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.
Portfolio
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.
Forty-Niner
I’m turning 49. I’m winding down my current graphic novel, preparing a new one, and working out a new strip. A Sunday strip. Because that makes so much sense in 2026. I’m going to use traditional tools for it also. Let’s lean into the antiquation. On my desk are parts…
Dad Olympics
I couldn’t feel the eyes on me, but they were there nonetheless. I got a sense of being watched as I progressed around the backyard patio. I had tried to use my new toy and it fell short. An electric lawn edger. It wasn’t a fair test. The lawn had grown a…
Don’t Make Giant Monster Movies Boring
I grew up loving Godzilla. Whenever one of the Toho movies came on TV, usually during lazy Saturday afternoons in the 80s, I would watch it. They all kind of blur together. I remember Perry Mason running around in a couple of them. The Americanized versions of Gojira…
See You In Hell Issue #1 Is Out
I’ve been busy. Busy making comics. I started posting See You In Hell last year on my Patreon, and it’s been going great. I just released the collected first issue this week as a digital comic, and I’m going to finish the second issue in the next couple of weeks here….
The Black & White Boom And How It’s Still Inspiring Me
I’ve always loved comics. My father would come home from his job with a surprise stack of comics sometimes. I would vibrate with anticipation on which one I would read first. They were cooler than most movies. They were light years better than any television show. And…
Vlogging on Patreon
In the early months of the pandemic, I started to notice a shift toward video. Vlogs, actually. Video blogs. Some of it was from people being trapped inside. Sharing their experience on YouTube was a way to feel less lonely. For artists, it became another opportunity…