Drew Friedman initially gained attention in the 1980s for his morbid alternative comics, often collaborating with his brother Josh Alan Friedman, depicting bygone celebrities in absurd, tragicomic scenarios. His unique style, which captures the dark underbelly of fame and the absurdity of life, earned praise from figures like Kurt Vonnegut, who compared him to Goya. Friedman's artistic evolution includes illustrations for prominent publications and collections like 'Old Jewish Comedians,' which the New York Times Book Review hailed as 'a festival of drawing virtuosity and fabulous craggy faces,' calling him 'the Vermeer of the Borscht Belt.' His work is marked by a profound understanding of human nature and a masterful portrayal of its frailties.
In her first ever graphic memoir, four-time Emmy-winning comedy writer Merrill Markoe unearths her treasured diaries, long kept under lock and key, to illustrate the hilarious story of her preteen and teen years and how she came to realise that her secret power was her humour.
Perverted, Insane, Degenerate, Brilliant. Artist Drew Friedman pays tribute to the great underground comix creators from Z (Zap) to A (Arcade).
A new collection of portraits of cultural legends from the only cartoonist to have graced the covers of both New Yorker and Mad magazine, and seemingly everything in between.