Pepe the Frog (/ ˈ p ɛ p eɪ / PEP-ay) is a comic character and Internet meme created by cartoonist Matt Furie. Designed as a green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club. [2] The character became an Internet meme when his popularity steadily grew across websites such as Myspace, Gaia ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Pepe the Frog is an anthropomorphic frog character from the comic series Boy’s Club by Matt Furie. On 4chan, various illustrations of the frog creature have been used as reaction faces, including Feels Good Man, Sad Frog, Angry Pepe, Smug Frog and Well Meme'd.

Pepe the Frog is an anthropomorphic frog character from the comic series Boy’s Club by Matt Furie. On 4chan, various illustrations of the frog creature have been used as reaction faces, including Feels Good Man, Sad Frog, Angry Pepe, Smug Frog and Well Meme’d.

Apr 1, 2021 · In the early 2000s, San Francisco-based cartoon artist, Matt Furie, shared his original comic Boy’s Club on the internet. [5] Among the characters in the trippy series was Pepe the Frog, a peaceful, laid-back character with green skin, red lips, and bulging eyes. [6]

Mar 3, 2022 · Originally drawn by comic artist Matt Furie, Pepe the Frog has become the symbol of the white supremacist alt-right. In November 2020, Artnet’s Art Angle podcast interviewed Arthur Jones and Giorgio Angelini, the creators of an …

The transformation of Pepe the Frog from a comic character to a meme phenomenon is a fascinating example of how internet culture can elevate and redefine artistic creations. ... Pepe's image became linked to ideologies that were far removed from his original context as a comic character. The appropriation of Pepe's image for controversial ...

Sep 4, 2020 · Pepe started as a character in Furie's 2005 small indie comic Boys Club. One comic in particular featured Pepe urinating with his pants pushed all the way down to his ankles, explaining to...

Jan 27, 2020 · When Furie first drew Pepe the Frog, a cartoon that’s become one of the most recognizable and controversial memes in the world, it was just another doodle, the latest in a long line of...

Artist Matt Furie created Pepe the Frog as an easygoing, bro-like character in his 2005 comic series, The Boy’s Club. In one comic, Pepe urinates with his pants down at his ankles. Sporting a relieved grin, Pepe says, “Feels good man.”

Matt Furie (born August 14, 1979) is an American comics artist and also illustrator. He is known for creating Pepe the Frog, a character from his Boy's Club series that debuted in 2005. The anthropomorphic character became a popular Internet meme in the late 2000s and early 2010s.