''Rogan Gosh'' is the title of a
British comic book story written by
Peter Milligan and illustrated by
Brendan McCarthy
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. Originally serialised in the ''
2000 AD'' spin-off title ''
Revolver
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'' in
1990
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, it was later collected into a single edition by the
Vertigo imprint of
DC Comics in
1994
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.
The name is a play on
rogan josh, an Indian
curry dish.
Overview
Rogan Gosh is the titular character for the stories, who is a time-traveller from the future.
Described as an "
Indian science fiction series", ''Rogan Gosh'' was one of the flagship stories in ''Revolver'' along with
Grant Morrison's version of ''
Dan Dare
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''. The story is an example of Milligan and McCarthy's
post-modernist psychedelic
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style of storyline described by some readers as confusing or challenging. ''
The Washington Post'' wrote that the story "abruptly changes direction every few pages".
Both creators describe the works as partly
autobiographical.
After ''Revolver'' was cancelled the story remained out of print until Vertigo released the 1994 collected edition.
Collected editions
The story has been collected into a
trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to:
* Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book
* Trade paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published ...
:
* ''Rogan Gosh: Star of the East'' (
Little, Brown, , Vertigo, )
References
''Rogan Gosh'' 2000 AD online
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External links
Brendan McCarthy interview page 3 2000 AD Review
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Comics by Peter Milligan