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Cartoonist Ed Piskor visits his decrepit childhood home
Ed Piskor says: "Pittsburgh magazine followed me around for a few weeks and put together a little piece on me and the Hip Hop comic. The highlight is going through my decrepit boyhood home for the...
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Mark Frauenfelder interviews Ed Piskor at Meltdown Comics
I had a great time interviewing cartoonist Ed Piskor, creator of Hip Hop Family Tree, about his influences and interests. He's 32 years old, but his knowledge of Silver Age and underground comics runs...
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Watch: Interview Ed Piskor about Hip Hop Family Tree
Hip Hop Family Tree cartoonist Ed Piskor was interviewed by CBR when he was at Comicon earlier this summer. The comic started on Boing Boing as a weekly strip in 2011 and continues to run every week...
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INTERVIEW: Hip Hop Family Tree's Ed Piskor on the weird old tools of classic...
Ed Piskor, creator of Hip Hop Family Tree (which debuted right here at Boing Boing) shared with us some of the ancient artistic tools that inspires his unique technique. While drawing a splendid Happy...
View ArticleEd Piskor's X-Men: Grand Design
Have you read "Grand Design", Ed Piskor's remix of the X-Men's epic history? You must, even if you're not into Marvel's legendarium, because it's amazing work. Not just a more engaging distillation of...
View ArticleBootleg Comics in this week's Cartoonist Kayfabe
Controversial subject matter in this week's episode. Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg showcase a small sample of their favorite unauthorized comics. Subscribe to the Cartoonist Kayfabe youtube channel for...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe: Wizard Magazine 16, December 1992
Ed and Jim's investigation into the 1990's comic book speculation boom and bust continues! In this issue: *The second wave of Image Comics creators is officially upon us with the release of Darker...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell 08: Ed Piskor's Strategy for Publishing His...
A comic book can go through many stages before it reaches its final form. This Show and Tell episode with your hosts Ed and Jim tracks Piskor's comic, Wizzywig, from its humble beginnings as a xeroxed...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe: Wizard Magazine issue 17, January 1993
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg continue down the 1990s comic book speculation rabbit hole to discuss Wizard 17 from January 1993. In this issue: • Brutes and Babes: Bart Sears on Cover design including Hip...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell: Jack Kirby Original Art (Eternals issue 9,...
The title says it all, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli got their grubby hands on some Jack Kirby artwork (inked by Mike Royer) from his 1970s period at Marvel. No ink-line or artistic decision...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe on Wizard Magazine issue 18, February 1993
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg continue down the 1990s comic book speculation bubble: • ANIA - the Association of Black Publishers is born! • Image and Malibu breakup • Palmer's Picks: Ted McKeever, Eddy...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell, Outlaw Comics!
What's an outlaw comic? Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg attempt to answer that question as they examine this misunderstood comic book subgenre. Outlaws comics are a strain of offensive, ink-drenched,...
View ArticleAkira vol. 1, Making a Masterpiece, Cartoonist Kayfabe Series
The main event begins! The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli give their kayfabe commentary on the first volume of Katsuhiro Otomo's Magnum Opus, Akira! Get your hands on the newish 35 year...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell: Yet Another Captain Marvel?
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg unpack the tale of Human Torch creator, Carl Burgos's, bitter attempt to agitate the mainstream comics publishers of the 1960s with his very own Captain Marvel character (and...
View ArticleCartoonist Kayfabe on Wizard Magazine issue 19, March 1993
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg continue to dissect the turbulent comic book speculator boom on the 1990s while looking through antique copies of Wizard Magazine. Some of this issues contents: * Jack Kirby...
View ArticleAkira Animation Cels! Cartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell
The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli got hold of a couple animation cels from the classic anime and couldn't help but show them off. A fun glimpse into the analogue way of producing...
View ArticleWizard Magazine issue 21, Cartoonist Kayfabe
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg continue to dissect the turbulent comic book speculator boom on the 1990s while looking through antique copies of Wizard Magazine. Some of this issues contents: • Jae Lee takes...
View ArticleHardcover Book Binding by Hand, Cartoonist Kayfabe
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg have long mentioned wanting to get their hands on a nice collection of Jamie Hewlett's Fireball comics from Deadline Magazine, so Jim decided to make one on his own. In fact, he...
View ArticleWizard Magazine 22, June 1993, Cartoonist Kayfabe
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg continue to dissect the turbulent comic book speculator boom on the 1990s while looking through antique copies of Wizard Magazine. What to expect in this issue: * Malibu's...
View ArticleEleanor Davis Comics! Cartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell
Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg discuss a few comics from one of the best cartoonists of their generation! Eleanor Davis' books: • You & A Bike & A Road • Libby's Dad • BDSM (Frontier 11) • How to Be...
View ArticleAkira volume 2, Cartoonist Kayfabe Commentary
What better way to celebrate 2019, the year before the Neo-Tokyo Summer Olympics, than to revisit Katsuhiro Otomo's classic manga in a book club format with the Cartoonist Kayfabe crew, Ed Piskor, Jim...
View ArticleDennis the Menace in Hawaii, Cartoonist Kayfabe Commentary
Dennis in Hawaii by Alan Wiseman and Fred Toole One of the most popular comics in American history gets the Kayfabe book club treatment with Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli. In 1958, Pines and...
View ArticleBatman Dark Knight Returns Issue 1, Kayfabe Commentary
No deep dive of this legendary comic exists online from a cartoonist's perspective, let alone 3 cartoonists! The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli unpack the Frank Miller 1986 Batman classic...
View ArticleBatman Dark Knight Returns Issue 2, Kayfabe Commentary
No deep dive of this legendary comic exists online from a cartoonist's perspective, let alone 3 cartoonists! The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli continue to unpack the Frank Miller 1986...
View ArticleBatman Dark Knight Returns Issue 3, Kayfabe Commentary
No deep dive of this legendary comic exists online from a cartoonist's perspective, let alone 3 cartoonists! The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli continue to unpack the Frank Miller 1986...
View ArticleBatman Dark Knight Returns Issue 4, Kayfabe Commentary
No deep dive of this legendary comic exists online from a cartoonist's perspective, let alone 3 cartoonists! The boys, Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli continue to unpack the Frank Miller 1986...
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Ed Piskor announces new comic book: Red Room, an "outlaw splatterpunk...
In the latest episode of Cartoonist Kayfabe, Ed Piskor (creator of Hip Hop Family Tree) talks about his forthcoming 12-issue comic book series, Red Room. You can pre-order it from Fantagraphics. From...
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Ed Piskor's Red Room is a splatterpunk masterpiece
The 208-page paperback edition of Boing Boing friend Ed Piskor's Red Room, The Antisocial Network comes out on November 9th. Piskor is the creator of the New York Time's bestsellers Hip Hop Family Tree...
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Looking back at the art and attitude of Jamie Hewlett's Tank Girl
On this installment of Cartoonist Kayfabe, Ed and Jim do a deep dive into Jamie Hewlett's hugely influential 80s/90s comic, Tank Girl. As is always the case on a Kayfabe vid, the dynamic duo of comic...
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