John Cullen Murphy was an American illustrator who studied under notable artists including Norman Rockwell and Franklin Booth. He started his career illustrating for magazines and later illustrated the comic strip Big Ben Bolt written by Elliot Caplin. Murphy is perhaps best known for illustrating Prince Valiant once Hal Foster decided take on a lighter…
Many consider Hal Foster as one of the greatest comic artists. His detailed, realistic drawings were among the first to be used in comic strips and stood out next to most who employed a cartoonish style. Foster worked tirelessly on Prince Valiant for over forty years before fully retiring from the comic series in 1980…
Bill Watterson’s philosophical comic strip Calvin and Hobbes ran between 1985 to 1995, and remains one of the most beloved comic strips. The strip revolves around Calvin, a six year old boy, and his tiger plushie, Hobbes, who comes to life in his imagination. Bill Watterson is famously remembered for preserving the artistic integrity of…
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