List of comics creators explained

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.

Australia

See main article: List of Australian comics creators.

Belgium

(bande dessinée, BD, strip (verhaal))

Bolivia

• Gaspar (Oscar Barbery Suarez) - (El Duende y su Camarilla) ^[1]

Canada

See main article: List of Canadian comics creators.

Chile

• Máximo Carvajal (Dr. Mortis, Black Sloane)
• Alejandro Jodorowsky (Anibal 5, Fabulas pánicas, Los insoportables Brobolla, The Incal, The Technopriests, Metabarons)
• Leo - (Macabeo, Teodoro) ^[2]
• 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-Tak (Black Mask)
• Lee Chi Ching (Sun Zi's Tactics, Records of the Three Kingdoms)
• Daxiong
• Fung Chin Pang (Confidential Assassination Troop)
• Feng Zikai (Zikai Manhua, Hu Sheng Hua Ji)
• Khoo Fuk-lung (Saint)
• Steve Gan (Star-Lord, 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 (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 ^[3]

Costa Rica

• Félix Arburola Bustos (continued Tricolín) ^[4]
• Franco Céspedes (worked on Star Mage) ^[5]
• Carlos Enrique Figueroa (Tricolín) ^[6]
• Fernando Zeledón Guzmán - (La Semana en Serio) ^[7]
• Hugo Díaz Jiménez - (Las Fisgonas de Paso Ancho)^[8]
• Dan Mora ^[9]
• Francisco Munguía - (Pantys) ^[10]
• Iván & Andrés Ramírez Ortiz - (founders of the comics magazines Revista Fotocopia and Ultracomics, creators of Buscongo, Jairo el Soñador, Mente y Máquina) ^[11]
• Rodicab - (Desafíos, Leyendas de u Sabanero) ^[12]
• Juan Díaz Rodriguez - (Glupy) ^[13]
• Carlos Alvarado Salazar - (Carlos Pincel) ^[14]
• John Timms - (worked on Harley Quinn) ^[15]
• Noé Solano Vargas - (Candelario)^[16]

Côte d'Ivoire

• Gilbert G. Groud^[17]

Cuba

See main article: List of Cuban comic creators.

Denmark

(tegneserie, plural form: tegneserier)

El Salvador

• Edmundo Anchietta López ^[18]

Finland

(sarjakuvat)

France

(bande dessinée, BD)

Germany

(der Comic, plural form: die Comics)

Greece

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

Hungary

• Attila Dargay - (Kajla)
• Nándor Honti, aka Bit - (Nagyapó Mozgószínháza, Tréfás Természetrajz, Séta Álomországban) ^[19]
• Pál Pusztai - (Jucika)
• Lívia Rusz - (Mac, Cocofifi)
• Zoltan Varga - (Batmanus, Dállász) ^[20]

Iceland

• Pétur Bjarnason (Drottning Drusilla, later Regina) ^[21]
• Helgi Thorgils Fridjónsson ^[22]
• Bjarni Hinriksson - (Krassandi Samvera) ^[23]
• Ingi Jensson ^[24]

Iran

• Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis)

Indonesia

• Dwi Koendoro - (Panji Koming, Legenda Sawung Kampret) ^[25]
• Yohanes Surya - (Archi & Meidy)

Israel

• Maya and Yehuda Devir
• Uri Fink
• Dudu Geva
• Rutu Modan

Italy

(fumetto, plural form: fumetti)

Japan

(manga)see List of manga artists

Kenya

see List of Kenyan editorial cartoonists

Lebanon

see List of Lebanese editorialists

Macedonia

See List of Macedonian comics creators

Malaysia

• Billy Tan
• Lat - (The Kampung Boy)

Malta

• Joe Sacco - (Palestine)

Mexico

• Oscar Alvarado - (Penumbra)
• Sergio Aragonés - (born in Spain, later moved to Mexico) - (Groo the Wanderer, worked for Mad Magazine)
• Román Arámbula - (worked on Mickey Mouse)
• Santiago Cohen - (Angelitos)
• Oscar González Guerrero - (Zor y Los Invencibles, Hermelinda Linda)
• Modesto Vázquez González - (Kalimán)
• Leopoldo Jasso - (Cerdotado)
• José Ladrönn - (worked for Marvel Comics)
• Oscar González Loyo - (Karmatrón y los Transformables)
• Jorge Molina - (Spider-Geddon)
• Rafael Cutberto Navarro Huerta - (Kalimán)
• Daniel Pérez - (El Arsenal)
• Humberto Ramos - [worked for [[Marvel Comics]])
• Rius - (Cuba for Beginners)
  • Horacio Sandoval Jorge Tovar - (El Nieto del Ahuizotle, El Nahual)
• Sixto Valencia Burgos - (Memín Pinguín)
• Gabriel Vargas - (Los Superlocos, La Familia Burrón)
• Yolanda Vargas Dulché - (writer, Memín Pinguín, El Pecado de Oyuki)
• Andrew Zermeño - (Don Sotaco, Don Coyote, El Patroncito)

Netherlands

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

Nigeria

• Lemi Ghariokwu^[26]
• Siku

Norway

(tegneserie, plural form: tegneserier)

Paraguay

• Robin Wood

Philippines

(komiks)See List of Filipino comics creators

Portugal

(BD, Banda Desenhada, Histórias em Quadradinhos)

Romania

(Bandă desenată)

Serbia

(or, plural form: or)

Singapore

• Foo Swee Chin

Spain

(cómics, historietas, tebeos)

