Pepe the Frog is one of the most popular memes ever. It began in a non-political comic about four friends, but in 2016 extremists made it a hate icon.

Pepe the Frog is dead, killed off by his own creator after he watched Pepe turn from a wholesome meme into a symbol co-opted by neo-Nazis for the alt-right.. Pepe was created by cartoonist Matt ...

Pepe the Frog is the creation of 38-year-old cartoonist Matt Furie, who declined to be interviewed for this story. The anthropomorphic frog first appeared 12 years ago in Furie's web comic Boy's Club.

Pepe the Frog, and his creator Matt Furie, were once both “chill” about how the Internet turned the cartoon slacker into a meme. Even as white nationalists and trolls started to adopt the Pepe ...

Pepe began life in the early 2000s as a laid-back frog with stoner eyes and a crew of anthropomorphic roommates in a comic that Mr. Furie drew from 2005 to 2012.

Pepe the Frog is one of the most prolific images on the Internet. A new documentary follows the frog's creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, as he fights to regain control over his character.

Pepe, the involuntarily appropriated alt-right cartoon frog, was laid to rest this weekend. His death was both a filicide and a mercy killing. His creator Matt Furie, having seen the rudderless ...