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Welcome to mi new casa, “New Yak City.Com”, a pretty clever play on words conceived, constructed, and paid in full by my homeboy and fellow underground cartoonist, Darrell…so give the man some love already…without him, you’d still be  reading my “art” on bathroom stalls.

I’m Yak the Ripper, aka Yakub Yakallah Yakhova, aka Yakoo, aka the Yza, aka Yakuza, aka Appletooth Johnny Buckwild...ehhh…that was back in my trannie porn days. Shit man….I was young and had a $50 a day meth addiction to maintain…Can I live?

I grew up in the south, specifically the humid part where their all into a relatively new concept called “Bible Thumping” and worshipping some ghost in the sky…it’s a hoot, I tell you. I grew up wishing to rob banks. I still want to rob a bank…and maybe I have….maybe I haven’t.

If I have…where’s the money Mr. Prosecutor…huh? Where’s the goddam money?

I swear to God…you can’t burn the flag at a pro-choice/pro gay rights parade these days without everyone getting their feelings hurt.

Worlds full of assholes, haters, busters, crackers, fake ass motherfuckers, criminals, douchebags, assclowns, and conmen.

Speaking  of Bush, I have a love/hate relationship. I love me some bush…but I hate Bu$h. So I made the little monkey motherfucker a puppet in my cartoon strip. Anyone who mercs that hideous sunavabitch I’ll give you an autographed drawing of him!

Ha! I joke!
That was a joke…okay?
Or was it?
Couldn’t hurt to find out.

Fuck it.

I believe in the freedom of speech as you can or can’t tell and I believe in pushing the envelope. Speaking of which, where do you push an envelope? And what’s so freaking edgy about pushing it in the first place? It’s an envelope….now….say that envelope is packed with high grade governmental anthrax…then yeah, it’s a little risky, ya know? LOL…a couple of years ago I was mailing that shit out like Publishers Clearing House…ha ha ha…what fun!

Anyways…a little bit about myself, then please..go run off enjoy my cartoons, buy my merchandise, and visit the places we direct you to visit.

I was your typical below average, barely graduated, old E drinking, pothead, pussy chasing, car stereo stealing, acid dropping, comic book reading, jerk-off student. I joined the Marine Corp directly after high school…fucking bad move yo. But I survived…I’m disabled now motherfuckers, so lets hear it for disabled vets. (crickets).

I’m in college now studying the system. Ironically I’m studying commercial art because it’s the best way for me to learn art given my options. So far I’m self taught but actually I’ve studied the works of Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Robert Crumb (Zap, Fritz the Cat, many others), Robert Williams (famous painter, Zap Comix), George Herriman (Krazy Kat), S.Clay Wilson (Checkered Demon), Gary Larson (Far  Side), Aaron McGruder (Boondocks), Sam Keith(The Max), Frank Miller (Sin City, Batman) and countless others. I think my influences go beyond visual art however, I’ve been influenced by everyone from George Carlin, Malcolm X, Rakim, MF Doom, Clive Barker, to  Dominique Wilkins, the Rza, Mohammed Ali, Dr. King, and Jerry Seinfeld. There’s really so many great minds and amazing people that helped shape who I am today.

My cartoons are hard to swallow sometimes…sometimes they might make you mad, sometimes they might disgust you…but it’s all in the interest of parody. We live in a fucked up world and all I’m doing is sketching an outline of what it’s like to be a human being….from an extreme and pornographic/violent standpoint.  I’m proud of them, I live and die by their integrity. They make me happy, what can I say?

Finally, I can’t leave without hollering  at some of my people….Mom, Dad, Meredith, the rest of my fam….I love you. AnnMarie…you know I love you and thanks for the continued support…you’ve gave structure and balance to my life, you’ve brought new meaning to my existence Luv and yes…I’m going to marry you, J-Quig…your  my brother, this you know….you and Mook…one love. Darrell, well hell….i haven’t even met you dog…but  there’s no question that your one of my best friends already, I cant’ thank you enough for this opportunity, you’re a dope motherfucker and one of the undergrounds undiscovered gems.

Peace to the Gods and the Earth

Yak the Ripper

August 8, 2006