Wave of Mutilation Part 1: The Birth of Rebel Studios

Tim Vigil cleaved his way into public consciousness with Grips # 1 in the fall of 1986, around the same time as Watchmen # 1. The artist announced his arrival with a double splash page — aggravatingly split into two frames — highlighting what has become the hallmarks of his work: sex and violence. In that spread, vigilante protagonist … Read more