Comics anthology
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Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for stand-alone publication. Anthologies are important to comics artists who work alone, rather than as part of a production team, because it typically will take a very long time for a single person to produce as full length comic book. Anthologies are also often the first publication outlet for new comics artists.
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[edit] Notable comics anthologies
[edit] North America
- Zap Comix (1968-2005)
- San Francisco Comic Book (1970-1981?)
- Wimmen's Comix (1970-1992)
- Snarf (1972-1992?)
- Comix Book (1974-1976)
- Star Reach (1974-1979)
- Arcade (1975-1976)
- Heavy Metal (1977-)
- Epic Illustrated (1980-1986)
- World War 3 Illustrated (1980-)
- RAW (1980-1991)
- Weirdo (1981-1992)
- Marvel Fanfare (1982-1997)
- Dark Horse Presents (1986-2000)
- BLAB! (1989-)
- Drawn & Quarterly (1990-)
- Zero Zero (1995-2000)
- Little Lit (2000-)
- Kramer's Ergot (2000-)
- Flight (2004-)
- MOME (2005-)
[edit] UK
British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly (hence The Dandy going past 3,000 published issues). These include:
- The Dandy (1937-)
- The Beano (1938-)
- Eagle (1950-1994)
- 2000 AD (1976-)
- Starlord (1978)
- Action (1978-1979)
- Tornado (1978-1979)
- Scream! (1984)
- Crisis (1988-1991)
- Deadline magazine (1988-1995)
- A1 (1989-??)
- Judge Dredd Megazine (1990-)
- Revolver (1990-1991)
- Toxic! (1991)
[edit] The rest of Europe
- Pilote (1959-1989)
- Métal Hurlant (1974-1987, 2002-)
- Lapin (1999-)
[edit] See also
- History of the British comic, the majority of which are anthologies
- British small press comics, many of which are also anthologies
