'Book of Leviathan'.
Along with Herman Brood, Kurt Cobain, Yamatsuka Eye, Daniel Johnston, Jon Langford (Chuck Death), John Lennon, Tuli Kupferberg, Bent Van Looy and Charlie Watts, Blegvad is one of the few rock musicians who once drew comics. Peter Blegvad is mainly active as a musician and singer-songwriter, but his oblique wit has also found expression in drawing, writing and pedagogy. He has been member of several bands, including the avant-pop band Slapp Happy. Between 1992 and 1999, he published his surreal comic strip 'Leviathan' in the newspaper The Independent. In 2001, a book collection was published called 'The Book of Leviathan'. The beautiful artwork recalls the old American artistic tradition and is reminiscent of the work of Chris Ware. Other comics and illustrations by Blegvad have appeared in The Ganzfeld and Ben Katchor's Picture Story 2.
Peter Blegvad was an influence on John Riordan. Matt Groening was once quoted: "Peter Blegvad's comic strip is one of the greatest, weirdest things I've ever stared at. Give me Leviathan or give me death!". Ben Katchor praised the author with the following words: "Whenever I'm asked for proof that literature, art and poetry can exist in comic-strip form, I point to Peter Blegvad."
'Book of Leviathan'.