He said that he liked how Pepe, in the original comic, is “positive and chill.” “Feels Good, Man” was one of the early Pepe memes, before the internet created Sad Pepe.

Pepe the Frog started as a character from a comic series, "Boy's Club" by Matt Furie in 2005, according to Know Your Meme. While the somewhat sad-looking frog did not have racist or antisemitic ...

#FreeSadFrogs ⚔️ — Sad Frogs District (@SadFrogsD) August 16, 2021 It is unclear how this DMCA claim will play out, as the project’s artwork doesn’t appear to directly depict Pepe the Frog.

Key Background: Pepe the Frog, the meme Pepecoin is based on, has a long history. The character was created for a 2005 comic strip by cartoonist Matt Furie and eventually became an internet meme ...

As a token based on the famous “Pepe the Frog” meme, its market capitalization has skyrocketed to $566 million, making it one of the top 100 largest cryptocurrencies.