Star Reach by Mike Friedrich

[Riklaa]

Star Reach by Mike Friedrich

Star Reach (also spelled Star*Reach) was an influential, American science fiction and fantasy comics anthology published from 1974 to 1979 by Mike Friedrich. It is unrelated to the early MS-DOS computer game of the same name.

Publication history

One of the first mainstream independent comic books, Star*Reach bridged the gap between the countercultural underground comics and traditional Marvel/DC Comics fare, providing mature genre stories for an adult audience. The fan press of the time referred to this and the comics magazine Heavy Metal as "ground-level publications".Along with such other examples as Flo Steinberg's Big Apple Comix, published in 1975, and Harvey Pekar's naturalistic Everyman series American Splendor, first published in 1976, Star*Reach was a forerunner of the late-1970s rise of the modern graphic novel, and of the 1980s' independent comics.
Star*Reach #7 (January 1977): Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith

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Eighteen issues were released between 1974 and 1979. Contributors included such Marvel and DC writers and artists as Howard Chaykin, Jim Starlin, and Barry Windsor-Smith. It also included prose short stories by such authors as Roger Zelazny, who wrote the 13-page "The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth", with illustrations by Gray Morrow, in issue #12 (March 1978).

Friedrich's company grew into a small publishing house in Hayward, California, also called Star*Reach, that published the comic book series Quack; Imagine; and Lee Marrs' Pudge, Girl Blimp, along with a number of one-shot comics.The company ceased publishing in 1979.

Eclipse Comics repackaged some of the original Star*Reach and Imagine material as Star*Reach Classics in 1984.

Star Reach by Mike Friedrich LINK

[martin fennell]

Thank you, Rick.

[Riklaa]

Here are some republished "Star Reach Comics" with COLOR added and they are stunning.  -----------  R

"Star Reach Comics" with COLOR added LINK"Star Reach Comics" in "COLOR" - LINK

[bob esdaile]

These bring back fond memories

Thanks Rick

Regards

Bob

[Steve Kostelecky]

Cool! I have to see these! Thanks, Rick.

[Riklaa]

I just happened on them.  The first thing I noticed was the cover changes.  I also think they toned down the Nudity factor.  ------------------------------------------------  R

[Steve Kostelecky]

Yikes!

[Steve Kostelecky]

I bought a couple of these back when. Thanks, Rick.