Eric Drooker
The New Yorker, cover artist
Naked City: A Graphic Novel
Flood: A Novel in Pictures
Blood Song: A Silent Ballad
Howl: A Graphic Novel
website: Drooker.com
signed prints: Drooker.com/prints
- Album cover for Rage Against the Machine by Eric Drooker “All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music.” Drooker.com
- Friday, Jan 30—National Shutdown General Strike! No Work. No School. No Shopping. Stop Funding ICE. Migrating more than 3,000 miles from the northeastern U.S. to southern Mexico, the monarch butterfly has become a powerful symbol of the immigrant rights movement. nationalshutdown.org
- "Children's Games" by Eric Drooker We joined the crowd heading toward Central Park. As the numbers swelled, the march spilled into the streets and moved toward the United Nations, demanding an end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam—with Martin Luther King at the front, leading the way.
- “Oil Wars” by Eric Drooker Ink on Scratchboard Original drawing available: Drooker.com/original-art #EricDrooker #AntiWar #PoliticalArt
- “Seasonal Delivery” by Eric Drooker Every winter, I spotted him ringing his bell outside S. Klein’s department store on East 14th Street. “But how will Santa get into the apartment?” We lived on the seventh floor of a high-rise, and there was no chimney or fireplace for him to come down.
- Had a lovely time at the Cartoon Art Museum in SF the other night. I’m always curious to confer, converse, and otherwise hobnob with my fellow cartoonists. “The West Coaster” is an all-star exhibition that will run through February 22, 2026 at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.
- I’ll be appearing, with several cartoonist friends, at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco tomorrow (Friday, 12th) night. A reception including a panel discussion with the artists will take place from 6:30 - 8:30. Cartoon Art Museum 781 Beach Street, Fl 1 San Francisco, CA 94109 Drooker.com
- “Hellgate Bridge" by Eric Drooker When I was a kid growing up in lower Manhattan, I was mesmerized by the city’s wild variety of bridges. From my bedroom window, I could see the Brooklyn Bridge in the distance, and as I grew older, I often walked across to Brooklyn. Drooker.com/prints
- San Francisco, this Sunday afternoon, I’m giving a slide lecture in the Mission District at 4:30 at 1125 Valencia St., Room 316. I’ll accompany the slideshow on a variety of instruments and will hand out posters which I’ll happily sign for you. Drooker.com
- San Francisco this Sunday afternoon, I’ll be giving a slide lecture in the Mission District: December 7th at 4:30 at the Zinn Bookfair — 1125 Valencia St., Room 316. I’ll project hundreds of my images and discuss the city’s evolving landscape. Drooker.com
- “Uvalde, Texas” by Eric Drooker On May 24th, an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed nineteen children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter was allowed to remain in the classroom for 1 hour and 14 minutes, while Police officers chose not to breach the classroom.
- “The Impossible Dream” by Eric Drooker In the Spanish novel, Don Quixote, written in 1605, the protagonist’s mind transforms the mundane into the magical: himself into a heroic knight in armor and windmills into wicked giants. Signed prints available: www.drooker.com/prints
- A knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork. That's the way we spell New York. Right on.
- Alex the street dancer, from “Naked City.” Available in bookstores everywhere. Purchase a signed copy from the artist and save: Each copy includes an original, hand-drawn sketch: Drooker.com
- “Grand Central Terminal” by Eric Drooker On Sunday, March 22, 2020, at 8:00 PM, New York City entered its COVID-19 lockdown. The following morning, the New Yorker ran this haunting cover. Signed prints available: Drooker.com/prints
- I designed this poster for a May Day concert in Tompkins Square Park, in the heart of the East Village back in 1990. For more than a century, the park was open around the clock—a liberated zone. During the Resist to Exist festival, music, poetry, and political debate filled the park. Drooker.com
- "Papa Gede" by Eric Drooker In Haitian Vodou mythology, Papa Gede was the first man to die—and the first to rise again—laughing. He wears his stovepipe hat like a crown of mischief, his lips wet with smoke and the taste of apple, sweet and rotting all at once. Drooker.com/original-art
- “The Three Graces” from Naked City: A Graphic Novel Available in bookstores everywhere. Purchase a signed copy from the artist and save: Each copy includes an original, hand-drawn sketch! Order here: Drooker.com
- “Central Park Row” by Eric Drooker One of the park’s most iconic features is a serene 20-acre body of water surrounded by lush greenery. Created in the 1850s as part of the park’s original design, what is now a stunning and picturesque pond was once nothing more than a large, untamed swamp.
- “Lil’ Kim” by Eric Drooker What’s with the strange hair? Why have authoritarian rulers throughout history been so obsessed with their coiffures? While the public is more concerned with what lies beneath the hood, many of the world’s tyrants are instantly recognizable by their distinctive haircuts.
