Pepe the Frog is dead.
His own creator killed him off this past Saturday to save him from the alt-right, which hijacked the anthropomorphic frog as their own during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In a final single-page comic, Matt Furie depicted Pepe in a coffin, surrounded by other members of the Boy’s Club family (the original series he drew Pepe for back in 2005).
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Since the drawing was released over the weekend as part of Fantagraphics’ Free Comic Book Day, obituaries—perhaps the first ever written for a meme—have been published in honor of the deceased internet icon. To honor Pepe in our own way, we’re rounding up some of Pepe’s shining moments.
From playing Nicki Minaj to be cast for a Wendy’s internet ad campaign, flip through the slides to read about five of Pepe the Frog’s biggest roles.