Up For Three Days: The Art Of Clay Parker

In the post-industrial wasteland of 1990s Cleveland, artist Clay Parker created a vast body of fliers and comix unseen for decades. His work pulses with sex, drugs, booze, and a ferocious energy; Parker’s black-and-white grotesques writhe across the page. He produced flier art for the era’s luminaries in the underground gunk-punk scene, using elaborate lettering and eye-gouging imagery that grabbed the eye and never let go. Parker drew prolifically for a decade before stepping back from the public eye—until now. Up For Three Days collects hundreds of show fliers, comics, and drawings by a singular, enigmatic master of monochrome illustration. Part ethnography, part cautionary tale, it is the first comprehensive collection of this overlooked, adult artist. Featuring an introduction by Cleveland comics stalwart Jake Kelly and extended commentary by Parker, this is a wild, funny, and boundary-pusting tour through Parker’s jagged world for mature readers.

Who might be interested in reading?

• Readers who love underground 1990s indie comics and hand-drawn art with raw energy
• Fans of monochrome illustration, grotesque humor, and bold typography
• Readers who enjoy art anthologies that blend memoir, ephemera, and cultural history
• Those seeking mature, boundary-pushing storytelling that explores subculture spaces