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Artist Drew Friedman pays tribute to the great underground comix creators from Z (\u003ci\u003eZap\u003c\/i\u003e) to A (\u003ci\u003eArcade\u003c\/i\u003e).\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the publication of R. Crumb's debut issue of \u003ci\u003eZap\u003c\/i\u003e in 1968, the Underground Comix revolution exploded, creating a major paradigm shift and blowing the lid off the traditional comic book. \u003ci\u003eMaverix and Lunatix\u003c\/i\u003e features 101 full page portraits (and more) by a cartooning icon in his own right, Drew Friedman, spotlighting the essential artists, writers, and editors who defined one of the great art and countercultural movements of the 20th century. Featuring R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, S. Clay Wilson, Melinda Gebbie, Art Spiegelman, Vaughn Bode, Trina Robbins, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, Sharon Rudahl, Larry Gonick, Rick Veitch, Joyce Farmer, Justin Green, \"Grass\" Green, George DiCaprio, Diane Noomin, Harvey Pekar, Robert Williams, Howard Cruse, Dan O'Neill, Spain Rodriguez, Shary Flenniken, Richard Corben, and so many others… all of whom helped to reinvent an entire artistic medium and became icons of underground comix.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Marc Maron (\u003ci\u003eWTF with Marc Maron\u003c\/i\u003e) and an afterword by historian Patrick Rosenkranz (\u003ci\u003eRebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963–1975\u003c\/i\u003e), each portrait in \u003ci\u003eMaverix and Lunatix\u003c\/i\u003e is also accompanied by a short biography of its subject by Friedman, making the book both a gorgeous art book and a valuable historical resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrew Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Mad, New Yorker, Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other magazines. He is the author of several collections of comics and cartooning, including \u003ci\u003eAll the Presidents, Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix, Old Jewish Comedians\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAny Similarity to Persons Living or Dead is Purely Coincidental\u003c\/i\u003e. He resides in Pennsylvania with his wife and collaborator, Kathy Bidus, and their beagles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Maron\u003c\/b\u003e is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In 2009, Maron started \u003ci\u003eWTF with Marc Maron\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring his revelatory conversations with iconic personalities. It became a worldwide phenomenon, with more than six-million downloads each month and 250 million lifetime downloads within its first 6 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Rosenkranz\u003c\/b\u003e is widely acknowledged as one of the premiere scholars of the underground comix movement. 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