Savage Henry (comics)

''Savage Henry'' is the title of a comic book series written and illustrated by Matt Howarth. The stories center on Savage Henry, lead guitarist of the "insect rock" band the Bulldaggers. Howarth regularly drew "guest appearances" by real world musicians in the comic book, including The Residents, Moby, Foetus, Hawkwind, Nash the Slash, and others.

Publication history

The character of Savage Henry first appeared in Howarth's 1977 self-published (Howski Studios) series ''Rock Horror'', which appeared in 1979."Rock Horror"
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The ''Savage Henry'' ongoing series was originally published by Vortex Comics, which released 13 issues from 1987 to 1990. The title was picked up, continuing the numbering, by Rip Off Press in 1990, which published an additional 17 issues until 1993.

Caliber Press published 3 issues of ''Savage Henry'' volume 2 in 1994; they also published the three-issue limited series ''Savage Henry: Headstrong'' that same year.

MU Press picked up Savage Henry in 2004, publishing the three-issue limited series ''Powerchords'' and the one-shot ''Puppet Trap''.

Musicians featured in ''Savage Henry''

* Ash Ra Tempel — in ''Caroline: Circles vs. Squares''
* David Borden of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company — in ''Savage Henry'' issues #2 and #5
* Michael Chocholak — in issues #17–19
* Foetus (a.k.a. Clint Ruin) — in issue #23
* Ron Geesin — in ''Headstrong'' #1
* Manuel Gottsching — in ''Caroline: Circles vs. Squares''
* Peter Gulch of Nightcrawlers) — in issue #20
* Hawkwind — in issue #26
* The Hood — in issues #9–11
* Barney Jones of Mars Everywhere — in issues #18-19
* Moby — in ''Savage Henry'' vol. 2, #2
* David Lee Myers (a.k.a. Arcane Device) — in issues #18-22
* Nash the Slash — in issues #2-7 (and ''The Contaminated Zone'' #3 rave New Worlds, 1991
* Richard Pinhas (a.k.a. Heldon) — in ''Savage Henry'' vol. 2, #3
* David Prescott — in issues #18-20
* The Residents — in issue #2, 5, 6, 18–20 (they also appeared in ''Those Annoying Post Bros.: Stalking Ralph'' eon Press, 1995
* Steve Roach — in issues #17-19
* Conrad Schnitzler of Tangerine Dream and Kluster — in issues #1–4, 7,–13, 16, 23–24, 28–30; and vol. 2, #1, and #3 (Schnitzler also appeared in ''Those Annoying Post Bros.'' #2, 5, 42, 48, 50, 63, and annuals #1-2 ith cameos In ''Post Bros'' issues #7, 16, 41, and annual #3 ''Con & C'Thulu: Uberdub'' U Press, 1996 The two ''Con & C’thulu'' books; a cameo In ''Caroline: Circles Vs Squares''; and ''Data Core'' 998
* Klaus Schulze — in issue #27 (and ''Caroline: Circles vs. Squares'' eon Press, 1998
* Chuck Van Zyl of Xisle — in issue #20
* Andrew Weiss of Scornflakes, Gone, and the Henry Rollins Band — in issues #2-7, 16

Bibliography

* (vol. 1) ''Savage Henry'' (13 issues, Vortex Comics, January 1987–April 1990)
* (vol. 1) ''Savage Henry'' (17 issues, Rip Off Press, 1990–1993)
* (vol. 2) ''Savage Henry'' (3 issues, Caliber Press, 1994)
* ''Savage Henry: Headstrong'' (3 issues, Caliber, 1994)
* ''Caroline: Circles vs. Squares'' (Aeon Press, 1998) — co-stars Savage Henry; 80 pp.
* ''Data Core'' (self-published, 1998) — complete Bulldaggers discography, with art by Howarth; 64pp.
* ''Savage Henry: Powerchords'' (3 issues, MU Press, 2004)
* ''Savage Henry: Puppet Trap'' (MU Press, 2004)
* ''Gaia Symptoma'' (self-published) — co-starring Savage Henry and Loop Guru, 64 pp.

References

Notes

Sources

Matt Howarth's Attic

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American comics titles
1987 comics debuts
1994 comics endings
Cultural depictions of rock musicians
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