Matt Furie
American comics artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Matt Furie?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Matt Furie (born August 14, 1979) is an American comics artist and illustrator. He is known for creating Pepe the Frog, a character from his Boy's Club series that debuted in 2005. The anthropomorphic character became a popular Internet meme in the late 2000s and early 2010s. After the meme was co-opted by the alt-right in 2015 and designated a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League in 2016, Furie campaigned to reclaim the character, pursuing copyright infringement cases against its use in hate-related contexts.
Matt Furie | |
---|---|
Born | (1979-08-14) August 14, 1979 (age 44) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
Occupation(s) | Comics artist and illustrator |
Known for | Pepe the Frog |
Website | mattfurie |
Furie is from Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. In addition to the Boy's Club series, he has created paintings and published the children's book The Night Riders (2012), and the books Mindviscosity (2020), and Trigore Labyrinth (2023).