List of minicomics creators
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This is a list of minicomics creators. People on this list should ideally be in some way noteworthy for their small press comics
, someone who's done a lot in their field is notable whether the general public (most of whom don't read any minicomics at all) knows about it or not; ultimately we should have articles on such artists.
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
, someone who's done a lot in their field is notable whether the general public (most of whom don't read any minicomics at all) knows about it or not; ultimately we should have articles on such artists.
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- Benjamin Adams (comix artist)
- John Adams (comix artist) 'Pure Art Quarterly', 'Journal of Pure Art','Index of Pure Art', 'Pure Art Review'
- Jamie Alder Tales Too Tough For TV
- Jer Alford Mini-Komix/Purrsia Press
- Matty Boy Anderson Mike The Pod Comix
- Jose Angeles Crude Dude Comix
- AnsonAnson-People:Surname* Adelbert John Robert Anson , Canadian Anglican Bishop* Albert Edward Anson , British actor* Andy Anson, British businessman* Augustus Anson , British Victoria Cross recipient and politician...
"Jim Comix" - Henry "Hank" Arakelian
- Matthew Arcilla Monochrome Fiesta Barangay Sesame
- Gary Arlington
- Nicholas William Aumiller, Jr.
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- Ace BackwordsAce BackwordsAce Backwords is a former underground cartoonist based in the United States.Backwords published a punk rock tabloid from 1982 to 1984 featuring interviews with Johnny Rotten, Jello Biafra, Henry Rollins, Charles Bukowski, R. Crumb, and Charles Schulz. A collection of his comics, Twisted Image,...
- Kristen Baumgardner Sammy Sperm The Reason She Left
- Steve Beaupre
- Sean Bieri Jape
- Jacques Boivin
- Edward Bolman
- Chris Bors
- Terry Boyce
- Rick Bradford Poopsheet
- Michael Bridges (comix artist) Triangle Comics Area 13
- D. Thomas Brinkmann Pure Sex Comix
- Liam Brooks Dream-Weaver, Symbol-Man
- Jeffrey BrownJeffrey BrownJeffrey Brown is a comic book writer and artist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.-Biography:After growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 25-year-old Jeffrey Brown moved to Chicago in 2000 to pursue an MFA at the School of the Art Institute. By the time he finished his studies, he had abandoned...
- Douglas Bryson
- Chuck Bunker
- Dan BurkeDan BurkeDan Burke may refer to:*Dan Burke , MLB utility player*Dan Burke , NBA assistant coach...
Artmen: The Watchmen Spoof., Muscle Cramp
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- Mark Campos
- Lilli CarreLilli CarréLilli Carré is a film maker and cartoonist from Los Angeles. She now lives and works in Chicago.Her books of comics include Nine Ways to Disappear, The Lagoon, and Tales of Woodsman Pete. An excerpt from The Lagoon was chosen to be included in The Best American Comics 2010 and "The Carnival" was...
Tales of Woodsman Pete, Swell - J. K. Carrier United Fanzine Organization {UFO}
- Michael A. Carroll
- Paul Cartmill
- Brad Caslor
- Susan Catherine
- Bruce Chrislip CLG Comics
- Chris Cilla The Diplomat, SWONK
- Randy W. "Skids" Clark
- Sean Cliver
- Mike Cody
- Derek Collier Bug Eyed Comics
- Kevin S. Collier Full Circle Comics
- Jerry Collins (comix artist)
- Bob Conway
- Dale Lee Coovert
- Bob Corby Back Porch Comics
- Tim Corrigan Small Press Comics Explosion {SPCE}
- Mark Counts
- Chris Cowen Farmhouse Antiques
- John Crawford (comix artist)
- Randall Hugh Crawford
- Randy Z. Crawford
- Kel Crum Dangerous Bird Publications
- Mike Culpepper
- Paul E. Curtis Microcomics
- David Cushman (comix artist) Small Press League, Protector
- Mick Cusimano
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- Peter Dako Casual Casual Comics
- Emerson Dameron Sticky's Fun Factory, A Separate Piece
- Chet A. Darmstaedter "XNO"
- Paul De Decker Chep Whitakker is Dead
- Patrick DeanPatrick DeanSir Patrick Henry Dean, GCMG, was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations from 1960 to 1964 and British Ambassador to the United States from 1965 to 1969....
