Graphic Story Magazine was an American magazine edited and published by Bill Spicer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It played a key role in the development of the graphic novel.[1]
Attempting to find a new direction for narrative art and a point of departure from commercial comic book stories, this journal of criticism and artwork evolved from Spicer's previous magazine, Fantasy Illustrated, in which Spicer and critic Richard Kyle began promoting and popularizing the terms "graphic novel" and "graphic story".[2]
The title traces back to Kyle's first "Graphic Story Review" column in Fantasy Illustrated #4 (Summer 1965), which ran under his byline for five issues until #8 (Fall 1967), when the publication made its title change from Fantasy Illustrated to Graphic Story Magazine.[1]
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Artists and writers
There were nine issues of Graphic Story Magazine with pages per issue varying from 32 pages to the 64-page Basil Wolverton issue #14 (Winter 1971-72) which featured Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper, Shock Shannon, The Story of Man, The Counter Culture, Common Types of Barflize and Wolverton caricatures, plus an interview with Wolverton.
The run ended with #16 (Summer 1974), which included "The Wishing World" by Mark Evanier and John Pound, "Routine" by George Metzger, a story by Bob Powell (Colorama) and Bhob Stewart's interview with artist Howard Nostrand (later reprinted in The Comics Journal). The front cover by Nostrand showed a decaying, skeletal comic book artist returning from the grave to deliver a completed story to a comic book publisher.
Spin-offs
Kyle created his own spin-off, Graphic Story World, which became Wonderworld. Spicer later teamed with Evanier to edit and publish Fanfare, covering the full panorama of popular culture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Grant, Steven. Comic book Resources, October 27, 1999.
- ^ Kavanagh, Barry. "The Alan Moore Interview", Blather, October 17, 2000.
See also
External links
- Shelley, Bill. Sense of Wonder