I just published an article on the rise and fall of Cry for Dawn, the influential Outlaw Comics/horror anthology from the late 80s/early 90s. Co-creators Joe Monks and Joe Linsner were kind enough to provide lengthy answers to my questions. There was far more material than I could use in the article, so I’m publishing … Read more
I just published an article on the rise and fall of Cry for Dawn, the influential Outlaw Comics/horror anthology from the late 80s/early 90s. Co-creators Joe Monks and Joe Linsner were kind enough to provide lengthy answers to my questions. There was far more material than I could use in the article, so I’m publishing … Read more
Cry for Dawn was the third of the original “Big Three” Outlaw Comics, along with Faust: Love of the Damned and The Crow. The series was a horror anthology with stories initially written by Joseph M. Monks and Joseph Michael Linsner and illustrated by Linsner. In the early issues, Linsner provided black-and-white illustrations for Monks’s … Read more
Special thanks to John Ekleberry and his website The James O’Barr Collector and John Bergin and his Instagram account. Part 1: The Crow Creator James O’Barr’s Early Years Part 2: The Crow and Caliber Years Part 3: After The Crow: The Later Works of James O’Barr Note: I might receive a cut of any referrals … Read more
This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2019 at steemit as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission from Mike and updated/clarified information on Mystery Graphix. For more on Mystery Graphix, see the following Instagram posts: 1, 2, 3, 4— KF. So for the past few months … Read more
This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2019 at Peakd as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission. — KF. If you know anything about James O’Barr and Everette Hartsoe, then you already know why this project had been waiting to happen for almost ten years. Both O’Barr and … Read more
Welcome to Sewer Mutant, the podcast that takes you way underground to excavate comics you won’t find anywhere else. You’ve probably heard of The Crow, James O’Barr’s tale of revenge that became a film, TV show, and pop culture phenomenon. But O’Barr did a few lesser-known works that I’ve been obsessed with for years. For … Read more
This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2018 at Peakd as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission. — KF. I’ll be the first to admit that as a dude so white he inspired a Cool Whip diss track, I’m the wrong person to write this article. Despite that, … Read more
An earlier version of this article appeared on Indie Creator Explosion in May 2020. Intro In this article, I delve into the work of Barry Blair, a controversial figure in alternative and independent comics in the 1980s and 1990s. I want to preface this piece by saying that as a kid I was a fan … Read more
From Gasm # 4 by James O’Barr Part 1: The Crow Creator James O’Barr’s Early Years Part 2: The Crow and Caliber Years Part 3: After The Crow: The Works of James O’Barr Note: I might receive a cut of any referrals to Mycomicshop.com. Even if they sold fairly well, most Outlaw Comics existed on the … Read more