opposite'') * Laurent Verron - (''Le Maltais'', ''Odilon Verjus'') * Martin Veyron - ('' Bernard Lermite'', '' L'Amour Propre'') * Bastien Vivès - (''Pour l'empire'', ''Polina'') * Alain Voss - (''Heilman'', ''Adrénaline'', ''Anarcity'', ''Zensetos'') * Claire Wendling - (''Les Lumières de l'Amalou'')

Germany

(''der Comic'', plural form: ''die Comics'')

Greece

(''το κόμικ/κόμικς'', plural form: ''τα κόμικς'')

Hungary

* Nándor Honti, aka Bit - (''Nagyapó Mozgószínháza'', ''Tréfás Természetrajz'', ''Séta Álomországban'') * Zoltan Varga - (''Batmanus'', ''Dállász'')

Iceland

* Pétur Bjarnason (''Drottning Drusilla'', later ''Regina'') * Helgi Thorgils Fridjónsson * Bjarni Hinriksson - (''Krassandi Samvera'') * Ingi Jensson

Iran

* Marjane Satrapi (''

Persepolis , native_name_lang = , alternate_name = , image = Gate of All Nations, Persepolis.jpg , image_size = , alt = , caption = Ruins of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis. , map = , map_type ...

'')

Ireland

India

Indonesia

* Dwi Koendoro - (''Panji Koming'', ''Legenda Sawung Kampret'') * Yohanes Surya - ('' Archi & Meidy'')

Israel

* Uri Fink * Dudu Geva * Rutu Modan * Keren Katz * David Polonski * Merav Salomom *

michel kichka Michel Kichka (born 1954 in Liège, Belgium) is an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator of Belgian origin. His father was Holocaust survivor Henri Kichka. Biography Michel Kichka was born in Belgium to Henri Kichka, a Holocaust survivor, and his ...

* roni fahima

Italy

('' fumetto'', plural form: ''fumetti'')

Japan

(''

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...

'') ''see

List of manga artists This is a list of notable manga artists. Romanized names are written in Western order (given names before family names), whereas kanji names are written in Japanese order (family names before given names). Many of them are pen names. Individua ...

Kenya

''see List of Kenyan editorial cartoonists''

Lebanon

''see List of Lebanese editorial ists''

Macedonia

''See List of Macedonian comics creators''

Malaysia

Billy Tan Billy Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a Malaysian comic book artist. Early life Billy Tan was born in Malaysia and moved to the United States when he was 18, in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began working ...

* Lat - ('' The Kampung Boy'')

Malta

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is best known for his comics journalism, in particular in the books '' Palestine'' (1996) and '' Footnotes in Gaza'' (2009), on Israeli–Palestinian rela ...

- (''

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East J ...

'')

Netherlands

(''strip, stripverhaal'', plural forms: ''strips, stripverhalen'')

New Zealand

Nigeria

* Lemi Ghariokwu * Siku

Norway

(''tegneserie'', plural form: ''tegneserier'')

Paraguay

* Robin Wood

Philippines

('' komiks'') ''See List of Filipino comics creators''

Poland

Portugal

''(BD, Banda Desenhada, Histórias em Quadradinhos)''

Romania

(''Bandă desenată'')

Russia

()

Serbia

( or , plural form: or )

Singapore

* Foo Swee Chin

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

''(cómics, historietas, tebeos)''

Sweden

''(tecknad serie)''

Switzerland

Taiwan

Jo Chen Jo Chen (; born July 4, 1976) is an American comic book artist and writer best known for her highly detailed painted comic book covers. In the Japanese comic industry she is also known by the pen name TogaQ and is known as Jun Togai ("Togai Jun" ...

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

''See List of American comics creators''

Uruguay

* Barreto, Eduardo,

artist

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