Seth Tobocman

Seth Tobocman (born 1958) is a radical comic book artist who has been a fixture of Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1978. Tobocman is best known for his creation of the political comic book World War 3 Illustrated, which he started in 1979 with fellow artist Peter Kuper. He has also been an influential propagandist for the squatting, anti-globalist, and anti-war movements in the United States.

Published work

• Portraits of Israelis and Palestinians For My Parents (Soft Skull Press, 2003)
• War in the Neighborhood (Autonomedia, 2000) ISBN 978-1570270543
• You Don't Have to Fuck People Over to Survive (Soft Skull Press, 1999) ISBN 978-1887128353
• Freedom of the press in black and white: The story of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black reporter (S. Chicago ARA-ABC Zine Distro, 1999)

Contributions

Disaster and Resistance: Comics and Landscapes for the 21st Century, 2008

• Three Cities Against the Wall: Palestinian, Israeli And American Artists Protest in Three Cities (Vox Pop, 2006) ISBN 9780975276358
• World War 3 Illustrated 1980-1988 (AK Press, 1989) ISBN 9781560970026

External links

• Moynihan, Colin. "Ex-Squatter, in a Novel, Details Life on Society's Margins," New York Times (March 26, 2000).
• Smith, Chad. "Squatter cartoonist sees parallels with New Orleans," The Villager: A Salute To Volunteers, vol. 75, no. 48 (April 19-25, 2006).
• Worcester, Kenton. Waxing Politick with Seth Tobocman, The Comics Journal #233 (May 11, 2001).