Seth Tobocman (born 1958) is a radical comic book artist who has resided in Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1978. Tobocman is best known for his creation of the political comic book anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he started in 1979 with fellow artist Peter Kuper. Throughout his career, he has played a significant role as a propagandist for various movements in the United States, including squatting, anti-globalization, and anti-war causes. Tobocman's "Edith In Flames. World War 3 Illustrated #45" was listed under "Notable Comics" in The Best American Comics 2015.

Biography

Tobocman was raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where his father worked as a physics professor at Case Western Reserve University. He grew up reading superhero comics, and his biggest influences, from a storytelling standpoint, were Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Tobocman graduated from Cleveland Heights High School. In 1970, Tobocman and his childhood friend Peter Kuper published their first fanzine, Phanzine, and in 1971, they published G.A.S Lite, the official magazine of the Cleveland Graphic Arts Society. Moving to New York City, he studied at the Pratt Institute (along with Kuper). Tobocman created an animation for filmmaker Antonino D'Ambrosio's Let Fury Have the Hour (2012), which chronicles the movement of world citizenship. Tobocman is a member of the radical avant-garde anti-art movement NO!art.

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