Cyberspace Art Gallery

Biographies of Creators

Greatest of all-time

Timeline of Comic Art:

• Richard F. Outcault [USA]: "The Yellow Kid" (1895.2 - 1898)
• Rudolph Dirks [USA]: "Katzenjammer Kids" (1897.12 - 1913) +
• Winsor McCay [USA]: "Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" (1904.9 - 1925) ++
• Winsor McCay [USA]: Little Nemo in Slumberland (1905.10 - 1927) +
• Frans Masereel [Belgium]: Mon livre d'heures / Passionate Journey (1919) +
• George McManus [USA]: Bringing Up Father (1913.1 - 1954) +
• George Herriman [USA]: Krazy Kat (1913.10 - 1944) +++
• Frank King [USA]: Gasoline Alley (1918.11 - 1969) ++
• Alain Saint-Ogan [France]: Zig et Puce (1925.5 - 1954) +
• Hergé [Belgium]: The Adventures of Tintin (1929.1 - 1976) +
• E.C. Segar [USA]: Popeye / Thimble Theater (1929.1 - 1938) ++
• Lynd Ward [USA]: God's Man (1929) +
• Hal Foster [Canada]: Tarzan of the Apes (1931.1 - 1937) +
• Chester Gould [USA]: Dick Tracy (1931.10 - 1977)
• V.T. Hamlin [USA]: Alley Oop (1932.12 - 1972)
• Alex Raymond [USA]: Flash Gordon (1934.1 - 1943) +
• Lee Faulk [USA]: Mandrake the Magician (1934.6 - 1999)
• Al Capp [USA]: Li'l Abner (1934.8 - 1977) ++
• Milton Caniff [USA]: Terry and the Pirates (1934.10 - 1946) ++
• Lee Faulk [USA]: The Phantom (1936.2 - 1999)
• Hal Foster [Canada]: Prince Valiant in the Times of King Arthur (1937.2 - 1971) ++
• Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster [USA]: Superman (1938.4 - 1943) +
• Bill Finger, Bob Kane [USA]: Batman (1939.3 - 1943)
• Will Eisner [USA]: The Spirit (1940.6 - 1952) +
• Joe Simon, Jack Kirby [USA]: Captain America (1940.12 - 1941)
• Jack Cole [USA]: Plastic Man (1941.8 - 1950) +
• William Moulton Marston [USA]: Wonder Woman (1941.10 - 1951) +
• Carl Barks [USA]: Disney Comics (1942.7 - 1990) ++
• Ward Green, Alex Raymond [USA]: Rip Kirby (1946.3 - 1956) +
• Machiko Hasegawa [Japan]: サザエさん / Sazae-san (1946.4 - 1974) +
• Milton Caniff [USA]: Steve Canyon (1947.1 - 1988) ++
• Osamu Tezuka [Japan]: 新宝島 / Shin Takarajima (1947.4) +
• Charles M. Schulz [USA]: Li'l Folks (1947.6 - 1950)
• André Franquin [Belgium]: Spirou & Fantasio (1947 - 1969) ++
• Walt Kelly [USA]: Pogo (1948.10 - 1975) +++
• Warren Tufts [USA]: Casey Ruggles (1949.5 - 1955) +
• Mort Walker [USA]: Beetle Bailey (1950.9 - 2018) +
• Charles M. Schulz [USA] Peanuts (1950.10 - 2000), +++
• Harvey Kurtzman [USA]: Two-Fisted Tales (1950.11 - 1952) +
• Osamu Tezuka [Japan]: 鉄腕アトム / Astro Boy (1951.4 - 1968) +
• Dan Barry [USA]: Flash Gordon (1951.11 -1990)
• Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein [USA] et al.: MAD Magazine (1952.8 ~ 1968) +
• Leo Baxendale [Britain]: When the Bell Rings! / The Bash Street Kids (1954.2 - 1962)
• Mitsuteru Yokoyama [Japan]: 鉄人28号 / Iron Man No. 28 / Gigantor (1956.7 - 1966) +
• André Franquin [Belgium]: Gaston Lagaffe (1957.2 - 1996) ++
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld [Argentina]: El Eternauta / The Eternaut (1957.9 - 1959) ++
• René Goscinny, Alberto Underzo [France]: Asterix (1959.10 -1977) ++
• Stan Lee, Jack Kirby [USA]: The Fantastic Four (1961.11 - 1970) ++
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Alberto Breccia [Argentina]: Mort Cinder (1962.2 - 1964) ++
• Jean-Claude Forest [France]: Barbarella (1962.3 - 1978) +
• Stan Lee, Jack Kirby [USA]: Thor (1962.8 - 1970) +
• Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, John Romita [USA]: The Amazing Spider-Man (1962.8 - 1975) ++
• Angela Giussani, Luciana Giussani [Italy] Diabolik (1962.11 - 1993) +
