Gary Panter
1950–
Introduction
Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post-underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of Arcade: The Comics Revue and the initiation of RAW, one of the main instigators of American alternative comics. The Comics Journal has called Panter the "Greatest Living Cartoonist".
While designing for television, he remained active in comics and illustration.
Wikidata identifier
Q1351201
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Introduction
Panter is best known for his punk comic strip "Jimbo," but has worked in a variety of media and has exhibited as a painter. He has designed album covers and also has done design work for television, notably "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" in the 1980s, for which he won three Emmy awards.
Roles
Artist, cartoonist, graphic artist, illustrator, musician, painter, scenographer, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500125646
Names
Gary Panter
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