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| Cover artist | Ed Subitzky |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | New York Review Comics, New York Review Books |
Publication date | October 10th, 2023 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 174 |
| ISBN | 978-1-68137-787-2 |
Poor Helpless Comics!: The Cartoons (and More) of Ed Subitzky is a retrospective book of the humor work of cartoonist and writer Ed Subitzky. The book is published by the New York Review Books imprint New York Review Comics and was released on October 10, 2023.[1] The blurbs on the back cover were written by cartoonists Lynda Barry and Roz Chast and comedy writer and producer Mike Reiss of The Simpsons.
The book showcases much of Subitzky's varied body of work for National Lampoon (magazine) as well as for numerous other publications including The New York Times. The book also covers Subitzky's appearances on live TV, both for the David Letterman Show and also for Late Night with David Letterman. The book is structured around a recent interview with Subitzky that was carried out by the underground cartoonist Mark Newgarden.