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Daniel Clowes

Clowes was born in Chicago, Illinois, to an auto mechanic mother and a furniture craftsman father. His mother was Jewish, whereas his father was from a "reserved WASPish Pennsylvania" family; Clowes's upbringing was not religious. In 1979, he finished high school at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where he earned a BFA in 1984. It was at Pratt that he met and befriended fellow cartoonist Rick Altergott, with whom he started the small-press comics publisher Look Mom Comics.

According to Clowes scholar, Ken Parille, the cartoonist had an early response to a "graphic" comic when, at age four, he burst into tears and began hitting his head against a wall after seeing a cover of a Strange Adventures comic book that depicted a family dying of heat. Later, he received "piles of 1950s and 1960s classic titles like Archie and The Fantastic Four" from his older brother, who also introduced him to the work of legendary cartoonist R. Crumb.
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American cartoonist

Born April 14, 1961

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American cartoonist

Born April 14, 1961

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Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, general, Graphic novels, Cartoonists, New York Times bestseller, Caricatures and cartoons, Comics & graphic novels, science fiction, Pictorial American wit and humor, Fiction, general, Interviews, Comic books, strips, etc., Drama, Fathers and daughters, Fiction, High schools, History and criticism, Man-woman relationships, Middle-aged men, Motion picture plays, Murder, Superheroes, Underground comic books, strips, Alternative comic books, strips, American wit and humor, pictorial, Années soixante (Vingtième siècle)

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United States, 7.150

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Daniel Clowes, Will Elder (1922-), Will Elder (1922-2008)

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20th century

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September 19, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 29, 2021 Edited by Anthony Woodward added birthdate, short bio from wikipedia and author image
September 29, 2021 Edited by Anthony Woodward Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import