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Pepe the Frog is no more!
The artist behind the viral cartoon character has officially killed off the Internet frog after online trolls hijacked the design for pro alt-right messaging. Oh snap!
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As you may recall, Matt Furie first drew Pepe the Frog as part of series called Boy’s Club. So it only seems right that Pepe the Frog’s funeral featured other members from the Boy’s Club family.
In a single-page comic drawn by Furie for Fantagraphics‘ Free Comic Book Day, Pepe is seen (below) laying in a coffin surrounded by his pals:
Matt Furie with a great single page send-off. #freecomicbookday #mattfurie https://t.co/lKGUL9lmyd pic.twitter.com/qhngOyoVPV
— Brandon Kelly (@therealphaTT) May 6, 2017
That’s that then. Clearly, this artistic move comes from the artist’s frustrations with his work becoming the symbol for a hate group.
Matt previously denounced the use of Pepe by white supremacists. And despite the attempt at a “Save Pepe the Frog” campaign, fans of the artwork were unable reclaim the image and shed its association with white supremacy.
Nonetheless, people are still saddened to see the cartoon go as many fans have since commented on Pepe’s death on Twitter (below):
Poor Matt Furie. just a stoner who drew a frog, what a nightmare for an artist tbh
— Mike Propst (@mikepropst) May 8, 2017
Matt Furie finally killed off Pepe the Frog. This is perhaps the saddest I’ve ever been in my life. Living is woe.
— Harrison ❤ Macron (@macagirone12) May 8, 2017
@shaun_jen poor pepe. Matt Furie didn’t deserve this
— Jackie B (@JackieVortex) April 18, 2017
man hearing that matt furie decided he had to kill off pepe in his comics bc of what bigots had turned him into is just. the saddest thing
— Bobby Schroeder (@ponettplus) May 7, 2017
Pepe is dead and Le Pen cried at her concession speech.
What a day, what a glorious day
— ★ Amy Star ★ (@AmyZenunim) May 8, 2017
Pepe the frog is dead?!? This calls for an international day of mourning pic.twitter.com/iO8DDLmUsZ
— kate | watch class (@sansasthrones) May 8, 2017
@AmyZenunim pepe is dead and the internet killed him
— Pap(r)ika ♡er Andrea (@hikari_no_yume) May 8, 2017
What do YOU think?? Is it a good thing that Pepe is dead??
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