Pepe the Frog, a cartoon frog that became a white supremacist symbol, has been killed off by its creator. (See the final strip at the bottom of this post.) Pepe’s creator and illustrator Matt Furie ...

Pepe the Frog, a simple cartoon character born 13 years ago, has appeared in countless guises over the years. Feel-good Pepe, sad Pepe, sly Pepe, befuddled Pepe, Pepe spouting all sorts of witticisms ...

Disney launched a brand-new animated series this morning with Amphibia, bringing a wholly original cast of characters and magical mythology to the small screen. The new show is the brainchild of Matt ...

Still, it’s not entirely an accident that Pepe has been coopted in this way. For well over 100 years American artists, both racists and anti-racists, have found animal cartoons an effective way to ...