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Cartoonists & Other Creators

A list of book-length studies on individual comics creators (including cartoonists, writers, publishers, and others associated with comic book production), now including web links.  Individual book entries may include the book's Table of Contents, on-site reviews, printed review citations, links to on-line information. See also Interview Collections and Titles & Characters .

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New! indicates a new or revised entry added since April 6 2008.
Note: For American syndicated cartoonists, also consult The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists , King Features Syndicate , United Media/Comics.com , Universal Press Syndicate/UExpress .  Other large cartoonist listings include Lambieks' Comicopedia .
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A (top)
Jessica ABEL
Neal ADAMS
Scott ADAMS (See Also Dilbert)
Charles ADDAMS
Angelo AGOSTINI
Mike ALLRED
Bill AMEND
Gerry ANDERSON
Murphy ANDERSON
Robb ARMSTRONG
Katherine ARNOLDI
Gus ARRIOLA (Gordo)
B (top)

 Derik A BADMAN
Murray BALL
Carl BARKS Donna BARR
  • WebLink: A Fine Line Press : Official publishing site for the creator of The Desert Peach and more.
 Lynda BARRY
H.M. BATEMAN Alison BECHDEL
  • Bechdel, Alison. The Indelible Alison Bechdel: Conversations, Comix, and Miscellaneous Dykes to Watch Out For. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1998. 223pp. ISBN 1-56341-096-6 (paper).
  • WebLink: Dykes to Watch Out for .com : Official site.
Max BEERBOHM
  • Cecil, David.  Max, A Biography.  London: Constable, 1964,  Rpt: NY: Atheneum, 1985.  507pp.  ISBN 0-689-70683-9 (paper).
Brian Michael BENDIS
Jennifer BERMAN
Brian BIGGS
  • WebLink: MrBiggs.com : Official site for the creator of Dear Julia, Frederick & Eloise, and more.
Otto BINDER S.R. BISSETTE (Stephen R. BISSETTE, Steve BISSETTE) 
Herbert BLOCK (HERBLOCK)
  • Block, Herbert. Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life - A Memoir. Introduction by Katharine Graham. NY: Times-Random House, 1998. 404pp. ISBN 0-8129-3054-1 (paper).
 Frédéric BOILET
  • WebLink: boilet.net: Official site; tri-lingual (Japanese / French / English).
 Steven BOVÉ
Sarah BOXER
Paige BRADDOCK
Alberto BRECCIA
Norm BREYFOGLE
 Morrie BRICKMAN
  • Hoo-Boy! Morrie Brickman's The Small Society. Columbus, OH> The Ohio State Cartoon Research Library, 2003. 62pp. (paper).
Raymond BRIGGS
S.G. BROOKS
Frank BRUNNER
 Charles BURNS
 John BUSCEMA
Wilhelm BUSCH
John BYRNE
C (top)
John CALLAHAN
Milton CANIFF Max CANNON
Al CAPP (See also Li'l Abner )
  • Caplin, Elliott. Al Capp Remembered . Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1994.
  • Capp, Al.  My Well-Balanced Life on a Wooden Leg: Memoirs. Foreword by John Updike.  John Daniel & Company, 1991.    ISBN: 0-93678-493-8 (hc).
  • Theroux, Alexander. The Enigma of Al Capp. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 1999. ISBN 1-56097-340-4 (paper).
Nick CARDY
  • Coates, John with Nick Cardy.  The Art of Nick Cardy. Forword by Mark Evanier; Afterword by Kurt Busiek. 1999.  Lebanon, NJ: Vanguard Publications, 2001.  ISBN 1-887591-22-2 (paper).
Chad CARPENTER
 Ernie CHAN (Ernie CHUA)
Roz CHAST
Jack T. CHICK
  • Fowler, Robert B. The World of Jack T. Chick. (The History of the World According to Jack T. Chick.)  San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2001. ISBN 0867195126 (paper). Buy It!
  • Kuersteiner, Kurt. The Unofficial Guide to the Art of Jack T. Chick: Chick Tracts, Crusader Comics, And Battle Cry Newspapers. Schiffer Publishing, 2004. 192pp. ISBN 0764318926 (paper). Buy It!
  • Raeburn, Daniel K. The Imp 2: The Holy Book of Chick with the Apocrypha and Dictionary-Concordance. Chicago, IL: Imp Publications, 1998.
  • WebLink: Chick Publications : Official site.
  • WebLink: Who Will Be Eaten First?: A parody based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos.
Seymour CHWAST
  • Chwast, Seymour. The Left-Handed Designer. NY: Harry N. Abrahms, 1985. 143pp. ISBN 0-8109-1289-9 (hc).
Daniel CLOWES Emile COHL Gene COLAN (See Also Daredevil )
Jack COLE Jorge COLOMBO
 Darby CONLEY
Steve CONLEY
Palmer COX
Jerry CRAFT
Percy CROSBY
  • Robinson, Jerry. Skippy and Percy Crosby: The Life and Work of a Great American Cartoonist . Introduction by Jules Feiffer. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978. ISBN 0-03-018491-6 (cloth).
  • WebLink: Skippy.com : Official Site.
George CRUIKSHANK
  • Brayant, Mark, ed. The Comic Cruikshank . Intro. Kenneth Baker. London: Bellew, 1992. 192pp. ISBN 1-85725-060-5 (hc).
  • Patten, Robert L. George Cruickshank: A Revaluation . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-691-00293-2 (paper).
  • WebLink: George Cruikshank - art, alcohol and satire : Large and informative site, hosted by BBC Online.
R. CRUMB [Robert Crumb]
  • Beauchamp, Monte, ed. The Life and Times of R. Crumb: Comments from Contemporaries. Introduction by Matt Groening. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1998. ISBN 0312195710 (paper). Buy It!
  • Crumb, Robert. The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book .  Little, Brown and Company, 1997. 256 pp. ISBN: 0316163066 (hc), ISBN: 0316163333 (paper).
  • George, Milo, ed. The Comics Journal Libray Vol. 3: R. Crumb: Interviews, Comix, Color Gallery. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2004. 114pp. ISBN 1560975644 (pb). Buy It!
  • Holm, D. K. The Pocket Essential Robert Crumb. Herts, UK: Pocket Essentials, 2005. 160pp. ISBN 190404851X (paper). orig: Herts, UK: Pocket Essentials, 2003. 96 pp. ISBN: 1904048234 (paper).
  • Holm, D. K. R. Crumb: Conversations. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2004. 244pp. ISBN 1578066360 (hc-Buy It!), 1578066379 (paper-Buy It!).
  • Qui a peur de Robert Crumb?  [Who's Afraid of Robert Crumb?]  Angoulême: Musée de la Bande Dessinée, 2000.  60pp.  ISBN 2-907848-22-4.
  • WebLink: Crumb Products : Official merchandise site.
Howard CRUSE
D (top)
DAME DARCY
Alan DAVIS
Jim DAVIS (See Also Garfield )
  • Harrison, Hank, comp. Jack Davis: Some of My Good Stuff! Livonia, MI: Stabur P, 1990. 112pp. ISBN 0941613151 (paper).
  • WebLink: Garfield Online : Official site.
 Dan DeCARLO DeCarlo Kim DEITCH
 J.M. DeMATTEIS (Marc DeMATTEIS)
Barry DEUTSCH (Ampersand)
Nelson DEWEY
Mike DIANA
 DING (Jay Norwood DARLING)
Paul DINI
Walt DISNEY
Steve DITKO
William DONAHEY  Liza DONNELLY
Colleen DORAN
  • Rosenberg, Aaron. Colleen Doran. The Library of Graphic Novelists. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2005. 112pp. ISBN 1404202838 (hc). (publisher's links)
Debbie DRESCHLER
George DU MAURIER  Sarah DYER
E (top)
Will EISNER (See Also The Spirit ) Will ELDER Jan ELIOT (See Also Stone Soup )
Mark EVANIER
  • Evanier, Mark.  Comic Books and Other Necessities of Life: A Collection of POV Columns. Cartoons by Sergio Aragonés.  Raleigh, NC: TwoMorrows, 2002.  200pp.  ISBN 1-893905-15-2 (paper). [publisher's information]
  • Evanier, Mark.  Wertham Was Right!: Another Collection of POV Columns. Cartoons by Sergio Aragonés.  Raleigh, NC: TwoMorrows, 2003.  200pp.  ISBN 1-893905-26-8 (paper). [publisher's information]
  • WebLink: News from ME and POV Online : Official Sites.
F (top)
Glenn FABRY
Lee FALK (See Also Phantom )
 Jules FEIFFER
 Anke FEUCHTENBERGER
 Ellen FORNEY
Andre FRANQUIN Renée FRENCH
G (top)
Neil GAIMAN (See also Sandman ) Steve GERBER (1947 - 2008) 
 Chris GIARRUSSO
  • WebLink: ChrisGComics.com : Official site for the cartoonist of chrisGcomics, Mini-Marvels, and more.
 Michael T. GILBERT
Guy GILCHRIST
Terry GILLIAM

