Ed Piskor

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Ed Piskor (born July 28, 1982 in Homestead, Pennsylvania) is an alternative comics artist operating out of Pittsburgh, Pa. 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 Spiderman, 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 shorly after that with Harvey Pekar. Piskor's first major with Pekar task was illustrating stories of American Splendor:Our Movie Year, which ellaborates Pekar's experience after the release of the movie American Splendor. Piskor is also illustrating Pekar's upcoming graphic novel Macedonia.

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.