Pepe, seen here on the lower right, is not a racist. MATT FURIE
This year, Fantagraphics, the underground comic-book publisher of great artists such as Peter Bagge, R. Crumb, Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, Carol Tyler, and many more, turns 40. The company is celebrating all weekend at Folio library, Fantagraphics Bookstore, and Georgetown Stables, and we asked Fantagraphics to create the cover image for this week’s Stranger. You might not have noticed his little green face peering out at you from the center, but there he is, Pepe the Frog. He’s just a frog, right? Not anymore.