Big Deal Comics & Stories - Dwight Decker True Fan Adventure Theatre
- ded Burt
- Jason DeGroot Repercussion Comics
- Edward Arnold DeVore II
- Nik Dirga Amoeba Adventures
- Clark Allen Dissmeyer
- Will Dockery Demon House Theatre, Shaman Newspaper
- Michael Robert Dowers Starhead Comix
- Patrick Dowers Planet P., Th-th-th-that's All, Folks!, A Cat's Vocabulary
- Jerzy Drozd Tiny Hamilton "Dino Love" "Tiny Astronaut Mini-comics"
- Bruce Nicholson Duncan
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- John Eberly Mumbles
- George Raymond Eddy
- Bob Elinskas
- Phil ElliottPhil ElliottPhil Elliott is a British comic book creator who was published in Escape Magazine. He was part of the British small press comics scene in the 1980s.-Career:...
A7 Comics - Kurt Erichsen
- George Erling
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- Matt FeazellMatt FeazellMatt Feazell is a Hamtramck, Michigan comics artist, primarily working in minicomics. He is best known for his wryly humorous The Amazing Cynicalman series and the simple “stick figure” art style he uses for it...
- Amie Fenwick Resale
- Ellen Rae Ferguson
- Steve FiorillaSteve FiorillaSteve Fiorilla was an American artist born in Paterson, New Jersey, who lived and worked in Buffalo, New York. Throughout his career, Fiorilla emphasized the grotesque and surreal in illustrations, sculpture and fine art. As a sculptor, he produced a variety of bizarre, malformed creatures...
- Bill Fitts
- Neil Fitzpatrick Neil Jam
- Dan Florian
- Brad W. FosterBrad W. FosterBrad W. Foster is an American illustrator, cartoonist, writer and publisher. He is a fixture at the Hugo Awards, where he holds the record for most awards for "Best Fan Artist." As of 2011, since 1984 he has been nominated 23 times, and won 8...
Jabberwocky Graphix - Doug Freeman
- Billy Fugate
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- Carl GaffordCarl GaffordCarl Gafford is a colorist who has worked for several decades in the comics industry. His career to date has spanned several publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Topps Comics.- Early life :...
, Minotaur - Sam Gafford, Dream Realm
- Macedonio Manuel Garcia, Tales From The Inside
- Clay Geerdes, Comix Wave
- Wayne "Bover" Gibson
- Jerry Goebert
- Leif GoldbergLeif GoldbergLeif Goldberg graduated from RISD's film and animation program in 1997. Cartoonist, zinemaker, filmmaker, and former member of the Fort Thunder art collective, he is the co-founder of the comic tabloid Paper Rodeo. In 2005, he edited and produced Free Radicals, a compilation of comics and drawings...
, National Waste - Meg Golding, "Damn Hipsters"
- Tim GoodyearTim GoodyearTim Goodyear is a U.S. minicomics publisher, distributor and comics artist. He has been a contributor to Tim Root's Crappy Comics and has compiled several collaborative zines.-Teenage Dinosaur:...
, Video Tonfa - Brendan Gramer, Babbleboy, Commando Boy, Frogleg Sandwiches
- Vernon GrantVernon GrantVernon Ethelbert Grant was a cartoonist who did graphic novels, and is also known for his digest-sized comic book series, The Love Rangers...
- Richard "Grass" Green
- Mike Gunderloy Factsheet Five
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- Marc Haines "The Colony", "Doe, Jane", "Sketch"
- Klaus Haisch
- Gary Hallgren
- John Hankiewicz Tepid
- Doug HansenDoug HansenDouglas William Hansen was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians for three games during the 1951 Cleveland Indians season, scoring two runs as a pinch runner....
- Lynn Ralph Hansen Idaho Spud
- Garry Hardman
- Michael R. Hill Worker Poet
- Clint Lee Hollingsworth
- Parley L. Holman
- Doug Holverson Captain Saucer
- Wayne Honath
- Mike Honeycutt
- Carol Horn Karpet King
- Rick Howe (comix artist) Geon: Protector Of The Environment, Topical Studies, Daily Tweet
- Kevin HuizengaKevin HuizengaKevin Huizenga is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comics character Glenn Ganges, who appears in most of his work.-Biography:...
