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My Take
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.
Overview
Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in Eightball, a solo anthology comic book series. An Eightball issue typically contained several short pieces and a chapter of a longer narrative that was later collected and published as a graphic novel, such as Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (1993), Ghost…
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1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cartoonist / screenwriter / writer / novelist / comics artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.