- Tonight in San Francisco! Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me this evening for a musical slide lecture. Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM 518 Valencia St. — SF Mission District More info: ShapingSF.org
- Tonight in San Francisco! Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me this evening for a musical slide lecture. Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM 518 Valencia St. — SF Mission District Shapingsf.org
- “The Ring” by Eric Drooker The winner-take-all model of American democracy has always struck me as a bizarre, outdated ritual. Unlike most democracies that use Proportional Representation to allocate seats based on vote share, the U.S. clings to an all-or-nothing approach. Drooker.com/new-yorker
- SF People—Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Take a break and join me Wednesday evening for a musical slide lecture. Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 PM 518 Valencia St. — San Francisco’s Mission District. www.drooker.com/slide-lectures
- I’m giving a musical slide lecture on Wednesday, October 1st, at 7:30 pm in San Francisco. Details here: www.shapingsf.org
- “Gun Shopping” by Eric Drooker With the increasing frequency of random, mass shootings in the United States, guns have become as American as apple pie. 32% of US adults say they own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun household. Drooker.com
- Tomorrow night, on the streets of Manhattan's East Village, I’ll project hundreds of slides, accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” in front of Village Works: 12 St. Mark’s Place, between 2nd & 3rd Aves. Tuesday, Sept 16th at 7:30 PM Drooker.com
- Tonight on Manhattan's Lower East Side, I’ll project hundreds of slides, discuss growing up in the neighborhood, and the history of Tompkins Square Park going back to 1874. Accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” right in the park. Sat, Sept 13th at 9:00 PM
- Tomorrow night in Tompkins Square Park, I’ll project hundreds of slides, talk about growing up in the neighborhood—and the neighborhood’s history—going back to 1874. Accompanied by live music, I’ll transform the evening into a “cartoon concert” right in the park. Saturday, Sept 13th at 9:00 PM
- New York friends! Tonight I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street. See you there! Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM Drooker.com
- “Black Lives Matter” by Eric Drooker The city of Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in outrage after the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen-year-old Black man. Eyewitnesses stated that Brown had his hands up when shot, leading to the slogan “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Drooker.com
- Wednesday night, I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street. Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM World War 3 Illustrated Live Presents: Eric Drooker & Seth Tobocman Live music by Continuity of Struggle Drooker.com
- “59th Street Bridge” by Eric Drooker Amidst the clamor and chaos Of screeching ironwork A serene moment emerges Hidden deep within the city’s rusted ribcage This is not just a kiss— It’s defiance, beauty, and belonging Carved into the architecture Of a heartless city. Drooker.com
- A week from tonight, I’ll perform a live slideshow with my old friend, Seth Tobocman, at P.I.T. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 411 South 5th Street. Wednesday, Sept. 10th at 7:00—10:00 PM World War 3 Illustrated Live Presents! Live music by Continuity of Struggle Drooker.com
- “Art is a hustle, my dear, a non-stop hustle. You’ve gotta work like crazy.” Drooker.com
- “A Bright Future” by Eric Drooker Many countries are investing in renewable energy sources like wind, hydroelectric, and solar power. At present, the U.S. lacks the political will to turn this vision into reality. Drooker.com
- Don’t overthink this poem Don’t try to analyze its imagery Just climb aboard—there’s plenty of room Roll with it You are free to doubt everything You experience—or to embrace it all With an impossibly simple Leap of faith Painting & poem by Eric Drooker Drooker.com
- The Eternal Summer by Eric Drooker City kids grow up in an artificial world—synthetic and inorganic. One thing they never take for granted is the presence of trees. For city kids, trees symbolize life and a kind of freedom—freedom from the grid. They are a rare sight in the city—almost exotic.
- “Liberty on Ice” by Eric Drooker In the September issue of The Nation. Drooker.com
- “Liberty on Ice” by Eric Drooker, in the current issue of The Nation.
- NAKED CITY: A Graphic Novel 336 pages, hardcover, full color, 8.75” x 6.25” Dark Horse Books Review of Naked City: open.substack.com/pub/jewishco...
- “Naked City operates as both intimate character study and systematic critique of how authenticity gets packaged and sold in America's cultural marketplace. Following an undocumented street musician . . . Drooker exposes the cruel ironies embedded in artistic success under capitalism. Drooker.com
- “Drooker never dreamed that the New Yorker would accept such an image for its cover. He didn't draw it for The New Yorker and only submitted it at the urging of a friend. But I'd like to see the New Yorker run more covers like this, covers that recognize today's peril."
- “Coney Island Express” by Eric Drooker My brother and I dreamed of visiting Disneyland since we were children, but our family never made the cross-country trip to California. Instead, we often went to Coney Island—the poor man’s Disneyland. Signed prints available here: www.drooker.com/prints
