In his new book Baseball Epic, Jason Novak brings to life the stars of early-twentieth-century baseball. A selection of his portraits and biographies in miniature appears below.

Jason Novak is a cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The Believer, among other places. He lives in Oakland, California.

Used by permission from Baseball Epic (Coffee House Press, 2019). Copyright © 2019 by Jason Novak.