• Peter O'Donnell [Britain]: Modesty Blaise (1963.5 - 2002) +
• Steve Ditko [USA]: Doctor Strange (1963.7 - 1966) +
• Jean-Michel Charlier [Belgium], Jean Giraud [France]: - Blueberry (1963.11 - 2007) ++
• Shotaro Ishinomori [Japan]: サイボーグ009 /Cyborg 009 (1964.7 - 1979)
• Quino [Argentina]: Mafalda (1964.9 - 1973) +++
• Brant Parker, Johnny Hart - The Wizard of Id (1964.11 - 1997) [usa]
• Robert Crumb - Fritz the Cat (1965.1 - 1972) +
• Guido Crepax [Italy]: Valentina (1965.5 - 1996) +
• Mitsuteru Yokoyama [Japan]: 魔法使いサリー / Sally the Witch (1966.7 - 1968)
• Jim Steranko [USA]: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1966.9 - 1968) [usa]
• Don Martin [USA]: Captain Klutz (1967.1 - 1986)
• Mitsuteru Yokoyama [Japan]: ジャイアントロボ / Giant Robo (1967.5 - 1972) +
• Monkey Punch [Japan]: ルパン三世 / Lupin III (1967.7 - 1972, 1977 - 1981) +
• Steve Ditko [USA]: Mr. A (1967.8 - 2016)
• Osamu Tezuka [Japan]: 火の鳥 / Phoenix (1966.12 - 1988) +++
• Steve Ditko [USA]: The Question (1967.6 - 1968) +
• Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières [France]: Valérian et Laureline (1967.11 - 2018) ++
• Hugo Pratt [Italy]: Corto Maltese (1967.7 - 1989) +++
• Ikki Kajiwara, Tetsuya Chiba [Japan]: あしたのジョー / Tomorrow's Joe (1968.1 - 1973) ++
• Robert Crumb [USA]: Zap Comix (1968.2 - 2014) ++
• Stan Lee, John Buscema [USA]: Silver Surfer (1968.8 - 1970) [usa]
• Takao Saito [Japan]: ゴルゴ13 / Golgo 13 (1968.11 - 2021) +
• Hariton Pushwanger [Norway]: Soft City (1969 - 1975) ++
• Fujiko F. Fujio - ドラえもん / Doraemon (1969.12 - 2004) [jpn]
• Yoshihiro Tatsumi - 東京うばすて山 / Abandon the Old in Tokyo (1970) [jpn]
• Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams - Green Lantern / Green Arrow (1970.4 - 1972) [usa]
• Jack Kirby - Fourth World (1970.8 - 1973) [usa]
• Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima - 子連れ狼 / Lone Wolf & Cub (1970.9 - 1976) ++
• Roy Thomas - Conan the Barbarian (1970.10 - 1980, 1991 - 1993) [usa]
• Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson - Swamp Thing (1971.7 - 1974) [usa]
• Ryoko Ikeda - ベルサイユのばら / Rose of Versailles(1972.5 - 1973) [jpn]
• Go Nagai - デビルマン / Devilman (1972.6 - 1973) [jpn]
• Jack Kirby - The Demon (1972.6 - 1973) [usa]
• Jack Kirby - Kamandi (1972.8 - 1976) [usa]
• Osamu Tezuka - ブッダ / Buddha (1972.9 - 1983) ++
• Keiji Nakazawa - はだしのゲン / Barefoot Gen [jpn] (1973.5 - 1974) [jpn]
• Osamu Tezuka - Black Jack (1973.11 - 1983) +
• Chris Claremont - The Uncanny X-Men (1975.5 - 1991) [usa]
• Jean Giraud - Arzach (1975 - 1987) [fr]
• Jack Kirby - 2001: A Space Odyssey / Machine Man
• Harvey Pekar - American Splendor
• Jean Van Hamme, Grzegorz Rosiński - Thorgal
• Judge Dredd
• Dave Sims - Cerebus
• Life in Hell
• Ranx
• Wendy Pini, Richard Pini - ElfQuest (1978.4 - ongoing) [usa]
• Axa
• Will Eisner - Contract With God Trilogy
• Frank Miller - Daredevil (1979 - 1991) [usa]
• Gary Larson - Far Side
• Marv Wolfman, George Perez - New Teen Titans
• Art Spiegelman [USA]: Maus (1980 - 1991) +++
• Alejandro Jodorowsky, Moebius - Incal
• John Byrne - Fantastic Four (#232 - 294)
• Alan Moore [Britain]: V for Vendetta +
• Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez [USA]: Love & Rockets (1982.9 - 1996) ++
• The Death of Captain Marvel
• Amazing Spider-Man (#224 - 252)
• Hayao Miyazaki [Japan]: 風の谷のナウシカ / Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1982.10 - 1994) ++
• Katsuhiro Otomo [Japan]: AKIRA (1982.12 - 1990) ++
• Quest for the Time Bird
• Thor (#337 - 382)
• 北斗の拳 / Fist of the North Star
• Frank Miller - Ronin (1983.7)
• American Flagg!
