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George Pérez
George Pérez (1954–2022), American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths with Marv Wolfman, relauncher of Wonder Woman, artist of Avengers and Infinity Gauntlet, died of pancreatic cancer.
Gerard Way
Gerard Way (born 1977, Summit, New Jersey) is the My Chemical Romance frontman and Eisner Award-winning comic writer of The Umbrella Academy with Gabriel Ba, DC's Young Animal curator, and executive producer of the Netflix adaptation.
Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi (1908–1968) was an Italian journalist, cartoonist, and humorist from Parma who created the Don Camillo stories and edited the satirical weeklies Il Bertoldo and Candido.
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 1960, Glasgow) is a Scottish comics writer of Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles, All-Star Superman, Batman, and New X-Men, distinct as a chaos-magician "British Generation" writer, MBE 2012.
Greg Rucka
Greg Rucka (born 1969, San Francisco) is an American comic and novel writer, creator of Whiteout, Queen & Country, Lazarus, and The Old Guard, a five-time Eisner winner and 2021 Hugo winner, known for Gotham Central, Wonder Woman, and Batwoman: Elegy.
Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman, American writer and producer, creator of Gargoyles, co-creator of Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man; former DC Comics editor and Disney development executive, also a novelist.
Hajime Isayama (諫山 創)
Hajime Isayama (諫山 創), born 1986 in Oyama, Japan, is the manga artist creator of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), serialized 2009-2021 in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, 34 volumes, over 100 million copies, Kodansha Manga Award winner.
Hajime Kōmoto (甲本一)
Hajime Kōmoto (甲本一) is a Japanese manga artist who debuted in 2019 and is best known for Mashle: Magic and Muscles, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2020 to 2023.
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar (1939-2010), American comic book writer and jazz critic from Cleveland, creator of the autobiographical series American Splendor, illustrated by Robert Crumb and others; won the 1987 American Book Award and inspired the 2003 Sundance-winning film.
Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Hewlett (born 1968) is a British illustrator and designer, co-creator of Tank Girl (1988, Deadline, with Alan Martin) and of the virtual band Gorillaz with Damon Albarn, and Designer of the Year 2006.
Jed MacKay
Jed MacKay is a Canadian comic book writer from rural Prince Edward Island, known for Marvel runs on Moon Knight, Black Cat, Avengers (2023), X-Men (2024), and the Blood Hunt and Age of Revelation events.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb (born 1958), American comic book, film, and television writer-producer; known for Tim Sale collaborations (Batman: The Long Halloween, Hush with Jim Lee) and as Marvel's Head of Television (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones).
Jerry Siegel
Jerry Siegel (Jerome Siegel, 1914-1996), American comic book writer who co-created Superman with Joe Shuster, debuting in Action Comics #1, June 1938; sold the rights for $130, fought decades of losing legal battles, and won restored credit and a $20,000-a-year stipend in 1975.
Jhonen Vasquez
Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974) is an American cartoonist from San Jose who created Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee!, and I Feel Sick for Slave Labor Graphics, and the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim (2001), later revived as Oni Press comics and the 2019 Netflix film Enter the Florpus.
Jim Davis (cartoonist)
Jim Davis (born 1945), American cartoonist from Marion, Indiana, creator of the Garfield comic strip (debuted June 19, 1978) and founder of Paws, Inc.; not the actor Jim Davis of Dallas.
Joe Simon
Joe Simon (Hymie Simon, 1913-2011), American comics writer, artist, and first Timely/Marvel editor who co-created Captain America with Jack Kirby in 1940, originated romance comics, and fought for creator rights.
Joshua Williamson
Joshua Williamson (born 1981, Portland, Oregon) is an American comic book writer of The Flash, Superman, Dark Crisis, Nailbiter, Birthright, and Skybound's G.I. Joe, distinct from the evangelist and other namesakes.
Kanagaki Robun
Kanagaki Robun (仮名垣魯文, 1829–1894) was a Japanese gesaku writer and journalist known for comic works satirizing Westernized customs, including Aguranabe, and for founding popular small newspapers.
Kazuki Takahashi (高橋和希)
Kazuki Takahashi (高橋和希, 1961–2022), Japanese manga artist and creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王), serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 1996–2004; its card game became Konami's record-selling OCG. Died 2022 off Okinawa during a rescue attempt.
Keiji Nakazawa (中沢啓治)
Keiji Nakazawa (中沢啓治, 1939–2012), Hiroshima-born manga artist and atomic-bomb survivor 1.3 km from the hypocenter, creator of the autobiographical Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen), serialized 1973–1985, translated worldwide and adapted to film, TV, and opera.
Kia Asamiya (麻宮 騎亜)
Kia Asamiya (麻宮騎亜), pen name of Michitaka Kikuchi, is a Japanese manga artist and animator born 1963 in Kitakami, Iwate, creator of Silent Möbius and Steam Detectives, Nadesico character designer, and artist on Batman, X-Men, and Marvel's Ultraman comics.
Koikawa Harumachi
Koikawa Harumachi (恋川春町, 1744–1789), real name Kurakoshi Itaru, was a samurai writer and illustrator of mid-Edo Japan who founded the kibyōshi genre with Kinkin sensei eiga no yume in 1775.
Kouji Mori
Kouji Mori (森恒二), born 1966, Japanese manga artist of Holyland, Suicide Island, and Sōsei no Taiga; high school friend of Kentaro Miura and supervisor of the resumed Berserk serialization since June 2022.
Koyoharu Gotouge (吾峠呼世晴)
Koyoharu Gotouge (吾峠呼世晴) is the anonymous Japanese manga artist, shown as a bespectacled alligator avatar, who created Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2016-2020 across 23 volumes with over 220 million copies in circulation.
Lewis Hancox
Lewis Hancox (born 1989) is a British trans author, illustrator, filmmaker, and comedy creator from St Helens, known for the Scholastic graphic memoirs Welcome to St. Hell and Escape from St Hell, the Eisner-nominated trans teen memoir, viral comedy videos, and co-founding My Genderation.
Mark Millar
Mark Millar (born 1969, Coatbridge, Scotland) is a Scottish comic writer of Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Wanted, Civil War, Old Man Logan, and Superman: Red Son; his Millarworld company became Netflix's first acquisition in August 2017, and he is President of its Netflix Millarworld Division.
Mark Waid
Mark Waid (born 1962, Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer and editor known for The Flash, Kingdom Come with Alex Ross, Daredevil, Superman: Birthright, and current DC titles World's Finest and Justice League Unlimited.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman (born 1946, Brooklyn) is an American comic book writer and editor, co-creator with George Pérez of The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths, and writer of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula; he created or co-created Blade, Nova, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Deathstroke, and Black Cat.
Masashi Kishimoto
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史), Japanese manga artist and creator of Naruto (Weekly Shonen Jump, 1999–2014, 72 volumes, 200+ million copies in 35 countries); twin brother of mangaka Seishi Kishimoto; supervises Boruto drawn by Mikio Ikemoto; also created Samurai 8.
Max Brooks
Max Brooks (born 1972), son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, American author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War; also wrote Minecraft: The Island, Devolution, and The Harlem Hellfighters, and holds Modern War Institute and Atlantic Council fellowships.