Taboo (comics)
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Taboo | |
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250x450px Taboo #1 (Fall 1988). Art by Stephen R. Bissette. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher |
Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications Kitchen Sink Press |
Schedule | Irregular |
Format | anthology |
Publication date |
Fall 1988–1992 (Spiderbaby Grafix) June–Sept. 1995 (Kitchen Sink) |
Number of issues | 9 |
Editor(s) | Stephen R. Bissette |
Taboo was a comics anthology edited by Steve Bissette that was designed to feature edgier and more adult comics than could be published through mainstream publishers. The series began as a horror anthology, but soon branched out into other genres as well. It was published by various imprints from 1988–1995.
Taboo most notably serialized Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell. It also featured work by Moebius, Chester Brown, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim, Michael Zulli, and Charles Vess, as well as Moore & Melinda Gebbie's Lost Girls.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
Each issue of Taboo was at least one hundred pages long, featuring many stories per issue. Bissette's own imprint Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications published the first seven issues, as well as a "Taboo Especial" one-shot, from 1988 until 1992. Kitchen Sink Press put out two additional issues in 1995.
Awards[edit | edit source]
Taboo won the "Best Anthology" Eisner Award in 1993.[1]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
References[edit | edit source]
- Taboo (Spiderbaby Grafix) at the Grand Comics Database
- Taboo (Kitchen Sink) at the Grand Comics Database
- Taboo at the Comic Book DB
External links[edit | edit source]
- Taboo Origins series on Steve Bissette's site
- Issue by Issue guide
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