comic artist

Panel drawer professionally

A comic artist creates visual narratives in sequential art form—comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, or newspaper strips.

The role may involve drawing, inking, coloring, or all three.

Some comic artists also write their own stories; others work from scripts.

She's been a comic artist for Marvel since 2015.

The term distinguishes those who draw comics from comedians, who are sometimes called comic artists in older usage.

Opposites
popular/commercial vs. fine art

comic artistfine artist

Creator of aesthetic works

sculptor · installation artist · conceptual artist · abstract expressionist

visual vs. text-only storytelling medium

comic artistnovelist

Writer of prose narratives

prose writer · author · essayist · screenwriter · poet

creative production vs. creative consumption

comic artistcomic collector

One gathering illustrated periodicals

audience · consumer · subscriber · viewer

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G