Pepe the Frog began life as a relatable, early 20s slacker for the readers of Matt Furie’s mid-2000s comic series. Then, Pepe became one of the Internet’s best memes, a smiling frog face that ...

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 first appeared in comics in 2005 and by 2008 was an internet sensation. Eventually pop culture figures such as Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj were sharing images of the bulging-eyed, red-lipped frog.

President Donald Trump posted a picture on Truth Social that contains Pepe the Frog, sometimes used as a hate symbol, and uses a QAnon tagline.

President Donald Trump posted a picture on Truth Social that contains Pepe the Frog, sometimes used as a hate symbol, and uses a QAnon tagline.

Artist Matt Furie first introduced Pepe the Frog – who has enlarged, red lips and bulging black eyes – in 2003, and continued to draw the figure in subsequent comics. But the alt-right began co-opting ...

Pepe the Frog is one of the most notorious and complicated memes on the internet. Most recently, the meme has been adopted by the protesters in Hong Kong as a symbol of resistance, which makes its ...

Cartoonist Matt Furie sketches out his creation, Pepe the Frog. The new documentary 'Feels Good Man' shows how the frog went from innocent cartoon character to powerful political tool.(Kurt Keppeler) ...

As SHIB fades from spotlight, one rising contender has started to draw capital, commentary, and curiosity—Neo Pepe Coin.

Pepe is an anthropomorphic frog often depicted with large, rounded, red/brown lips, bulging eyes (often with multiple white stars in the pupil), puffy eyelids, and a human-shaped body,” the suit ...

Cartoonist Matt Furie sketches out his creation, Pepe the Frog. The new documentary Feels Good Man shows how the frog went from innocent cartoon character to powerful political tool.