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Posted in: Comics | Tagged: barry windsor smith, Dave Stevens, howard chaykin, jim starlin, Mike Friedrich, Roger Zelazny, Star Reach, TwoMorrows Publishing
New Companion Focuses on 70s Influential Comics Series
From 1974 to 1979 Mike Friedrich published Star Reach, a science fiction anthology geared towards adults and meant to bridge the gap between the underground comic culture and the main stream superhero books. It featured art by Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Jim Starlin, Dave Stevens, Barry Windsor-Smith and many others. It also had prose pieces like The Doors Of His Face, The Lamps Of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny. 18 issues were released before Friedrich stopped publishing in 1979.
Now TwoMorrows Publishing has released The Star Reach Companion by comic historian Richard Ardnt. The 192 page book is a complete history of the independent comic series highlighting its importance to the comic industry. The book also features full stories from Star*Reach and its sister magazine Imagine, including a Cody Starbuck story by Chaykin, Marginal Incident by Steve Leialoha and Siegfried and the Dragon by P. Craig Russell.
The book is available now at comic book shops, retail stores and on TwoMorrows.com. They are also offering a digital preview here.
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