Reluctant Hero

Fergus Purcell (a.k.a. Fergadelic) was born in 1970, and the decade hasn't stopped influencing him since. The iconic, hyper-literal designs and logos he's created for Silas, Hysteric Glamour, X-Girl Japan, and his own Tonite label often combine the stoner aesthetics of prog rock and classic metal with a subversive sense of humor that seems straight from the pages of Robert Crumb and Viz comics. Purcell's signature style is dictated by thematic elements–skulls, sci-fi, skate iconography, music-related graphics–but it isn't dominated by just one technique; pen-and-ink drawings, hard-edged vector graphics, photo-realist airbrushing, and collage all find their way into his work.