Ed Piskor Archives

Cartoonist Kayfaybe's Keynote Address To ComicsPRO
In their collective Cartoonist Kayfabe identity, Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg gave the Keynote Address to ComicsPRO by video It may have been the first in-person ComicsPRO event in three years, but Ed and Jim were going to do this bit behind the screen And they had a message to comic book retailers, sell more[...]
Jim Rugg Parodies Maus For Ed Piskor's Red Room
Ed Piskor's Red Room has been a massive smash hit for Fantagraphics A meta-narrative of a horror comic set on the dark web, it began as a serialised Patreon publication before being picked up for print Say that without spitting over everyone And during the series, Ed has gotten his Cartoonist Kayfabe collaborator Jim Rugg[...]
Dune: Promising Statement For Part Two Plus 3 New Posters
If someone's mobile phone had gone off in those beats, no court in the land could have convicted whatever collective punishment the mob might have handed out to the guilty parties. It also reminded me of a trick that Ed Piskor used in the X-Men: Grand Designs comics of late Creating a retro-style comic book, the[...]
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS OCT21 Solicitations
Ed Piskor's smash hit from Fantagraphics over the last year, Red Room, returns in December as Red Room: Trigger Warnings #1, the first of four issues running into 2022 Here is the visual-less solicitation, as well as everything else new lined up by Fantagraphics for their December 2021 solicits and solicitations. RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS #1 FANTAGRAPHICS[...]
Rob Liefeld To Ink Larry Hama &Be Inked By Kevin Eastman & Neal Adams
Rob Liefeld's final issue of Snake Eyes: Deadgame, issue 5 published by IDW, will see guest artists inking his work on the series, including Kevin Eastman, Ryan Ottley, Eric Canete, Karl Kerschl, Neal Adams, Jerry Ordway, Whilce Portacio, Karl Kesel, Art Thibert, Philip Tan, Dan Panosian, Dan Fraga, Ed Piskor, Marat Mychaels, Jim Rugg, Tom Scioli,[...]
Ed Piskor's Red Room Is Fantagraphics' Best-Selling Comic In Decades
Ed Piskor of Hip-Hop Family Tree graphic novels and Marvel's X-Men: Grand Design, and the Cartoonist KayFaybe channel on YouTube is releasing Red Room, a new comic book from Fantagraphics Books described as "an ambitious, new sci-fi horror comic" that "represents a significant milestone for the cartoonist: the creation of his first creator-owned, shared universe[...]
FCBD Free Comic Book Day 2021 Preview
Including an original, unique, Red Room comic from Ed Piskor, totally and utterly separate from his new series… so while Red Room will be the coolest new comic book this year, this will be the moment it sells out – by not selling any copies Because it's free. FCBD Preview: Ed Piskor's Red Room That's Only[...]
More FCBD Details For Valiant, 2000AD, Red Room, Dungeon & RL Stine
Ruthie and Ezra are eager to star in their family's films, but they'll soon find themselves in a real horror show with Wolfenscreem, the Lagoonatics, and the Wasp-Keeper…who are all ready for their revival with a vengeance! Ed Piskor writes "RED ROOM is going to be a @Freecomicbook Comic this year 5 original stories unique to[...]
Jim Rugg's Eightball Cover For Ed Piskor's Red Room, Coming To FCBD
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool scooped the news on the full Free Comic Book Day titles for the 14th of August, 2021, including Ed Piskor's new horror comic book series Red Room from Fantagraphics, which will launch for FCBD The Red Room Free Comic Book Day issue will feature 100% original content, exclusive to FCBD, and[...]
Two New Fantastic Four Posters Drop From Mondo Tomorrow
Next is a Thing poster by Fantastic Four Grand Design artist Ed Piskor I love how it looks like the poster can hardly contain him This one is limited to 250 and will run you $60 Both Fantastic Four poster will show up on Mondo's The Drop site at Noon EST Thursday Check them both[...]
Ed Piskor's X-Men: Grand Design Returns for X-Tinction in May
We're nearing the end of Ed Piskor's amazing condensing of the entire history of the X-Men into a few short comic books May sees the release of X-Men: Grand Design – X-Tinction #1, the first of two issues comprising the final installment of X-Men Grand Design. X-Tinction will tackle the mid-to-late eighties and early nineties, advertising[...]
SDCC '15: Significance of Historical Comics and Graphic Novels – The Pros Talk Shop
He was joined by writers and artists publishing historical oriented stories and biographies, which include Lora Innes (The Dreamer), Sara Ryan (Escape From Alcatraz), Matt Phelan (The Storm in the Barn), Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree), and Peter Bagge (Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story). Wolk asked the panelists their approach to research since many of[...]
Ed Piskor's Hip-Hop Family Tree To Go Monthly From Fantagraphics
The Hip-Hop Family Tree books from Ed Kiskor, telling a history of hip hop music through the imagery of comic books of the time has been a successful and critically acclaimed series of graphic novels. But now Fantagraphics are "uncollecting" the books into a monthly comic book series featuring new material, with thirteen issues already in[...]
Image Watch: The Big Joe Casey Sex Interview Part 2
Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree was really great, and I just snagged the second volume at SDCC Part of a fairly large Comic-Con haul that I haven't been able to dive into just yet I just got some of Benjamin Marra's latest comics in the mail — Blades & Lazers 2 and Terror Assaulter[...]
Things To Do In New York And Philadelphia This Week If You Like Comics(UPDATE)
It's a five-creator panel and signing from the creators of Minimum Wage, Rocket Girl, and more! Saturday, August 16th Locust Moon Comics at 34 South 40th Street in Philadelphia will host Ed Piskor and Tom Scioli at 7PM They say: "Come on out as Ed Piskor brings his New York Times best-selling and Eisner award-nominated HIP HOP[...]
Things To Do In New York, Philadelphia, And Pittsburgh This Week If You Like Comics
Guests include Farel Dalrymple, Craig Yoe, Tom Scioli, Ed Piskor, Gary Groth, Danny Hellman, Trina Robbins, and Jim Rugg. They say: "PIX  is devoted solely to creator-owned, self-published, small-press, and handmade comics, artists books and other visual works Admission is free and the event is open to the public.  The event will give Pittsburghers the opportunity[...]