Born shortly before the stress and confusion of world war 2's Great Britain, Steadman atteneded grammer school in Wales, joined the Royal Airforce and upon leaving the service, he attended the Bradshaw Press Arts School. He got his start doing newspaper comics for The Punch, a magazine as famous as the New Yorker was in NYC. Later his work exploded as he began illustrating for Hunter S. Thompson on things such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. His art is snide, political and unapologetic. The snark factor here is infinite, which is why I love it, not only for the visual aesthetic, but also because of the criticism he levels at everything around him.
I have a gift for you.
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