• Jean Van Hamme, William Vance - XIII
• Alan Moore [Britain]: Ballad of Halo Jones
• Amazing Spider-Man (#251 - 285)
• Alan Moore, Stephen Bissett, John Totleben - Saga of the Swamp Thing +
• Zot!
• Osamu Tezuka - アドルフに告ぐ / Message to Adolf +
• Akira Toriyama [Japan]: Dragon Ball +
• Matt Wagner - Grendel
• Squadron Supreme
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• シティーハンター / City Hunter +
• She-Hulk
• BANANA FISH
• Calvin & Hobbes
• Paul Chadwick - Concrete (1986.7 - ongoing)
• Frank Miller - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Alan Moore, David Gibbons - Watchmen ++
• Alan Moore [Britain]: Miracleman +
• Frank Miller - Batman: Year One
• Wonder Woman
• Justice League International
• Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway
• Amazing Spider-Man (#290 - 388)
• 富江 / Tomie
• Alan Moore, Brian Bolland - Batman: The Killing Joke
• Black Orchid
• Batman: A Death in the Family
• Batman: The Cult
• Grant Morrison - Animal Man +
• Tank Girl
• Neil Gaiman [Britain]: Sandman (1988.11 - 1996) ++
• Grant Morrison - Batman: Arkham Asylum
• 攻殻機動隊 / THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
• Grant Morrison - Doom Patrol
• 寄生獣 / Parasyte
• Alan Moore [Britain]: From Hell +++
• Daniel Clowes - Eightball (1989.8 - 2004) [usa]
• Kentaro Miura [Japan]: ベルセルク / Berserk (1989.8 - ongoing) ++
• Jean Van Hamme, Philippe Francq - Largo Winch
• Mike Allred - Madman
• Men in Black
• Frank Miller - Hard Boiled
• Yoshihiro Togashi - 幽☆遊☆白書 / Yu Yu Hakusho
• 銃夢 GUNNM / Battle Angel Alita
• Takehiko Inoue - SLAM DUNK
• Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons - Martha Washington
• Weapon X
• Infinity Gauntlet
• The Mask
• Naoko Takeuchi - 美少女戦士セーラームーン / Sailor Moon
• Frank Miller - Sin City
• Jeff Smith - Bone
• The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck
• Mike Mignola - Hellboy
• Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo
• The Maxx
• Strangers in Paradise
• Blade of the Immortal
• Detective Conan
• Marvels
• Grant Morrison - Invisibles
• Nobuhiro Watsuki - るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚 / Rurouni Kenshin
• Books of Magic
• Starman
• Naoki Urasawa - MONSTER (1994.12 - 2001) [jpn]
• Hideaki Anno - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン / Neon Genesis Evangelion (1994.12 - 2013) [jpn]
• Astro City
• Frank Miller - Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot
• Grant Morrison - Kill Your Boyfriend
• Garth Ennis - Preacher (1995 - 2000) [usa]
• Black Hole
• Kingdom Come
• Brian Michael Bendis - Jinx
• CLAMP - Cardcaptor Sakura
• Stormwatch / The Authority
• Box Office Poison
• Hitman
• Batman Trilogy
• Berlin
• Eiichiro Oda [Japan]: ONE PIECE (1997.7 - ongoing) ++
  523 million sold
• Yoshihiro Togashi [Japan]: HUNTERxHUNTER (1998.3 - ongoing) +
• Grant Morrison - JLA
• Warren Ellis - Transmetropolitan
• BLAME!
