Peter Kuper | |
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Born | Summit, New Jersey | September 22, 1958
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Artist, writer |
Notable works | World War 3 Illustrated Spy vs. Spy The System Give It Up! The Metamorphosis |
Awards | Society of Illustrators gold medal, 2004, silver medal 2009, gold medal 2010 |
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Peter Kuper (/ˈkuːpər/;[1] born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations.
Besides his contributions to the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he co-founded[2] in 1979 with Seth Tobocman, Kuper is best known for taking over Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine, which he both wrote and drew from 1997 to 2022. Kuper has produced numerous graphic novels which have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovenian and Greek, including award-winning adaptations of Franz Kafka's Give It Up! and the Metamorphosis.