Artist Brad Parker worked as an illustrator for Marvel and DC comics and in the film industry, applying the same skills to gay erotic comics as Ace Moorcock, including series for Freshmen with titles like "Junior Jock Jackoff Jizz Juice Journal." Transitioning to fine art and relocating to Hawaii, he created surrealist paintings combining cartoon-inspired animals, kitsch, and tiki imagery, according to one critic, “elevating it to art.”