Ed Piskor

Ed Piskor

Ed Piskor (born July 28, 1982 in Homestead, Pennsylvania) is an alternative comics artist operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a former student of the Joe Kubert School and is best known for his artistic collaborations with underground comics pioneers Harvey Pekar of "American Splendor" fame, and Jay Lynch who illustrates "Garbage Pail Kids". He has a cult following amongst minicomic fans with his series "Deviant Funnies" and "Isolation Chamber".

Piskor has been fascinated by comics throughout his childhood. He was a great fan of mainstream comics such as "Spider-Man", but his interest in the alternative comics developed rapidly when, at the age of 9, he saw a documentary that had Harvey Pekar reading one of his "American Splendor" stories.

After finishing high school, he attended the renowned Joe Kubert School for a year. He met some notable comic artist there such as Steve Bissette, Tom Yeates, John Totleben, and Rick Veitch.

His first major comics "Deviant Funnies" and the autobiographical "Isolation Chamber" are generally marked with dark humour. In 2003 he started his collaboration with Jay Lynch, and shortly after that with Harvey Pekar. Piskor's first major with Pekar task was illustrating stories of "", which ellaborates Pekar's experience after the release of the movie "American Splendor". Piskor also illustrated Pekar's latest graphic novel "Macedonia", which was released on June 26, 2007 through Villard Books.

Piskor's latest series, "Wizzywig" deals with Kevin "Boingthump" Phenicle, a young prodigy who becomes fascinated with social engineering, phone phreaking, and eventually computer hacking. As the series progresses, Kevin grows as well as his trials and tribulations with hacking. His endeavors make him legendary; his abilities are feared and also revered by many.

The character from the series, Kevin, is a composite of many well known phreaks and hackers such as Kevin Mitnick, Kevin Poulsen, Joy Bubbles, and many others. Volume 1: "Phreak" is available through [http://www.edpiskor.com Piskor's website] .

Piskor's drawing has been influenced by 60s and 70s underground comix scene, and he also points Robert Crumb as a major influence, but comic critics have praised Piskor for developing his own artistic style.

External links

* [http://www.edpiskor.com www.edpiskor.com] Piskor's homepage
* [http://www.sequart.com/columns/index.php?col=9&column=1210 interview with Rob clough]
* [http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=1247 Profile at ninthart.com]
* [http://comicsnexus.insidepulse.com/articles/49042 Interview about Macedonia Graphic novel written by Harvey Pekar and Heather Roberson]
* [http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2008/01/01/wizzywig-volume-1-phreak-by-ed-piskor/ Review of "Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak" by Brian Heater]
* [http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/22/weekend-reviews-wizzywig-vol-1-phreak/ Review of "Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak" at Newsarama]


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