Who Is Frank? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Frank is a Fantagraphics comic book character, with over 49 comic issue appearances. Like Neptune, Frank enjoys the riches of the deep.

Who is Frank?

Origin Frank is the star of many of Jim Woodring 's comic books, including Frank and Jim . Creation Frank was created by Jim Woodring. The artist claims that Frank was named by a friend, and he does not consider this to be the character's real name - only a nickname of sorts. Character Evolution Frank with Fran Frank lives in a surreal and colourful world occupied by all manner of odd creatures. His stories follow a certain internal logic, and can often appear nonsensical or random to the reader. Woodring has said that the character's inconsistency of behaviour is due to Frank's tendency to react to every situation in the manner which most amuses him - as a result of this he can be a very difficult character to predict. Frank is an archetypal fool, an innocent, and never learns anything. Frank has a girlfriend, a female counterpart who is almost identical to him in appearance - the biggest differences being that she has longer, floppier ears and long eyelashes.

Key facts

Frank is of animal origin. The character is published by Fantagraphics. With 49 recorded issue appearances, Frank ranks among the most featured characters in comics.