Max Riffner

Cartoonist. Designer. Illustrator.

Max Riffner is a cartoonist, designer, and illustrator with over 25 years creative experience. He has an MFA in Cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies and has been a graphic designer since 1995.

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Storytelling

I’m a storyteller at heart, and I’ve been lucky to work in several different concentrations at the same time during my career.

Cartoonist

Published by Fantagraphics and SpongeBob Comics, I earned an MFA in Cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies. I have also created several webcomics.

Illustrator

Comics and design go hand in hand for producing illustrations. I’ve done illustrations for companies like Storz Brewery and Slate.com

Designer

I have been working professionally as a graphic designer since 1995, and I am now currently the creative director at Hurrdat, a digital marketing agency in Omaha, Nebraska.

Won’t You Be My Patr(e)on?

Won’t You Be My Patr(e)on?

I launched my Patreon last month. The British may call the effort “willy nilly.” I prefer to think of it as the dam finally bursting. I kept putting this off. The time had come, it was Halloween, and I thought, screw it let’s do this. It’s not...

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Join Me on Patreon

Join Me on Patreon

I decided spur of the moment to launch my Patreon tonight. Maybe it was the fact that Halloween is here, and the new graphic novel that I'll be sharing on Patreon takes place in Hell. I've heard some Halloween tales have taken place near that locale! Regardless, I...

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A Long Road To Walk

A Long Road To Walk

I am pleased to announce that the long wait for my next graphic novel is over. The Walk was released today. It was an ordeal to get to this date. I’m happy it’s here. I started communicating with Harry Markos at the end of 2005. I had finished my first graphic novel...

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The Joy of a Hobby

The Joy of a Hobby

I keep finding that the pandemic unearthed unintentional ideas inside of me. Like rediscovering video games as I became bored with being inside my home. I started posting video on social media from Procreate of my artwork being created in a time lapse. My followers...

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Tricking an Older Dog

Tricking an Older Dog

I hate how I draw. This isn’t unusual with most cartoonists. If I’m doing an illustration, I don’t mind at all. I fall into my style and I don’t question anything. But once I start doing something sequential, I fall into a hole of self-doubt. I’ve been working in...

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Life is what happens while you’re making other plans

Life is what happens while you’re making other plans

Jesus wept. My god. Did you believe me when I said “yep! The Ol’ Max Riffner Content Machine is firing back up! New comics! More blogging!” Were you thinking “you have a newborn, you dipshit.” Because, yeah, I have a newborn child and this shit is a lot of work. And...

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