Ed Piskor
Piskor wearing a hat, hoodie, and glasses
Piskor in 2017
Born (1982-07-28) July 28, 1982
Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Artist
Notable works
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Ed Piskor (born July 28, 1982)[1] is an alternative comics artist. He is also the co-host of the YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe with Jim Rugg.

Life

Piskor's Eisner Award winning series, Hip Hop Family Tree, is a historical account of hip hop culture and the artists that have shaped the genre.[2] In 2018, Piskor wrote and illustrated X-Men: Grand Design, a mini-series focusing on the history of the X-Men, for Marvel Comics.[3] The first issue of 'X-Men: Grand Design was released in December 2017.[4]

In 2020 Piskor started serializing a graphic novel titled Red Room on his personal Patreon page, which was published as a physical book in 2021.[5]

Works

  • Macedonia, New York, NY. : Villard/Random House, 2007. ISBN 9780345498991, OCLC 0345498992
  • Wizzywig, Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf, 2012. ISBN 9781603090971, OCLC 882988623
  • Hip Hop Family Tree, Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2013. ISBN 9781606996904, OCLC 861324827
  • X-Men : Grand Design, New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2018. ISBN 9781302904890, OCLC 1030161058
  • Red Room: The Antisocial Network, Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2021. ISBN 9781683964681, OCLC 1241071023
  • Red Room: Trigger Warnings, Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2022. ISBN 9781683965602, OCLC 1285123629

References

  1. ↑ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; page 107
  2. ↑ "Fantagraphics".
  3. ↑ Johnston, Rich (28 July 2017). "The X-Men's Origins Retold In 8 Page Preview Of Ed Piskor's X-Men: Grand Design". Bleeding Cool. Avatar Press. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marvel Comics Asks Retailers to Hold on to Ed Piskor's Corner Box". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  5. ↑ Balkam, Ryan (18 May 2020). "Creating An Outlaw Comic (Ed Piskor's RED ROOM)". The Comic Lounge. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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