Richie Pope is a multidsiciplinary artist from Newport News, VA.
He’s done illustration work for editorials including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, any many others.
He’s also self-published comics and zines like “Super Itis,” “That Box We Sit On,” and “Around The Way” while tabling at numerous indie comic shows including CAKE, CALA, CXC, MICE, and SPX. His comics work has also been published by Youth in Decline in their Frontier series, LAAB Magazine, and various group zines and anthologies.
He’s created character design and storyboard work for studios including Netflix, Cartoon Network, A24, Warner Bros., and Titmouse.
Richie currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.
For professional work, contact him at richiepope.ill@gmail.com
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
“Craig of the Car” (TV Short 2019)
Season 3 (2020-2021)
Ep. 113 “Brother Builder”
Season 4 (2021-2023)
Ep. 127 “The Sparkle Solution”
Ep. 131 “Chrono Moss”
Ep. 138 “The Anniversary Box”
Ep. 142 “Bored Games”
Ep. 147 “Craig of the Street”
Ep. 149 “Galactic Goodbye”
Ep. 151 “The Jump Off”
Ep. 157 “Wheels Collide”
Season 5 (2023)
Ep. 165 “A League of Maya’s Own”
Ep. 168 “Putting Together the Pieces”
Season 6 (2024)
Ep. 171 “Rise and Shine”
Ep. 173 “Toman’s House”
Ep. 174 “Whose Dimension Is It Anyway”
Ep. 177 “The Elders of the Creek”
Ep. 178 “JP’s Bucket List”
Ep. 180 “See You Tomorrow at the Creek”
Craig Before the Creek (TV Movie)
Nominations and Awards
2018 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist for “That Box We Sit On”
55th NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Children’s Program Nominee for Craig of the Creek “A League of Maya’s Own”
52nd Annie Awards Best Writing - TV/Media Nominee for Craig of the Creek “Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?”
Comic Readings
Zoetrope (Other Books 12.6.19)
Comics O’Clock: A Comic Reading (Heavy Manners Library 8.19.22)
Loudest & Smartest West Coast Book Tour 2023 (in support of Alex Krokus [Other Books 2.15.23])
Galleries
Richie Pope: 2018 Columbus Comics Residency Exhibition (Columbus Museum of Art 2018)
ANATOMIC: A Figure Drawing Show (Heavy Manners Library 2025)
Residencies/Visiting Artist
The Center for Cartoon Studies Visiting Artist (2017)
Columbus Comics Residency (2018)
Special Guest
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (2018)
Small Presso Expo (2019)
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (2021)