Sweden

(tecknad serie)

Taiwan

• Jo Chen

United States

See List of American comics creators

Uruguay

• Eduardo Barreto – (worked for DC Comics)
• Richard Bennett Lamas – (worked for Marvel Comics)
• Alberto Breccia – (Mort Cinder, El Eternauta, Sherlock Time, Vida del Che, Evita, vida y obra de Eva Perón, continued Ernie Pike)
• Diego Jourdan – (worked on DC Thomson comic series like Ivy the Terrible and Oor Wullie)
• Jorge Lucas – (El Cazador de Aventuras, worked for Marvel Comics)
• Julio E. Suárez – (Peloduro)
• Tabaré – (Diogenes y el Linyera, El Romancero del Eustaquio, Vida Interior, Don Chipote de Pampa, El Cacique Paja Brava, Bicherío, Bosquivia) ^[27]

Vietnam

• Tak Bui - (PC and Pixel, Cheap Thrills Cuisine) ^[28]
• Đào Hải - (Tý Quậy)
• Lê Linh - (Thần đồng Đất Việt)
• Hoang Nguyen - (worked for Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics) ^[29]
• Nguyễn Hùng Lân - (Dũng sĩ Hesman)
• Nguyễn Tài cùng - (Linda Kiều)
• Kim Khánh - (Trạng Quỳnh – Trạng Quỷnh)
• Lê Văn Nghĩa - (Linda Kiều)
• Phan Thị Giao Chi - (Mai Mơ và Chi Li)

See also

• Cartoonist
• List of comics creators appearing in comics
• List of Batman creators
• List of cartoonists
• List of Green Lantern creators
• List of Hellblazer creators
• List of Marvel Comics people
• List of minicomics creators
• List of Silver Age comics creators
• List of Superman creators

Sources

"Aart Clerkx." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Alain Dodier." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Albert Funke Küpper." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Antoon Herckenrath." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Arnold H. Clerkx." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Arturo Lanteri." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Brösel." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Carry Brugman." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Comiclopedia - Illustrated Artist Compendium." Lambiek.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Dik Bruynesteyn." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"E. O. Plauen." Lambiek.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Evert Geradts." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Flip Fermin." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Floor De Goede." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Frans Funke Küpper." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Frederik Bramming." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Frits Godhelp." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"GoT." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Guido Van Driel." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Harry Buckinx." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Henk Backer." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Jacques Laudy." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Jacques Van Melkebeke." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Jamiri." Lambiek.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Jan Dirk Van Exter." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Jan Feith." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Joop Geesink." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Kamagurka." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

Knudde, Kjell. "David Bueno De Mesquita." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Knudde, Kjell. "Eppo Doeve." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Knudde, Kjell. "Herman Brood." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Knudde, Kjell. "Klaus Voormann." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Knudde, Kjell. "Remco Campert." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Maarten Gerritsen." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

MAGNERON, Philippe. "Bedetheque - BD, Manga, Comics." BDGest RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Margreet De Heer." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Michel Weyland." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Nestor Gonzalez Fossat." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Picha." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Piet Broos." Stripwinkel Lambiek. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Primaggio Mantovi." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Ralf König." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Raoul Servais." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Ray Goossens." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

"Raymond Bär Van Hemmersweil." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas, and Kjell Knudde. "Johnn Bakker." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Andries Brandt." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Ben Abas." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Bert Bus." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Jos Beekman." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "René Bergmans." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Robbert Damen." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Rolf Kauka." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Ruben L. Oppenheimer." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

Schuddeboom, Bas. "Wilma Van Den Bosch." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Theo Funke Küpper." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Ton Beek." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Uco Egmond." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Walter Moers." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 15 May 2019.

"Wilhelm Busch." Lambiek.net. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 14 May 2019.

External links

• Lambiek Comiclopedia (biographical articles)
• Bédéthèque - database of French language

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gaspar. lambiek.net. September 8, 2024.
2. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/leo-rojas-cruzat.htm
3. Web site: Oscar Sierra Quintero. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
4. Web site: Félix Arburola Bustos. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
5. Web site: Franco Céspedes. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
6. Web site: Carlos Enrique Figueroa. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
7. Web site: Fernando Zeledón Guzmán. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
8. Web site: Hugo Díaz Jiménez. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
9. Web site: Dan Mora. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
10. Web site: Francisco Munguía. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
11. Web site: Iván & Andrés Ramírez Ortiz. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
12. Web site: Rodicab. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
13. Web site: Juan Díaz Rodriguez. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
14. Web site: Carlos Alvarado Salazar. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
15. Web site: John Timms. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
16. Web site: Noé Solano Vargas. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
17. Web site: Gilbert Groud. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
18. Web site: Edmundo Anchietta López. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
19. Web site: Nándor Honti. lambiek.net. Apr 23, 2020.
20. Web site: Zoltán Varga. lambiek.net. Apr 23, 2020.
21. Web site: Petur Bjarnason. lambiek.net.
22. Web site: Helgi Thorgils Fridjónsson. lambiek.net.
23. Web site: Bjarni Hinriksson. lambiek.net.
24. Web site: Ingi Jensson. lambiek.net.
25. Web site: Dwi Koendoro. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
26. Web site: Lemi Ghariokwu. lambiek.net. November 14, 2019.
27. Web site: Tabaré. lambiek.net. 16 July 2023.
28. Web site: Bui Tak. lambiek.net. 23 November 2024.
29. Web site: Hoang Nguyen. lambiek.net. 23 November 2024.