Mark Beyer (comics)
Mark Beyer (born October 8, 1950) is a self-taught American artist and former cartoonist. His comics were known for their bleak story lines, often featuring death, disfigurement, depression, and humiliation, which contrasted with his self-taught, geometric drawing style. Most of his stories were about the adventures of a codependent yet resentful couple named Amy and Jordan. Beyer made one final comic strip for the summer 2012 issue of the British magazine "Art Review". He is primarily known as a self-taught outsider artist. Biography. Beyer is originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the state's Lehigh  Valley region. He is a self-taught, outsider artist who has appeared in Raw Vision Magazine. Beyer's work was prominently featured in all but two issues (#3 and 4) of "Raw" magazine. He has also been published in "New York Press" and "New Musical Express". Beyer also had a recurring animated short series on MTV's "Liquid Television" ("The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo"); and a 1995 movie by Gregg Araki, "The Doom Generation", was loosely based on the "Amy and Jordan" strips. He has also produced cover artwork, including "Xman" and "***" by Michael Brodsky, T-shirts and posters  for John Zorn and the New York Downtown avant-garde music scene. In particular the cover and inserts for Zorn's tribute to Ornette Coleman "Spy vs Spy" (1989) and a popular Naked City T-shirt. Although he mostly works solo, Beyer has collaborated with writer Alan Moore. Zines. This list may not be complete.