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"Underground cartoonists are all a bunch of  baptist ministers in Popeye suits"  -Charles Bukowski I'm working on a series of illustrations that will eventually total 100 full page imag...

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This new portrait of Last Gasp publisher Ron Turner (Baba Ron), will accompany his foreword to the upcoming book SLOW DEATH ZERO: THE Comix Anthology of Ecological Horror", edited by Jon B. Coo...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2020/07/portrait-of-last-gasp-publisher-ron.html

Season two of the Netflix series DIRTY MONEY debuted on Netflix this month with the first episode a profile of President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top White House advisor, Jared Kushner. Ti...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2020/03/jared-kushner-channels-dorian-gray.html

I strongly recommend these three new biographies: STAN LEE, A MARVELOUS LIFE by Danny Fingeroth, St Martin's Press Stan Lee (born Stanley Lieber), was a complex man. He was both worshi...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/12/new-biographies-of-stan-lee-mac-raboy.html

A new exhibit, DRAWN TO PRESIDENTS: PORTRAITS AND SATIRIC DRAWINGS BY DREW FRIEDMAN will open to the public on November 2nd, 2019 and run till Feb 9th, 2020 at the BIlly Ireland CARTOON Librar...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/10/drawn-to-presidents-portraits-and.html

My latest book, ALL THE PRESIDENTS, portraits of all 45 presidents of the United States, inevitably concludes with the current president, Donald J. Trump. I didn't draw the 45 presidents chronol...

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Thur, Oct 3rd at New York's Strand Bookstore's Rare Books Room, Broadway and 12th St, join artist Drew Friedman in conversation with the legendary comedian and actor Robert Klein discussing Fr...

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Three upcoming books featuring my cover art:  my upcoming book "All The Presidents", coming out Sept 2019 from Fantagraphics books. Cover design by Keely McCarthey "RONDO HATTON, Beauty ...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/08/three-upcoming-book-covers.html

This new drawing of R. Crumb strumming his mandolin amongst his vast record collection in his home in Sauve, France is now available as a large, high quality, signed, titled and numbered limited ...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-robert-crumb-print.html

My new portrait of my old friend, musician Al Kooper, in celebration of his 75th birthday this year. This is now available as a large, high quality, limited edition (20), signed print. https:/...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/06/portrait-of-al-kooper.html

The Society of Illustrators, 128 E. 63rd St in New York hosts a visual panel and book signing for THE BOOK OF WEIRDO, a history and celebration of R. Crumb's legendary humor/graphics/comics maga...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-book-of-weirdo-celebration-at.html

I'll be a guest at the East Coast COMiCON on Sat, May 18th. I'll be doing TWO panels, SCHTICK FIGURES at 1:30 PM modorated by comics historian Danny Fingeroth, and at 5:00 PM, a panel celebratin...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-book-of-weirdo-launch-at-east-coast.html

I'm the third guest on Jon B. Cooke's fabulous new Comics/Comix podcast SUBTERRANEAN DISPATCH, following the one and only R. Crumb and comics historian Paul Buhle.  Listen in as we discuss ma...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/04/new-interview-for-subterranean-dispatch.html

A SON OF MAD For the latest issue of MAD (vol 2, #7), I drew this tribute to the 1959 signet paperback cover for SON OF MAD painted by famed science fiction illustrator and MAD's then main mag...

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James Coco, art by Al Hirschfeld... Jack Weston... art by Sam Norkin Dom Deluise... Jerry Stiller Sid Caesar Milton Berle... Jack Carter Tom Poston ...

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On March 2nd,  the worlds greatest greatest artist/cartoonist R. Crumb, in NYC for a gallery opening of his work,  joined me and author/editor Jon B. Cooke and his brother Andrew for lunch in ...

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This is my cover art for the upcoming Spring 2019 issue of MINESHAFT magazine, featuring artwork and prose by some of the world's greatest cartoonists, among them R. Crumb, Bill Griffith, Rober...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2019/01/mineshaft-37-cover.html

STAN LEE (1922-2018), Born Stanley Martin Lieber, was a complex man. He was both worshiped and vilified, and has been described as a tireless and shameless celebrity spokesman for Marvel comics....

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2018/11/drawing-stan-lee.html

My new portrait of the legendary TV horror host ZACHERLEY, "the Cool Ghoul" is based on a small black & white postcard image I created  in the mid-1980's for collector Glenn Bray,  and inc...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2018/10/zacherleys-centennial.html

Last night, 9/9/18, I spoke at the very funny and very touching memorial for the author, playright, artist, teacher, and longtime MAD magazine editor Nick Meglin, at the SVA theater in New York ...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-nick-meglin-memorial.html

(click to enlarge) Artist Drew Friedman discusses four decades of drawing old  Jewish comedians, legendary and forgotten comic book artists,  sideshow freaks, and Donald J. Trump, in a VISU...

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2018/08/schtick-figures-drew-friedman-in.html

back cover Thanks to John Wendler

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SAM NORKIN (1917-2011), was a renowned caricaturist and illustrator who created over 4000 published drawings over a seven decade career, depicting theater performers, film and TV actors, opera...

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This is my new, privately commisioned portrait of one of my favorite actors, Lon Chaney, Jr. It'll be included it this years Halloween issue of FILMFAX magazine. Lon Chaney, Jr was a wonde...

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Walter Slezak... Jules Munshin... John Carradine... Vincent Price... Leonard Nimoy... John Astin Ray Walston Sid Caesar... Dick Shawn ...

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