List of comic creators: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

This is a list of comic creators. Although comics can be have different formats, this list focuses on comic book and graphic novel creators.
The list sorted by country of origin of the authors, although they may have published in other countries. Japanese authors are kept separated in their own Mangaka article.

Argentina

• Breccia, Alberto
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld
• José Muñoz
• Quino
• Risso, Eduardo artist on Vertigo's 100 Bullets
• Sampayo, Carlos

• Cauvin, Raoul
• Crisse (Didier Chrispeels)
• Cuvelier, Paul
• De Moor, Bob
• Franquin, André
• Geluck, Philippe
• Graton, Jean
• Hergé (Georges Rémi), creator of Tintin
• Hermann
• Hubinon, Victor
• Jacobs, Edgar P.
• Jijé (Joseph Gillain)
• Kox, Daniel
• Lampil (Willy Lambilliotte)
• Leloup, Roger
• Midam (Michel Ledent)
• Morris (Maurice de Bévère)
• Paape, Eddy
• Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
• Ptiluc (Luc Lefebvre)
• Roba
• Schuiten, François
• Servais, Jean-Claude
• Sleen, Marc (Marc Neels)
• Sokal, Benoît
• Van Hamme, Jean
• Yslaire (Bernard Hislaire)
• Vandersteen, Willy
• Will (Willy Maltaite)

• Brown, Chester, creator of Yummy Fur
• Collier, David
• Cooper, Dave
• Doucet, Julie, creator of Dirty Plotte
• Oakley, Mark, creator of Thieves & Kings
• Seth, creator of Palookaville
• Sim, Dave, creator of Cerebus

• Biukovic, Edvin
• Macan, Darko
• Maurovic, Andrija

• Hiltunen, Petri
• Koivisto, Tarmo, creator of Mämmilä
• Tuomola, Juba, creator of Viivi ja Wagner

• Ayroles, Alain
• Beauchard David also known as David B.
• Béhé
• Benoît, Ted
• Binet, Christian
• Bilal, Enki
• Blain, Christophe
• Boucq, François
• Bourgeon, François
• Brétécher, Claire
• Cabu
• Chaland, Yves
• Charlier, Jean-Michel
• Chéret, André
• Christin, Pierre
• Christophe (Georges Colomb)
• Comès, Didier
• Dorison, Xavier
• F'murr
• Forest, Jean-Claude
• Franc, Régis
• Fred
• Giraud, Jean, also known as Gir and Moebius
• Goscinny, René
• Gotlib, Marcel
• Larcenet, Emmanuel
• Lauffray, Mathieu
• Ledroit, Olivier
• Le Tendre, Serge
• Loisel, Régis
• Martin, Jacques
• Greg (Michel Régnier)
• Juillard, André
• Maïorana, Bruno
• Mandryka
• Margerin, Frank
• Mézières, Jean-Claude
• Pétillon
• Reiser
• Sfar, Joann
• Sternis, Philippe
• Tardi, Jacques
• Trondheim, Lewis
• Uderzo, Albert
• Veyron, Martin
• Vuillemin
• Wolinski
• Yann also known as Balac (Yann Le Pennetier)

• König, Ralf
• Moers, Walter

• Battista Carpi, Giovan
• Brandoli, Anna
• Cavazzano, Giorgio
• Crepax, Guido
• Manara, Milo
• Pratt, Hugo
• Scarpa, Romano

