Paul Pope

Paul Pope is an American cartoonist whose ink-brush line is instantly recognizable: kinetic, wet and expressive, fusing the energy of manga with the design of European bande dessinee. He writes and draws his own work, and his pages move - rain, sweat, motion and grime rendered with a fashion-forward, futuristic edge no one else matches.

His key works pair writing and art: Batman: Year 100, a dystopian future-Gotham story collected in hardcover, plus the creator-owned Heavy Liquid, 100% and the sprawling sci-fi epic THB, and the YA adventure Battling Boy. Each shows him as a complete author, controlling story, design and mood in a single distinctive voice.