Comments on: wysiwyg: Ed Piskor

wysiwyg: Ed Piskor

not_on_display — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:59:08 -0800

Ed Piskor became interested in alternative comics at the tender age of nine [according to Wikipedia] after watching Harvey Pekar reading one of his stories in a documentary [most likely this one]. Fast-forward a decade or so, and Ed's getting the call from Pekar himself, asking Ed to draw some comics for him.

He started by collaborating with Garbage Pail Kids creator Jay Lynch before being picked up by Pekar (for whom he's since drawn peices for Our Movie Year [linked to above], Macedonia, and a history of the SDS, among others). Ed's also published a few well-known minicomics. He's currently working on the Wizzywig series, a fictional comics biography whose main character is a composite of well-known phreaks and hackers. Portions of part one and two are available on his website. For more pages from Wizzywig, as well as a veritable shitton of his other work, visit his blog. (Really. You'll get lost in there.) I don't think he's on Myspace, though.

By: Faze

Faze — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:08:10 -0800

He's certainly bad enough for Pekar, whose post-Crumb collaborators are like a hall of fame of klugey cartoonists. I like the way this guy cross-hatches at right angles. It makes every surface look like the side of Archie's head.

By: jscott

jscott — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:57:55 -0800

I'm having Ed speak at Blockparty, an north american demoparty (there looks to be only one this year) in Cleveland the weekend of April 16th-19th. I've reviewed Wizzywig on my weblog, and found it a good experience. Faze apparently hasn't read enough comics to find actual bad cartoonists, of which there are many and legion.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:56:24 -0800

Faze--do you own a comic book store? :) everyone's favorite comic sucks.

By: waxpancake

waxpancake — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:14:30 -0800

I bought both Wizzywig books and they're a joy for any fan of geek culture or computer history. And as a huge fan of the Clowes/Ware school of comics design, I can safely say the art's great. Faze doesn't know what he's talking about.