Mark Bodé is a central figure in contemporary art, graffiti, and underground comics. As the son of underground comics pioneer Vaughn Bodé, he continues a visual language that shaped the foundations of graffiti and hip hop culture.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Vaughn Bodé’s characters circulated through underground flyers, album art, and comics as icons of New York City counterculture. Alongside Bodé’s iconic comic book bubble lettering style, the popularity of these characters within the underground positioned them at the core of graffiti’s emerging visual identity. From the earliest days of graffiti and hip hop to the present, characters such as Cheech Wizard and Da’ Lizard have been adopted as unofficial mascots of the movement.

Through the continued development of the Bodé visual language and characters, known collectively as Da’ Bodeverse, Mark Bodé extends its presence across contemporary art, graffiti, and comics. He was a foundational contributor to publications such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Cobalt 60, and has exhibited at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, and Modern Art Museum Shanghai. Through his ongoing projects, exhibitions, and public artworks, Mark Bodé maintains a direct connection to the culture that he and his father helped shape.