And They're Both Called King!, in Rarebit Fiend's Sorel, Edward Comic Art Gallery Room

Edward Sorel
“And They’re Both Called King!”
Published in Penthouse, December 1992

Edward Sorel (b. 1929) is a living legend and one of the most talented cartoonists and illustrators of all time. His clever and unforgiving satire is the product of a lifetime spent observing and criticising the unpleasant reality of the American Dream.
His remarkable career was forged at the time of the rapid expansion of entertainment in the 1930s and 40s. He was swept up in the proliferation of gangster movies, musicals, comics, cartoons, jazz and other art forms that spread across America at the time. These influences were strong; to this day even the depiction of his most biting political satire is heavily influenced by popular culture.
Equally essential to Sorel’s success with both the press and the public is the spirited line that lends his work a casual, spontaneous look whilst fuelling the humour behind the image. This is both entirely deliberate – he wants his pictures to look effortless – and painstakingly achieved through the skills of traditional draughtsmanship. His drawings are anything but sketches, often worked up over many different stages. His dedication to draughtsmanship is very much in tune with his appreciation for the past masters of his art; he cites Gustave Doré and Honoré Daumier as major influences, sometimes even recasting their more famous compositions with modern characters.

And They're Both Called King!

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