Supermonster
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- J. Bradley Johnson
- Cole Johnson
- Larry Johnson (comix artist)
- John E. Jones (comix artist) Retros
- Larned Justin
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- Pauli Kallio Suuri Kurpitsa
- Steve Keeter SUNWING, MANTRA, OM, Blue Plaque Publications, United Fanzine Organization
- Tim Kelly (comix artist)
- Riley Kendig "Socks of Guilt"
- George Kochell
- King Andaya"10 teens"
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- Mary Sue Lambright
- Duncan Lee (comix artist) Lounge Lizard
- Bob (Robert Kenneth) Lewis
- Alec LongstrethAlec LongstrethAlec Longstreth is a comics creator and illustrator living in White River Junction, Vermont whose works include Phase 7 and the .He is a graduate of Oberlin College.-Awards:...
Phase 7 - Tony Lorenz
- Dale R. Luciano Dada Gumbo
- Kyran Lynn Q.A., monsters in hell
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- Justin Madson Just Mad Books, "Breathers", "Happy Town"
- Jim MainJim MainJim Main is a sports journalist from Australia. He is known especially for his coverage of Australian rules football.He studied law at the University of Melbourne and later graduated from La Trobe University with a bachelor of arts degree....
PPFSZT! Blue Plaque Publications - Jason MarcyJason MarcyJason Marcy is a cartoonist living in Hamilton, Ontario who works primarily in the field of autobiographical comics. His series of Jay's Days books recount his days working for a record store chain and later in a pasta shop, and delve into his relationships with his friends, co-workers, and family...
- Rollin Marquis
- Gordon Matthews (comix artist) Coffinworm
- Maximum Traffic White Buffalo Gazette, Truth Be Known
- Randy Maxson
- Ted MayTed May-Positions held:* Director on Sesame Street Visits the Firehouse , Sesame songs: Rock and Roll , Between the Lions , TV Funhouse , Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West , Crank Yankers , Zoe's Dance Moves , Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? , Ready for School , and Sesame Street *...
It Lives - Clutch McBastard Clutch
- Rick McCollum (Comix artist)
- Kevin McLeod Wooden Mirror
- Caesar MeadowsCaesar MeadowsCaesar Meadows is an American cartoonist who has published the monthly comic strip Mumbeaux Gumbo in the New Orleans magazine since August 2001...
"Mumbeaux Gumbo" - Joe Meyer (comix artist)
- David E. Miller (comix artist)
- Kenny Moran
- Marc MyersMarc MyersMarc Myers is an American journalist, author, and historian, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, where he writes on music and the arts...
Abcess Grenk - Meg Golding"Life in the Slow Lane"
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- Dale Oliver (Comix artist)
- Jane Jenkins Oliver Tales of Jerry
- Douglas O'Neill
- Harold Onickel
- Onsmith
- Adam Owen (comix artist)
- P.Owen Rut Media Empire
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- Anton Antonavich Petrokampf Parsonovich
- Randall J. Paske
- Dave A. Patterson
- Doe Pbeetz (real name Erick A. Fabian,Sr.) Johnny Longhand Comix
- Brian PearceBrian PearceBrian Leonard Pearce was a British Marxist politician, historian, and translator.-Biography:Brian Pearce was born in Weymouth, Dorset on 9 May 1915. His father was an upwardly mobile engineer, his mother a domestic servant of Irish extraction. Brian was their only child, a shy and precocious boy,...
- Marcos Perez Carl is the Awesome
- John Peter (comix artist)
- V. Tucker Petertil Juice City
- Scott "Scooter" Phillips
- Pizz
- K. A. Polzin Other People Exist
- John PorcellinoJohn PorcellinoJohn Porcellino is a popular creator of minicomics. Porcellino's self-published, photocopied, mostly autobiographical series King-Cat Comics is among the best-known and longest-running minicomics produced today, begun when Porcellino was a teenager and still going strong.Porcellino's work consists...
