List of American comics creators 1 List of American comics creators This is a list of American comics creators. Although comics have different formats, this list covers creators of comic books, graphic novels and comic strips, along with early innovators. The list presents authors with the United States as their country of origin, although they may have published or now be resident in other countries. For other countries, see List of comic creators. Comic strip creators • Adams, Scott, creator of Dilbert • Ahern, Gene, creator of Our Boarding House, Room and Board, The Squirrel Cage and The Nut Bros. • Andres, Charles, creator of CPU Wars • Berndt, Walter, creator of Smitty • Bishop, Wally, creator of Muggs and Skeeter • Byrnes, Gene, creator of Reg'lar Fellers • Caniff, Milton, creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon • Capp, Al, creator of Li'l Abner • Crane, Roy, creator of Captain Easy and Wash Tubbs • Crespo, Jaime, creator of Life on the Edge of Hell • Davis, Jim, creator of Garfield • Defries, Graham Francis, co-creator of Queens Counsel • Fagan, Kevin, creator of Drabble • Falk, Lee, creator of The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician • Fincher, Charles, creator of The Illustrated Daily Scribble and Thadeus & Weez • Griffith, Bill, creator of Zippy • Groening, Matt, creator of Life in Hell • Guindon, Dick, creator of The Carp Chronicles and Guindon • Guisewite, Cathy, creator of Cathy • Hagy, Jessica, creator of Indexed • Hamlin, V. T., creator of Alley Oop • Herriman, George, creator of Krazy Kat • Hess, Sol, creator with Wallace Carlson of The Nebbs • Hollander, Nicole, creator of Sylvia • Johnston, Lynn, creator of For Better or For Worse • Kelly, Walt, creator of Pogo • Links, Marty, creator of Emmy Lou • Lynch, David, creator of The Angriest Dog in the World • Lynde, Stan, creator of Rick O'Shay and Latigo • Marlett, Ron, creator of Ensign Bafflestir • Mosley, Zack, creator of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack • Piccolo, Rina, creator of Tina's Groove • Post, Howard, creator of The Dropouts • Raymond, Alex, creator of Flash Gordon • Schulz, Charles M., creator of Peanuts • Terry, Hilda, creator of Teena • Voight, Charles, creator of Betty • Watterson, Bill, creator of Calvin and Hobbes List of American comics creators 2 Comic book creators Living Mainstream • Abel, Jessica • Adams, Art • Adams, Neal • Adkins, Dan • Allred, Mike • Almond, Bob • Anderson, Brent • Anderson, Murphy • Aragones, Sergio • Austin, Terry • Ayers, Dick • Azzarello, Brian • Bagley, Mark • Bassford, Richard • Bendis, Brian Michael • Beranek, Christian • Berger, Karen, Vertigo editor • Booth, Brett • Boyle, Troy • Breyfogle, Norm • Brennan, T. Casey • Brunner, Frank • Burkett, Cary • Buscema, Sal, brother of John Buscema • Busiek, Kurt • Byrne, John • Cannon, Max • Cardy, Nick • Cariello, Sergio • Carrabotta, Vic • Chang, Bernard • Charest, Travis • Clowes, Daniel • Colan, Gene • Conway, Gerry • Corben, Richard • Culkin, Darlene • Cuti, Nicola • Darrow, Geofrey • David, Peter • Davis, Jack • DeMatteis, J.M. List of American comics creators 3 • Deporter, Vince • DiGerolamo, Tony • Ditko, Steve • Dominguez, Richard • Doran, Colleen • Dringenberg, Mike • Emberlin, Randy • Englehart, Steve • Evanier, Mark • Feldstein, Al • Fincher, Charles • Flamini, Anthony • Forte, John • Frenz, Ron • Friedrich, Gary, no relation to Mike Friedrich • Friedrich, Mike, no relation to Gary Friedrich • Giella, Joe • Giffen, Keith • Gillis, Peter B. • Gilmore, S. Craig • Goldberg Stan • Golden, Michael • Grell, Mike • Hama, Larry • Hamner, Cully • Marc Hansen • Harris, Jack C.[1] • Harris, Tony • Hoberg, Rick • Howell, Richard • Hudnall, James D. • Igle,Jamal • Infantino, Carmine, DC Comics artist, later executive • Isabella, Tony • Jones, Bruce • Jones, Kelley • Jones, Russ • Johns, Geoff • Joyner PhD, Tom • Jurgens, Dan • Justiniano • Kaluta, Mike • Kamen, Jack • Kesel, Barbara • Kesel, Karl • Kieth, Sam • Kirkman, Robert List of American comics creators 4 • Klein, Todd • Kolins, Scott • Kristiansen, Teddy • Larsen, Erik • Law, Rick • Layton, Bob • Lazarus, Leon • Lee, Jae • Lee, Jim • Lee, Stan • Levitz, Paul • Liefeld, Rob • Lilly, Mike • Little, Jason • Lovece, Frank • Mack, David • Maggin, Elliot S! • Mantlo, Bill, • Marcos, Pablo • Martin, Mark • Matt, Joe • Mavrides, Paul • Mayerik, Val • McDonnell, Luke • McFarlane, Todd • McGregor, Don • McLeod, Bob • McManus, Shawn • Michelinie, David • Mignola, Mike • Milgrom, Al • Miller, Frank • Miyazawa, Takeshi • Moeller, Christopher • Moldoff, Sheldon • Morales, Rags • Motter, Dean • Netzer, Michael • O'Neil, Dennis • Okamoto, Mike • Ordway, Jerry • Ostrander, John • Potts, Carl • Palmer, Tom • Patton, Chuck[2] • Palmiotti Jimmy • Pérez, George List of American comics creators 5 • Perlin, Don • Ploog, Mike • Portacio, Whilce • Potter, Greg • Pulido, Brian • Purcell, Steve • Quesada, Joe, 2000s editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics • Race, Janice • Randall, Ron • Reese, Ralph • Robinson, Jerry • Rosa, Don • Ross, Alex • Rucka, Greg • Russell, P. Craig • Sakai, Stan • Schwartz, David • Severin, John, brother of Marie Severin • Severin, Marie, sister of John Severin • Sherman, Jim • Shooter, Jim, 1980s Marvel Comics editor-in-chief • Simon, Joe • Sinnott, Joe • Sienkiewicz, Bill • Simonson, Louise • Simonson, Walt • Silvestri, Marc • Slifer, Roger • Slott, Dan • Staton, Joe • Stelfreeze, Brian • Steranko, Jim • Stern, Roger • Straczynski, J. Michael • Thomas, Roy • Mark Andrew Smith • Smith, Paul • Totleben, John • Trimpe, Herb • Truman, Tim • Tyler, Carol • Vachss, Andrew • Valentino, Jim • Vaughan, Brian K. • Vess, Charles • Waid, Mark • Wein, Len List of American comics creators 6 • Weiss, Alan • Weiss, Morris • Willingham, Bill • Wolfman, Marv • Warren, Adam • Wrightson, Bernie • Way, Gerard Independent and underground • Daugherty, Donna, creator of Donet Arts and Toons • Abrams, James S, creator of Archaic • Adams, Eric, creator of Lackluster World • Bagge, Peter, creator of Hate • Barr, Donna, creator of Stinz and The Desert Peach • Bechdel, Alison, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For • Jeffrey Brown creator of 'Clumsy', 'Unlikely', Incredible Change-Bots' and more. [3] • Ross Campbell, creator of Wet Moon • Burns, Charles, creator of El Borbah and Black Hole • Bob Burden, creator, Flaming Carrot • Kody Chamberlain, artist on "30 Days of Night" and "Digital Webbing" • Ruji Chapnik, creator of Don Depresso • Crumb, Robert • Dame Darcy, creator of Meatcake • Kim Deitch • Diane DiMassa, creator of Hothead Paisan • Troy Dye, creator of Goblin Chronicles • Kevin Eastman co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Chondra Echert, The Armory Wars • Espinosa, Rod, creator of Neotopia and The Courageous Princess • Andy Fish, creator of Adam Bomb • Hart D. Fisher, creator of Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer, publisher of Boneyard Press • Mary Fleener • Shary Flenniken, creator of Trots and Bonnie • Brad W. Foster, creator of Mechthings and co-creator of The Adventures of Olivia • Chandra Free • David Gallaher, creator and writer of the comic version of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar • Tatiana Gill • Phoebe Gloeckner, author of A Child's Life and The Diary of a Teenage Girl • Green, Justin, creator of Binky Brown • Gregory, Roberta, creator of Naughty Bits • Hernandez, Gilbert "Beto", co-creator of Love and Rockets • Graeme Buchan, writer, Creepy Scarlett [4] • Hernandez, Jaime, co-creator of Love and Rockets • Hernandez, Javier, creator of El Muerto • Hernandez, Mario, co-creator of Love and Rockets • Don Hillsman II List of American comics creators 7 • Kirby, Robert, creator of Curbside • Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, creator of The Bunch • Peter Laird co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • David Lawrence • Joseph Michael Linsner, creator of Dawn • Joe Luby, creator of Sir Clegis • Matt Madden • Scott McCloud, creator of Zot! • Carla Speed McNeil, creator of Finder • Pop Mhan, creator of Blank and co-creator of Spyboy • Richard Moore, creator of Far West and Boneyard • Moore, Terry • Josh Neufeld, artist for American Splendor and creator of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge • Dan O'Neill, founder, the Air Pirates • William O'Neill, co-creator, Violent Messiahs, Chassis • Schrag, Ariel • Seda, Dori, 1980s underground satirist • Seeley, Tim, creator, HACK/slash, Loaded Bible, Lovebunny & Mr. Hell • Ottney, Ryan Scott, writer, The Legend of Isis, Bikini Bandits • Pekar, Harvey, creator, American Splendor • Perry, Fred, creator, Gold Digger and Legacy • Pini, Wendy, creator, Elfquest • Rice, Doug, creator of Dynamo Joe • Roberson, John Linton, creator of Vitriol and Vladrushka. • Robbins, Trina, artist/writer, Wonder Woman and underground comics • Rodriguez, Spain • Sanchez, Claudio Writer The Armory Wars • Sanchez, Darren • Sala, Richard, creator of Peculia • Shelton, Gilbert, creator, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers • Shipman, Gary, creator, Pakkins' Land • Shipman, Rhoda, co-writer, Pakkins' Land • Jesse Shira, Co-creator of Blamo Comics and writes for The Mirage, The Unlimiteds, Big-Man, Rayman, and Lightning Bug • Smith, Jeff, creator, Bone • Smylie, Mark, creator Artesia • Spiegelman, Art, creator of Pulitzer Prize winning Maus • Thompson, Bart • Tomine, Adrian, creator of Optic Nerve • Vasquez, Jhonen, creator, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee • Veitch, Rick • Wagner, Matt, creator of Mage and Grendel • Ware, Chris, creator of The Acme Novelty Library and Jimmy Corrigan • Waller, Reed, creator of Omaha the Cat Dancer • White, Mack • Welz, Larry, creator of Cherry • Woodring, Jim,