Written by Secret Headquarters
Johnny Ryan can bring what we call the funny time. It's the type of humor that might have you in tears, not because of laughter but because you are straining, holding back the bile being forced from your stomach in disgust. Okay, maybe that was a bit over the top, but the truth of the matter is that Johnny Ryan somehow makes the grossest of situations incredibly entertaining. He has developed into a shining bastion of lowbrow humor for good reason.
Johnny's brand of gag cartoons is equal parts hi-jinx and finely tuned craft. These might be the sickest comics available, but Ryan is a truly talented craftsman, which is what helps to transform these cartooned pranks from naïve childhood comics into true art. Each panel of Angry Youth Comix, his best-known work, is closely scrutinized for line quality, composition and yuck factor. These comics are a whirlwind of hot-button topics like: guts, knives, poo, zits, blood, animals, body parts, puke and the like.
Ryan's first collection of comics, Blecky Yuckerella, which chronicles the life of the ugliest second grade girl in the world, explores issues like toe jam, urine and snot among other pressing worldly topics of interest. These 4 panel gag strips have propelled Ryan to the forefront of gross out comics. Social satire? Come on, anybody who is familiar with his cartoons knows that being "politically incorrect" would only start to describe Johnny Ryan, a true professional, and an American at heart.
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