James GILRAY
  • Gilray's Legacy: September 15 - December 10, 2004. Columbus. OH: The Ohio State University, Philip Sills Gallery, 2004. 62pp. (paper).
Carlos GIMÉNEZ
Dick GIORDANO
  • Eury, Michael. 2003. Dick Giordano: Changing Comics One Day at a Time. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing. 168pp. ISBN 1893905276 (paper).
 Jean GIRAUD ("MOEBIUS")
Phoebe GLOECKNER
 Donald F. GLUT
Rube GOLDBERG  Larry GONICK
Robert GOODIN
Edward GOREY
  • Gorey, Edward. 2001. Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey: Interviews. Selected and edited by Karen Wilkin. New York: Harcourt. 292pp.  ISBN 0151005044 (hardcover).
  • McDermott, Kevin.  Elephant House: Or, the Home of Edward Gorey.  Intro. John Updike. Pomegranate Communications, 2003.  ISBN 0764924958 (hc).
  • Ross, Clifford and Karen Wilkin.  The World of Edward Gorey.  1996.  192pp.  New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002.  ISBN 0-8109-9083-0 (paper).
  • Theroux, Aleaxander.  The Strange Case of Edward Gorey .   Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2000.  ISBN 1-56097-385-4 (paper).
  • WebLink: Edward Gorey House
René GOSCINNY  Marcel GOTLIB
Justin GREEN Peter GREEN Roberta GREGORY
Bill GRIFFITH
Matt GROENING
 Milt GROSS
Johnny GRUELLE Paul GULACY
GUMELAR (M.S Gumelar Pram Suhartono)