Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental: An Anthology of Comic Art 1979-1985 #[nn]

Collecting underground comic work by Drew Friedman and Josh Alan Friedman from 1979 to 1985, this Fantagraphics anthology wears its satirical intent right on its sleeve — or rather, its cover, where a hyper-realistically rendered, wide-eyed man's disembodied head floats against a cloudy sky with an expression somewhere between bewilderment and mild dread. Drew Friedman's cover pencils and inks showcase the obsessive, stipple-influenced portraiture style that made this creative duo's work so distinctive in the early-'80s underground scene. With an introduction cheekily credited to "Chappy" O'Daniel, elevator man emeritus, this 2012 collection makes it abundantly clear that any resemblance to real people is — well, you know the rest.