Tag: marie duval
2022 Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductees announced
Include comic industry pioneers Max Gaines and Mark Gruenwald
Looking at Marie Duval, Victorian cartoonist
Who is Marie Duval? While not a household name in comics circles she's actually one of the most important Victorian cartoonists, artist on Ally Sloper, one of the early cartoon sensations. The tale of a no good lazeabout that ran from 1857 on, it was created by Duval's husband, Charles Ross, but gained its greatest fame after Duval took over in 1859. The Guardian has a tribute to her.