• ヘルシング / Hellsing
• ブギーポップシリーズ / Boogiepop
• Scud: The Disposable Assassin
• Frank Miller - 300
• Superman for All Seasons
• Junji Ito - うずまき / Uzumaki
• フルーツバスケット / Fruits Basket
• Takehiko Inoue - バガボンド / Vagabond (1998.9 - 2015) [jpn]
• Takehiko Inoue - REAL
• The Goon
• Heavy Liquid
• Kiyohiko Azuma - あずまんが大王 / Azumanga Daioh
• パラダイス・キス / Paradise Kiss
• Alan Moore [Britain]: Promethea ++
• Alan Moore - Tom Strong
• Naoki Urasawa - 20世紀少年 / 20th Century Boys (1999.9 - 2006) ++
• Alan Moore [Britain]: Top Ten
• Alan Moore [Britain]: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Chris Ware - Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (2000)
• Persepolis ++
• Lucifer
• Punisher
• GANTZ
• ドロヘドロ / Dorohedoro
• Blacksad
• Brian Michael Bendis - Alias
• Grant Morrison - New X-Men
• Amazing Spider-Man (#471 - 545)
• Ai Yazawa - NANA (2000.5 - 2009) [jpn]
• Hiromu Arakawa - 鋼の錬金術師 / Fullmetal Alchemist (2001.7 - 2010) [jpn]
• Peter Milligan, Mike Allred - X-Statix (2001.7 - 2004)
• Claymore
• Spider-Man: Blue
• Full Moon o Sagashite
• Fantastic Four (#489 - 524)
• Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra - Y: The Last Man
• 桜蘭高校ホスト部 / Ouran High School Host Club
• Fables
• 夏目友人帳 / Natsume's Book of Friends
• Kiyohiko Azuma - Yotsuba&!
• Blankets
• DEATH NOTE
• Gotham Central
• Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona - Runaways
• Naoki Urasawa - PLUTO
• Invincible
• The Walking Dead
• D. Gray-Man
• DC: The New Frontier
• Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely - We3 +
• Astonishing X-Men
• Scott Pilgrim
• Frank Miller, Geof Darrow - Shaolin Cowboy
• 物語 / Monogatari
• Hirohiko Araki [Japan]: STEEL BALL RUN (2004 - 2011) ++
• Makoto Yukimura - ヴィンランド・サガ / Vinland Saga (2005.4 - ongoing) ++
• Grant Morrison - All-Star Superman
• Yasuhisa Hara [Japan]: キングダム / Kingdom (2006.1 - ongoing) +
• Gene Luen Yang - American Born Chinese
• Fun Home
• 52
• Nextwave Agents of H.A.T.E.
• Immortal Iron Fist
• Grant Morrison - Batman
• Mouse Guard
• Secret Six
• 3月のライオン / March Comes in Like a Lion
• King City
• The Spirit
• Scalped
• Inio Asano - おやすみプンプン / Goodnight Punpun (2007.3 - 2011) +++
• Mike Mignola - Baltimore
• Criminal
• I Kill Giants
• Madame Xanadu
• House of Mystery
• バクマン。/ BAKUMAN。
• Locke & Key
• 海月姫 / Princess Jellyfish
• Amazing Spider-Man (#546 - 801)
• 暁のヨナ / Yona of the Dawn
• Asterios Polyp
• Jonathan Hickman - Secret Warriors / Fantastic Four / Avengers / New Avengers / Infinity / Secret Wars (2009.2 - 2016) [usa]
• Irredeemable
• Richard Stark's Parker
• Unwritten
• Chew
• Hajime Isayama [Japan]: 進撃の巨人 / Attack on Titan(2009.9 - 2021) +
• ばらかもん / Barakamon
• Spider-Man: Fever
• Daytripper
• Daniel Clowes - Wilson
• Rick Remender - Uncanny X-Force
• 東京喰種トーキョーグール / Tokyo Ghoul
• ONE - One Punch Man
• Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples - Saga
• Building Stories
• Matt Fraction, David Aja - Hawkeye
• 暗殺教室 / Assassination Classroom
• ONE - モブサイコ100 / Mob Psycho 100
• ハイキュー!! / Haikyu!!
• Gene Luen Yang - Boxers and Saints
• Hip Hop Family Tree
• East of West
• Dan Slott, Mike Allred - Silver Surfer
• ザ・ファブル / The Fable
• G. Willow Wilson - Ms. Marvel
• Brian K. Vaughan, Jim Cheung - Paper Girls
• かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ / Kaguya-sama Love is War
• ファイアパンチ / Fire Punch
• 鬼滅の刃 / Demon Slayer
• Emil Ferris - My Favorite Thing is Monsters (2017.2 - 2024) [usa]
• Tom King, Mitch Gerads - Mister Miracle (2017.8 - 2018) [usa]
• Gege Akutami - 呪術廻戦 / Jujutsu Kaisen (2018.3 - ongoing) [jpn]
• Tatsuki Fujimoto - チェンソーマン / Chainsaw Man (2018.12 - ongoing) [jpn]
• Alex Ross - Fantastic Four: Full Circle [usa] (2022)