"If I'd gone ahead and died From laughter the other night, my wife would have known whom to sue. "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" is the work of Rick Meyerowitz, a valued contributor to the Lampoon who had the bright idea to gather his favorite pieces from the magazine into a handsomely produced coffee-table book."
-Andrew Ferguson, The Wall Street Journal, (2010)

"The most celebrated American magazine illustration of the 1970's"
-Wall Street Journal (2010)

"One of the enduring icons of American humor."
-Josh Karp, A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2008)

"It is an amazing production!"
-Norman Rockwell, (Honest!)

"You nailed it man, you really nailed it."
-John Belushi, (1978)

"One of the greatest movie posters ever."
-Première Magazine (1978)

"He does drawings only a Sourpuss wouldn't love."
-George Plimpton, (1984)

“Although a surprise to me, the evolution of the Dodosaurs is truly impressive. As Tennyson said, God surely fulfills himself in many ways."
-Steven J. Gould, (1983)

"The best New Yorker cover of this century."
-New York Times (2001)

"The Diety killed every male. They had offended him. It was a trifle; some small thing that no one but a god would attach any importance to. It is likely a man had been duplicating the conduct of Onan, and spilled his seed on the ground. The Lord slew them all for that, for the lord could never abide indelicacy..." -Mark Twain