Renowned for his detailed and satirical portrayals of forgotten Hollywood stars, vintage Jewish comedians, and quirky characters, Friedman has dedicated his life to capturing the essence of American pop culture with a unique blend of humor and nostalgia.

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth exploration of the life and work of artist Drew Friedman, This film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, takes viewers on a journey through Friedman's career evolution from his roots in underground comics to his prestigious position as a cover artist for The New Yorker. — Read the rest

Artist Drew Friedman wrote a tribute to the cartooning legend, Robert Crumb, as he approaches his 80th birthday on August 29.

To celebrate this occasion, Drew is releasing a limited edition print of his illustration, "R. Crumb at Work." Only thirty-five prints were produced, each signed by Friedman, hand-titled, and numbered. — Read the rest

Artist Drew Friedman just released a fine art print of comedian Lenny Bruce in an edition of 20

In Bob Fosse's hit 1974 film Lenny, Dustin Hoffman gave us Lenny Bruce as hip hustler turned tedious martyr. In The Marvelous Mrs.

The amazing Drew Friedman, author and illustrator of many of my favorite books, including Old Jewish Comedians, Heroes of the Comics, More Heroes of the Comics, and  Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix, just released a new fine art print in an edition of 10 of director and musician Terry Zwigoff, best known for directing the documentary Crumb. — Read the rest

This Friday would have been Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday.  To commemorate the occasion, Drew Friedman painted this portrait, which is available as a print on his website.

KURT VONNEGUT 2022 fine art print / edition of 15 / $225.00

KURT VONNEGUT, JR.

My favorite book of 2022 is Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix, by Drew Friedman. It contains 101 incredible full-page portraits/capsule bios of artists, writers, publishers, and editors of the underground comic book revolution of the 1960s.

I grew up reading the work of these artists, but I'd only seen photos of a handful of them (Crumb, Spain, Shelton, Bodē, Kominsky, Griffith, Spiegelman, Mavrides, Pekar, Robbins), so it was a treat to see what everyone else looked like. — Read the rest

The incredible Drew Friedman was recently interviewed on Cartoonist Kayfabe. I'm a huge fan of his detailed portraits of cultural figures, such as Tiny Tim, Robert Crumb, and these sideshow performers. In the interview he talks about his artistic process, his time at SVA and RAW magazine, and the work that went into his new book Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix. — Read the rest

I love Drew Friedman's latest print, which riffs on The Beatles' Rubber Soul album cover to highlight four great TV shows that debuted in 1966 (the same year Rubber Soul came out, give or take a year). I know Star Trek, Batman, and The Monkees, of course, but had never heard of It's About Time until I saw this poster. — Read the rest

The fantastic Drew Friedman says: "My latest book project will be one hundred black and white portraits of underground comix icons presented as they were during that most fertile era of underground comix, 1967-1977, from Z to A, ZAP to ARCADE (with some stops before and after). — Read the rest

Drew Friedman says:

The Netflix documentary series Dirty Money, season two, debuted with a profile of Jared Kushner (titled "Slumlord Millionaire") directed by Morgan Pehme and Dan DiMauro (who also made the Roger Stone documentary).

The filmmakers filmed me for the episode, sent cameras up to my my home studio to interview me about Kushner, (who I did 50 covers for back when he published the NY Observer), and also filmed me over a course of three days creating an illustration of Jared channeling Dorian Gray, with the exposed picture being his father-in-law).

A while back we ran some pages from Drew Friedman's new book All the Presidents, which has a portrait of every U.S. President, drawn by Drew. If you happen to be anywhere near Ohio State University, do yourself a favor and see Drew's "Drawn to Presidents" exhibit at the Billy Ireland Library & Museum. — Read the rest

The great Drew Friedman took time to draw a portrait of every U.S. President. His work always blows me away (as you might guess, given the number of times I've posted about him). Below, a few samples from the book, which is called All the Presidents. — Read the rest

In MAD #7, illustrator Drew Friedman has a fantastic portrait of the great science fiction illustrator, Frank "Kelly" Freas, along with a short essay about seeing a copy of the paperback Son of MAD (with a Freas cover) as a kid. — Read the rest

Portrait artist extraordinaire Drew Friedman worked as an intern for Marvel boss Stan Lee, and went on to draw Lee's likeness many times. On his blog, Drew remembers Lee:

Stan Lee (1922-2018), Born Stanley Martin Lieber, was a complex man.

I've said before that Drew Friedman is the greatest living portrait artist, and his new book, Drew Friedman's Chosen People, offers proof of my claim. It's available for pre-order now.

Featuring over 100 of Drew Friedman's hyper-realistic portraits of the greats, the near-greats, and the not-so-greats, created over the past decade.

The great illustrator Drew Friedman will be exhibiting the portraits he painted for Heroes of the Comics and More Heroes of the Comics at the Museum of Illustration in NYC May 2 to June 3, 2017. (Read my reviews here and here). — Read the rest

"Hi Drew, I'd really like to talk to you, but there are many far more important people here for me to talk to right now."
— Jared Kushner, publisher of the New York Observer

In 1987, Arthur Carter began publishing The New York Observer, the salmon-colored broadsheet covering NY politics, show business, gossip and media. — Read the rest

Drew Friedman is one of the best illustrators alive today. His work has appeared on the cover of MAD, Spy, and The New Yorker and his recent books about comic book heroes and Jewish comedians will go down in history as masterpieces. — Read the rest

I raved about Heroes of the Comics when it came out in 2014. Now I'm going to rave about More Heroes of the Comics, the new companion volume. This large book has 100 meticulous color paintings of people who were involved in the early days of comic books, painted by Drew Friedman, the great portraitist of our time. — Read the rest

Drew Friedman says:

The world's greatest cartoonist Robert Crumb was in Portland, Oregon earlier this week, and paid a visit to the office of a private art collector and mutual friend who also owns the original artwork to my 8-page comic strip "R.