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Phil Yeh

Phil Yeh

Phil Yeh is one of the pioneers of the graphic novel art form having published one of the very first graphic novels in the United States in 1977. The book, Even Cazco Gets the Blues paved the way for many other publishers and Phil's fellow artists to dive into the form.

Some of the people Phil has known personally include; Jack Kirby (The X-Men, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man), Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird (The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Jerry Robinson (creator of the Joker), Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (creators of Superman), Matt Groening (The Simpsons), Dave Stevens(The Rocketeer), Bob Burden (The Flaming Carrot and Mysterymen), Jean "Moebius" Giraud (The Incal, Tron), Alfredo Alcala (inker on Swamp Thing, Batman, Conan and creator of Voltar in the Philippines), and many others.

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