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Gary Larson
American cartoonist
Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry
American cartoonist, author, and playwright
Art Spiegelman, 2008.
Art Spiegelman
American author and illustrator
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
American comic book writer
Winsor McCay (centre) drawing a sketch, 1908.
Winsor McCay
American animator
Miller, Frank
Frank Miller
American writer and artist
Gil Kane
American artist
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Scottish writer
Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
American satirist
The Simpsons
Matt Groening
American cartoonist and animator
George Herriman
American cartoonist
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
American cartoonist and writer
Charles Schulz
Charles Schulz
American cartoonist
Cathy Guisewite after winning an Emmy Award, 1987.
Cathy Guisewite
American cartoonist
Richard Felton Outcault
Richard Felton Outcault
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John Held, Jr.
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Will Eisner
Will Eisner
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Scott Adams
Scott Adams
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