• Kadzionis, Tomas

• Sacco, Joe

• Kruis, Jan
• Toonder, Marten, creator of the Oliver B. Bumble series

• Medina, Lan

• Rosinski

• Lavric, Tomaz

• Canales, Juan Diaz
• Guarnido, Juanjo

• Cosey

• Bave, Terry
• Baxendale, Leo
• Gordon Bell
• Bell, Steve
• Bennington, Mark
• Brennan, Nick
• Bright, Steve
• Buckingham, Mark
• Burgon, Sid
• Campbell, Eddie, creator of Bacchus, artist of From Hell
• Carey, Mike, writer of Lucifer
• D. Watkins, Dudley
• Eastbury, Dave
• Edward Oliver, J.
• Ellis, Warren, creator of Transmetropolitan and The Authority
• Ennis, Garth, creator of Preacher and one of many writers on Judge Dredd
• Gaiman, Neil, co-creator of The Sandman
• Geering, John
• Gibbons, Dave, artist of Watchmen
• Glen, Jimmy
• Glennard, Barry
• Grist, Paul, creator of Kane and Jack Staff
• H. Harrison, Ken
• Jenner, Dave
• Jordan, Sydney, creator of Jeff Hawke
• Judge, Malcolm
• Law, David
• Mansbridge, Norman
• McCaffrey, Joe
• McDiarmid, Frank
• McKean, Dave, artist and painter
• Metcalfe, Trevor
• Millar, Mark, writer of Marvel's Ultimate X-Men and The Ultimates
• Mills, Pat
• Moore, Alan, writer of Watchmen, Swamp Thing and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Morley, Allan
• Morrison, Grant, creator of The Invisibles, writer of Animal Man and JLA
• Neill, Vic
• Nixon, Robert
• O'Neill, Kevin, artist of Marshall Law
• Parkins, David
• Parkinson, Nigel
• Parlett, Reg
• Paterson, Tom
• Petrie, Jim
• Reid, Ken
• Ritchie, Bill
• Scott, Duncan
• Spencer, Ron
• Sutherland, David
• Talbot, Bryan, creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
• Thompson, Wayne
• Walker, Brian
• Whittock, Colin
• Windsor-Smith, Barry

