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anime
is animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that may be labelled as anime.
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manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan.
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Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
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Asterix
Asterix ( or , "Asterix the Gaul"; also known as Asterix and Obelix in some adaptations or The Adventures of Asterix) is a French comic album series about a Gaulish village which, thanks to a magic potion that enhances strength, resists the forces of Julius Caesar's Roman Republic Army in the time after the Gallic Wars. Many adventures take the titular hero Asterix and his friend Obelix to Rome and beyond.
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Jack Kirby
American comic book artist (1917–1994)
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René Goscinny
French comic book artist and author (1926-1977)
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Albert Uderzo
French comic book artist (1927–2020)
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Lucky Luke
Belgian comics series by Morris
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Georges Wolinski
French cartoonist (1934-2015)
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Flash
several superheroes in the DC Comics universe
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Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "Peanuts" (1922-2000)
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Frank Miller
American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)
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Carl Barks
American cartoonist (1901-2000)
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Green Lantern
multiple superheroes from the DC universe
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Bob Kane
American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)
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Jean Giraud
French comics author (1938–2012)
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Steve Ditko
American comics artist (1927–2018)
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Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book creator (1927-1995)
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Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. The character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 1961 by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff as Bat-Girl, and was replaced in 1967 by Barbara Gordon, who became the most iconic Batgirl. The character debuted in Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino, introduced as the niece/adoptive daughter of police commissioner James Gordon.
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Don Rosa
American comic book writer and illustrator (born 1951)
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Robin
several DC Comics characters
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Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001)
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Quino
Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón (17 July 193230 September 2020), better known by his pen name Quino (), was an Argentine cartoonist. His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas and Europe and has been praised for its use of social satire as a commentary on real-life issues.
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André Franquin
Belgian comics artist (1924-1997)
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005)
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Tignous
Bernard Jean-Charles Verlhac (21 August 1957 – 7 January 2015), known by the pseudonym Tignous (, from ), was a French cartoonist. He was a long-time staff cartoonist for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Bill Finger
American comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974)
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Enki Bilal
French comic book creator, comics artist and film director (born 1951)
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Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her first appearance in Action Comics #252 (May 1959) and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.
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Jerry Siegel
American co-creator of Superman
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Peyo
Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in the latter of which the Smurfs made their first appearance.
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Joe Shuster
Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman (1914–1992)
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Charles Addams
American cartoonist (1912–1988)
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manhua
'''''' () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history.
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Philippe Honoré
French cartoonist
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Art Spiegelman
American cartoonist and writer (born 1948)
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kryptonite
Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians. Kryptonite radiation can be transmitted through any element except lead. There are other varieties, such as red kryptonite and gold kryptonite, which have different but still generally negative effects.
Jean-Jacques Sempé
French cartoon artist (1932–2022)
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Katsuhiro Otomo
Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director (born 1954)
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Takehiko Inoue
Japanese artist
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Todd McFarlane
Canadian artist and entrepreneur (born 1961)
comics of the United States
comic book originating in the United States
Sin City
comic books series by Frank Miller
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Robert Kirkman
American comic book writer
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Jacques Tardi
French comics author
Corto Maltese
comics series
Boris Yefimov
Soviet and Russian political and propaganda artist (1900-2008)
Edgar P. Jacobs
comic artist and writer (1904-1987)
E. C. Segar
American cartoonist (1894–1938)
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Joe Simon
American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher (1913–2011)
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Marguerite Abouet
graphic novelist
Jamie Hewlett
British comic book artist
Captain Marvel
name of several superheroes appearing in Marvel Comics publications and related media
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Inio Asano
Japanese manga artist
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Milo Manara
Italian comic creator (1945-)
Jean-Claude Mézières
French comic book artist and illustrator (1938-2022)
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Raymond Briggs
English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022)
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Warren Ellis
English comics and fiction writer (born 1968)
Katsura Hoshino
Japanese manga artist (born 1980)
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Batmobile
The Batmobile is the fictional land vehicle driven by the superhero Batman, used both to patrol Gotham City for crime and to engage in car chases or vehicular combat with the city's criminal underworld. The Batmobile is part of a suite of highly advanced equipment at Batman's disposal in the Batcave, which the vehicle accesses through a hidden entrance.