''Taboo'' is a

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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 to 1995. ''Taboo'' most notably serialized

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'', Moore and

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's '' Lost Girls'', and

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, Chester Brown,

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, and Charles Vess.

Publication history

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.

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put out two additional issues in 1995.

Awards

''Taboo'' won the "Best Anthology"

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in 1993.1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners
the Comic Book Awards Almanac

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References

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External links

Taboo Origins series
on Steve Bissette's site

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