The 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
For a portfolio of vibrant and wordless political cartoons on the climate crisis, politics and emerging technology rendered with a fresh perspective and a unique approach to visual storytelling.
Peter Kuper’s illustrations and comics have appeared in publications around the world including The New Yorker, The Nation, Charlie Hebdo and MAD magazine where he has written and illustrated SPY vs. SPY since 1997.
He is the co-founder of World War 3 Illustrated a political graphics magazine and has produced over two dozen books including The System, Ruins (winner of the 2016 Eisner Award) and adapted Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness as well as many of Franz Kafka’s works into comics including The Metamorphosis. His latest books are INSECTOPOLIS: A Natural History and Wish We Weren’t Here.
