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Rob Liefeld
Rob Liefeld (born 1967) is an American comic book artist, co-creator of Deadpool and Cable at Marvel, and a 1992 co-founder of Image Comics, where his Youngblood was the first published comic.
Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb (R. Crumb), American cartoonist born 1943 in Philadelphia, founder of Zap Comix and creator of Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep On Truckin'; lives in Sauve, France; subject of Dan Nadel's 2025 biography.
Roger Dean (artist)
Roger Dean (born 1944), English artist and designer famous for Yes and Asia album covers, the Osibisa winged elephant, logos for Virgin Records, Psygnosis and Tetris, and Dragons' Dream publishing.
Roger Stern
Roger Stern (born 1950 in Noblesville, Indiana) is an American comic book writer and novelist best known for long runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, and Doctor Strange at Marvel Comics.
Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg (Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg, 1883–1970), American Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and mining-engineering graduate whose invention cartoons of absurdly complicated chain-reaction machines made his name a dictionary adjective.
Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear, also Rupert the Bear, is an English children's comic strip bear created by Mary Tourtel, first appearing in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920, set in Nutwood, famous for its annuals and text-comic format.
Ryoko Kui (九井 諒子)
Ryoko Kui (九井 諒子) is a Japanese manga artist, debut 2011, creator of Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi), Harta 2014–2023, 14 volumes, 14 million copies, 2024 Studio Trigger-era anime and second season announced.
Sabrina Online
Sabrina Online is a furry slice-of-life webcomic by Eric W. Schwartz, launched September 15, 1996, starring skunk graphic designer Sabrina, roommate Amy the squirrel, and adult-studio boss Zig Zag; it ran 20 years, about 835 strips, then continued in color from 2017.
Sally Brown
Sally Brown is Charlie Brown's little sister in Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, first appearing August 23, 1959 as a baby. Known for her crush on Linus ("my sweet babboo," from 1977), her eye patch storyline, and her cynical pragmatism.
Sandy Hawkins
Sandy Hawkins, also known as Sandy the Golden Boy, is a DC Comics superhero introduced in 1941 as the teenage sidekick of the original Sandman.
Sasuke Uchiha (うちはサスケ)
Sasuke Uchiha is a fictional character from the manga NARUTO, created by Masashi Kishimoto. After the clan massacre, he became an avenger and later served as the village's outside protector.
Scott Adams
Scott Adams (1957–2026), American cartoonist who created the syndicated strip Dilbert; author of The Dilbert Principle; Reuben Award 1997; dropped by syndication in 2023 after racist remarks; died of prostate cancer.
Scott Campbell (tattoo artist)
Scott Campbell, Louisiana-born American tattoo artist and fine artist, founder of Saved Tattoo in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; clients include Marc Jacobs and Heath Ledger; known for currency sculptures, Whole Glory, Beboe. Not the illustrator Scott C., J. Scott Campbell, or the urologist.
Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell is an American writer who wrote Marvel's X-Men titles in the 1990s. He later worked for DC Comics and scripted the 2017 film Happy Death Day.
Sean Phillips
Sean Phillips (born 1965) is a British comic book artist, longtime Ed Brubaker collaborator, and Eisner winner known for Criminal, Fatale, Reckless, Sleeper, and Hellblazer; not the NHS policy figure or other namesakes.
Seedfeeder
Seedfeeder is the pseudonym of an anonymous illustrator who contributed 48 sexually explicit drawings to Wikipedia from 2008 to 2012, styled after airline safety pamphlets; praised by Gawker and Artnet, criticized as racist or sexist, he retired in June 2012.
Sergio Aragonés
Sergio Aragonés (Sergio Aragonés Domenech), Spanish-born Mexican cartoonist born 1937, famous for Mad magazine marginals and co-creating Groo the Wanderer; Eisner, Reuben, and Harvey Award winner.
Sersi
Sersi is a Marvel Comics Eternal created by Jack Kirby, first appearing in Eternals #3 (September 1976) and identified with Circe of the Odyssey; a matter transmuter, Avengers member, and Gemma Chan's lead role in the 2021 Eternals film.
Seth (cartoonist)
Seth (Gregory Gallant, born 1962) is a Canadian cartoonist, creator of Palookaville and It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, also known for designing The Complete Peanuts and living in Guelph, Ontario.
Shades (comics)
Shades (Herman/Hernan Alvarez) is a Marvel Comics street villain created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska, debuting in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (1972); a Harlem Rivals gang member, Comanche's partner, optic-blast visor wearer, father of Power Man, and Theo Rossi's Netflix Luke Cage character.
Shadow King
Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) is a Marvel Comics X-Men villain: an ancient parasitic telepathic entity possessing human hosts, created by Claremont and Byrne, debuting in Uncanny X-Men #117 (1979), known for the Muir Island Saga and the FX series Legion.
Shatterstar
Shatterstar (Gaveedra Seven) is a Marvel Comics mutant swordsman from Mojoworld, co-created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, debuting in New Mutants #99 (1991) as an X-Force member and later half of the first mainstream same-sex superhero kiss with Rictor.
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is an Australian artist, writer, and film-maker from Perth based in Melbourne, known for surreal, dream-like illustrated books such as The Arrival (2006).
She-Hulk
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Marvel Comics superhero and lawyer, cousin of Bruce Banner; debuted in Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980) by Stan Lee and John Buscema; gains powers from Banner's gamma-irradiated blood transfusion, keeps her intelligence, starred in the 2022 Disney+ series.
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle: jungle-adventure heroine created by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger, debuted in Wags/Jumbo Comics (1937-38), first female-titled comic book (Fiction House, 1942-52), later a 1955-56 TV series with Irish McCalla, the 1984 flop film with Tanya Roberts, and a 2000-2002 series with Gena Lee Nolin.
Shermy
Shermy is a Peanuts comic strip character by Charles Schulz, debuting October 2, 1950 with Charlie Brown and Patty, speaking the strip's first line, and last appearing June 15, 1969.
Shinichi Fukuda (福田晋一)
Shinichi Fukuda (福田晋一) is a Japanese female manga artist under a masculine pen name; winner of the 23rd Ace Newcomer Manga Awards Encouragement Award (2006), creator of Shibaraku, Momoiro Meloic, and My Dress-Up Darling (Young Gangan, 2018–2025, 15 volumes, about 13–14 million copies, anime 2022 and 2025).
Shōnen manga (少年漫画)
Shōnen manga (少年漫画), also shonen or shounen manga, is manga published in magazines for boys and teenage males, a demographic category rather than a genre. Key facts: highest-selling manga category; Manga Shōnen founded 1947; Weekly Shonen Jump peaked at 6.5 million copies weekly in the 1990s.
Shotaro Kaneda (金田正太郎)
Shotaro Kaneda (金田正太郎) is the protagonist of Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA manga and 1988 film: a teenage biker-gang leader in Neo-Tokyo, friend turned enemy of Tetsuo, named after Tetsujin 28-go's hero and famous for his red motorcycle.
Shungiku Uchida
Shungiku Uchida (内田春菊) is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, and actress born in 1959 in Nagasaki Prefecture, known for Minami-kun no Koibito and the autobiographical novel Fatherfucker.