Seth Tobocman Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1958 -

Seth Tobocman (born 1958) is a radical comic book artist who has been living 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.[1] He has also been an influential propagandist for the squatting, anti-globalization, and anti-war movements in the United States.[citation needed] Tobocman's "Edith In Flames. World War 3 Illustrated #45" was listed under "Notable Comics" in The Best American Comics 2015.

Tobocman grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio; his father was a physics professor at Case Western Reserve University.[2] He grew up reading superhero comics, and his biggest influences, from a storytelling standpoint, were Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.[2]

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[3] (along with Kuper).[2]

Tobocman created an animation for filmmaker Antonino D'Ambrosio's Let Fury Have the Hour (2012), which chronicles the movement of world citizenship.[4]

Tobocman is a member of the radical avant-garde anti-art movement NO!art.[5]