• Abel, Jack
• Anderson, Brent, artist of and Astro City
• Aragones, Sergio, creator of Groo
• Azzarello, Brian writer of 100 Bullets
• Bagley, Mark, artist of Ultimate Spider-Man
• Bagge, Peter, creator of Hate
• Barks, Carl, longtime artist of Donald Duck comics
• Barr, Donna, creator of Stinz and The Desert Peach
• Bechdel, Alison, creator of Dykes to Watch Out For
• Beck, C.C., creator of the original Captain Marvel
• Bendis, Brian Michael
• Burns, Charles
• Buscema, John, longtime artist for Marvel Comics
• Buscema, Sal, longtime artist for Marvel Comics and brother of John
• Busiek, Kurt, author of Marvels and creator of Astro City
• Cannon, Max
• Brennan, T. Casey
• Byrne, John, writer and artist of the new X-Men, Fantastic Four, Next Men, and many others
• Claremont, Chris, longtime writer of X-Men
• Clowes, Daniel, creator of Ghost World
• Cockrum, Dave, co-creator of the "new" X-Men
• Colan, Gene, longtime Marvel and DC artist
• Cole, Jack, creator of Plastic Man
• Colletta, Vince
• Columbia, Al creator of The Biologic Show
• Crumb, Robert
• Dame Darcy, creator of Meatcake
• David, Peter, writer noted for work on The Incredible Hulk and Supergirl
• Davis, Jack
• Deitch, Kim
• DeMatteis, J.M.
• Dillin, Dick, longtime artist of Justice League of America
• Dimassa, Diane creator of
• Ditko, Steve, co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange
• Doran, Colleen, creator of A Distant Soil
• Dringenberg, Mike, co-creator and artist of The Sandman
• Eisner, Will, creator of The Spirit, writer, educator
• Elder, Bill
• Englehart, Steve, writer for Marvel Comics
• Evanier, Mark
• Falk, Lee, creator of The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician
• Feldstein, Al, writer and editor for EC
• Fingerman, Bob
• Forte, John, early artist of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Fox, Gardner, longtime author of the Justice Society of America, Justice League of America, and many others
• Giffen, Keith, artist on the Legion of Super-Heroes, co-creator of Lobo, creator of Ambush Bug
• Gillis, Peter B., creator of
• Gloeckner, Phoebe, author of A Child's Life and The Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Green, Justin, creator of Binky Brown
• Grell, Mike, creator of Jon Sable Freelance and writer of Green Arrow
• Gregory, Roberta, creator of Naughty Bits
• Griffith, Bill, creator of Zippy the Pinhead
• Grummett, Tom
• Harris, Tony, artist on Starman with writer James Robinson
• Heck, Don
• Henry, Flint, artist on GrimJack
• Hernandez, Gilbert "Beto", co-creator of Love and Rockets
• Hernandez, Jaime, co-creator of Love and Rockets
• Hernandez, Mario, co-creator of Love and Rockets
• Herriman, George, creator of Krazy Kat
• Hoberg, Rick
• Howell, Richard
• Hudnall, James D.
• Infantino, Carmine, DC Comics artist, later executive
• Jones, Kelley
• Johns, Geoff
• Jurgens, Dan, creator of Booster Gold and writer and artist on Superman
• Kane, Bob, creator of Batman
• Kane, Gil, artist of Green Lantern, The Atom and other Silver Age DC Comics characters
• Keith, Sam, creator of The Maxx
• Kesel, Barbara
• Kesel, Karl
• Kirby, Jack, seminal co-creator of modern Marvel Comics, including Fantastic Four and The Avengers
• Klein, Todd
• Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, creator of The Bunch
• Krigstein, Bernie
• Kubert, Joe
• Kurtzman, Harvey
• Law, Rick
• Layton, Bob
• Lee, Stan, seminal co-creator of modern Marvel Comics, including Fantastic Four and Spider-Man
• Levitz, Paul, longtime writer of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Liefeld, Rob, creator of Youngblood and Supreme, co-founder of Image Comics
• S! Maggin, Elliot
• Manning, Russ
• Mark Martin
• Matt, Joe
• Mavrides, Paul
• Mayer, Sheldon, Golden Age artist for DC Comics
• McCloud, Scott, creator of Zot! and Understanding Comics
• McDonnell, Luke
• McFarlane, Todd, creator of Spawn
• McLeod, Bob
• McManus, Shawn
• McNeil, Carla Speed, creator of Finder
• Michelinie, David
• Mignola, Mike, creator of Hellboy
• Miller, Frank, best known for his work on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Mitchell, Steve
• Moore, Richard creator of Far West and Boneyard
• Moore, Terry
• Mortimer, Win
• Mumy, Bill child actor, actor, currently writer
• Naydel, Martin, original artist of Green Lantern
• Noomin, Diane, creator of Didi Glitz
• O'Neil, Dennis, noted for his writing on Green Lantern and The Question
• Ordway, Jerry, longtime artist on All-Star Squadron and Superman
• Ostrander, John, co-creator of GrimJack, writer of The Spectre and Martian Manhunter
• Palmer, Tom
• Patton, Chuck
• Palmiotti Jimmy writer and artist
• Pekar, Harvey, creator of American Splendor
• Pérez, George, co-creator of The New Teen Titans, artist on The Avengers and Wonder Woman
• Perlin, Don
• Pini, Wendy, creator of Elfquest
• Raymond, Alex
• Rice, Doug, creator of Dynamo Joe
• Robinson, James, writer of Starman and Leave It To Chance
• Rodriguez, Spain
• Rogers, Marshall
• Rosa, Don
• Ross, Alex, artist of Marvels and Kingdom Come
• Rucka, Greg
• Schwartz, Julius, editor for DC Comics often credited with launching the Silver Age of Comic Books
• Shelton, Gilbert, creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
• Sherman, Jim
• Shipman, Gary
• Shipman, Rhoda
• Shooter, Jim, writer of the Legion of Super-Heroes and many others; editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the 1980s
• Slifer, Roger, writer of The Omega Men and co-creator of Lobo
• Smith, Jeff, creator of Bone
• Smith, Paul
• Spiegelman, Art creator of Pulitzer Prize winning Maus
• Stanley, John
• Staton, Joe
• Steranko, Jim
• Stern, Roger
• Sutton, Tom
• Swan, Curt, longtime artist on Superman
• Thomas, Roy, longtime author of The Avengers and Conan
• Tomine, Adrian, creator of Optic Nerve
• Trimpe, Herb, longtime artist on The Incredible Hulk
• Truman, Tim, co-creator of GrimJack
• Veitch, Rick
• Vess, Charles
• Wagner, Matt, creator of Mage and Grendel
• Waid, Mark, writer of The Flash and Kingdom Come
• Ware, Chris creator of The Acme Novelty Library
• Watterson, Bill
• Wein, Len, co-creator of Swamp Thing and the "new" X-Men
• Weisinger, Mort, Silver Age editor of the Superman titles
• Willingham, Bill, creator of The Elementals, writer of Fables
• Wolfman, Marv, co-creator of The New Teen Titans and Blade
• Wood, Wally
• Woodring, Jim
• Wrightson, Berni, co-creator of Swamp Thing

• Barreto, Eduardo, DC Comics artist

• Bottaro, Luciano
• Burden, Bob
• Dery, Floro
• Hands, M.
• Martina, Guido
• Morales, Rags