David Horvath.

comics artist · children's writer

United States, Born 1971

In short

David Z. Horvath (May 28, 1971) is an American illustrator, comics artist, toy designer and author best known for creating the popular Uglydoll characters as well as the world they inhabit, The Uglyverse, with his wife, Sun-Min Kim. The toy line began in 2001 with a single plush toy called Wage, hand sewn by his romantic and creative partner, Sun-Min Kim for David as a gift, and grew into the brand. Kim and Horvath were later married.