King Cat Comics & Stories - Brien Wayne Powell Magnet Man Minicomics
- James Dean Pruner
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- Ross Raihala
- Ron Rege Jr.Ron Regé Jr.Ronald J. Regé, Junior is a cartoonist and musician from Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Artistic career:Regé began publishing his own minicomics while attending Massachusetts College of Art in 1988. He has since been published by Highwater Books, Fantagraphics, Buenaventura Press, McSweeney's and Drawn...
- Jesse ReklawJesse ReklawJesse Reklaw is an American cartoonist and painter, author of the syndicated dream-based comic strip Slow Wave.-Biography:...
- Maggie Resch
- Benjamin RiversBenjamin RiversBenjamin Rivers is an independent game developer, illustrator, and comic artist. He was raised in Barry's Bay, Canada and is now based out of Toronto, Canada. He is a member of the Hand Eye Society and a graduate of the Artsy Games Incubator program...
Empty Words, Snow - Ronald Russell Roach
- Chuck Robinson II Comique
- Michael Roden Thru Black Holes Comix
- Walter P. Rodgers, Jr.
- Roldo
- Andrew Roller Fading Universe, Comic Update
- Artie Edward RomeroArtie Edward RomeroArtie Edward Romero is an American cartoonist, animator and publisher. He is best known for his underground comix and minicomics work of the 1970s and early 1980s....
Everyman Comics, Cascade Comix Monthly - Ed Romero (comix artist) Realm
- Andrew Rose (comix artist) Artmaster
- James "Jim" Joseph Ryan
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- Steven F. Scharff
- Marc R. Schirmeister
- Charles SchneiderCharles SchneiderCharles Schneider may refer to:* Charles Sumner Schneider, architect* Charles Conrad Schneider, civil engineer and bridge designer...
- Rodney Schroeter
- Joe Schwind
- Roman Scott
- Ian Shires Self Publisher!, Dungar The Barbarian, Mysterious Visions Anthology
- Jim Siergey
- Pete "Pet" Silvia Mean Thin Lines
- Bruce Simon
- Steve SkeatesSteve SkeatesSteve Skeates is an American comic book creator known for his work on books such as Spectre, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Aquaman, and Namor the Sub-Mariner.-Career:...
- Andrew Smith Sausagehand, Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind
- Charles T. Smith Saturday Visitor
- Toaster Smith Toaster Fanzine
- Rod Snyder
- Bobby Sommerkamp
- Sparrky
- Vincent Stall Robot Investigator
- Bobby Star
- Scott L. Stevens V.D. Cage
- Mats!? (Stromberg) Eye Sores, (San Fran) Sicko
- Robert A. Stump
- John Sullivan (comix artist) "Digital Underwear Hour"
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- Dan W. Taylor
- Till D. Thomas Zirp
- Jim Thompson (Comix artist)
- Tracy Thore
- Matthew Thurber Mining The Moon
- Chris Tinkler "Ace of Spades Comics"
- Denver Tucson
- Mike Turville
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- Dave Van Hee
- Ronald Gabriel "Gato" Vicens II
- Edd Vick fan'toons
- Eric Vincent
- Robert George Vojtko
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- Charles A. Wagner
- James Waltman Tales From The Inside
- John Watson (comix artist) Spy
- Richard N. Wayne
- Larry Weir
- Gary Whitney (comix artist)
- Kurt Wilcken
- Dylan Williams Dead Air, Horse
- James Robert "Jim" "J.R." Williams
- Steve Willis (comix artist) Morty The Dog
- Paul D. Wilson Gamma Pink, Sawtooth Pulse
See also
- minicomics
- FandomFandomFandom is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest...
- Fanzines
- United Fanzine Organization
- amateur press associationAmateur press associationAn amateur press association is a group of people who produce individual pages or magazines that are sent to a Central Mailer for collation and distribution to all members of the group.-Organisation:...
- ZineZineA zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
- Minicomic Co-opsMinicomic Co-opsMinicomics Co-Ops: The United Fanzine Organization, or UFO, is a co-operative of minicomic creators that has existed since about 1968. The group was created by Carl Gafford as an entity for trading and promoting small press comics and fanzines. Gafford was the publisher of a comic called Minotaur....