Star Reach(also spelledStar*Reach) was an American science fiction andfantasycomics anthologypublished from 1974 to 1979 byMike Friedrich.[1]
| Star Reach | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Star*Reach |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | superhero, science fiction, fantasy |
| Publication date | April1974 – October1979 |
| No.of issues | 18 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
| Editor(s) | Mike Friedrich |
Publication history
editOne of the first American mainstream independent comic books,Star*Reachbridged the gap between the counterculturalunderground comicsand traditionalMarvel/DC Comicsfare, providing mature genre stories for an adult audience. The fan press of the time referred to this and the comics magazineHeavy Metalas "ground-level publications".[2]Along with such other examples asFlo Steinberg'sBig Apple Comix,published in 1975, andHarvey Pekar'snaturalisticeverymanseriesAmerican Splendor,first published in 1976,Star*Reachwas a forerunner of the late-1970s rise of the moderngraphic novel,and of the 1980s'independent comics.
Cover byBarry Windsor-Smith
Eighteen issues were released between 1974 and 1979. Contributors included suchMarvelandDCwriters and artists asHoward Chaykin,Jim Starlin,andBarry Windsor-Smith.It also included prose short stories by such authors asRoger Zelazny,who wrote the 13-page "The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth", with illustrations byGray Morrow,in issue #12 (March 1978).[3]
Friedrich's company grew into a small publishing house inHayward, California,also called Star*Reach, that published the comic book seriesQuack;Imagine;andLee Marrs'Pudge, Girl Blimp,along with a number ofone-shot comics.[4]The company ceased publishing in 1979.
Eclipse Comicsrepackaged some of the originalStar*ReachandImaginematerial asStar*Reach Classicsin 1984.[5]
References
edit- ^Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014).American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s.TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 146–148.ISBN978-1605490564.
- ^Burchett, Rick, and Ed. Mantels, "Whizzard Talks to Steranko",Whizzardvol. 2, #11 [issue #16] (Summer 1978; published by Marty Klug, 5730 Chatport Road,St. Louis, Missouri), p.13
- ^Star*Reach(series) at theGrand Comics Database
- ^Publisher Star*Reachat the Grand Comics Database
- ^Star*Reach Classicsat the Grand Comics Database
Sources
edit- Richard Arndt, Mike Friedrich,The Star Reach Companion,TwoMorrows Publishing, 2013.
External links
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