Daniel Clowes

Daniel Clowes is a cartoonist I deeply trust. Out of Chicago, he detonated his talent in the solo anthology Eightball and gave us classics like Ghost World, all while collecting Eisner and Harvey awards without ever chasing the spotlight. Where mainstream comics reach for capes, Clowes mines suburban boredom and alienation, and that unglamorous honesty cuts straight to the bone. The fact that he even won lettering awards tells you he sweats every detail, down to how a word sits on the page. His work is understated yet lingers long after you close the book, and that is exactly the kind of artist I respect.

Name (English)

Daniel Clowes

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・クロウズ

Reading

だにえる・くろうず

Born

April 14, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

cartoonist / screenwriter / writer / novelist / comics artist

University

University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Inkpot Award
• 2002 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
• 2000 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
• 1997 Harvey Award for Best Writer
• 2005 Harvey Award for Best Writer
• 2002 Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
• 1991 Harvey Award for Best Letterer
• 1997 Harvey Award for Best Letterer

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.danielclowes.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BA

Tags

• Illinois
• cartoonist
• screenwriter
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.