''Savage Henry'' is the title of a comic book series written and illustrated by
Matt Howarth
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. The stories center on Savage Henry, lead guitarist of the "insect rock" band
the Bulldaggers
''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 mu ...
. Howarth regularly drew "guest appearances" by real world musicians in the comic book, including
The Residents
The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, ''Meet the Residents'' (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music vi ...
,
Moby
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...
,
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
MU Press (officially Miscellanea Unlimited Press) was an independent comic book publisher based in Seattle, Washington, which operated 1990 – c. 2006. MU Press was one of the industry's most prolific " furry" comic publishers, while its mid-199 ...
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
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In 1969, with the support of Robert Moog, he founded the synthesizer ensemble Mother Mallard's Portable Maste ...
of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, formed in 1969 by David Borden, was an early synthesizer ensemble, predating groups like Tonto's Expanding Head Band and Tangerine Dream. Borden was in contact with Robert Moog and was one of the fir ...
— 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
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* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manuel ...
— 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
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...
— 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
Heldon was a French electronic rock band originally active between 1974 and 1978, and led by guitarist Richard Pinhas. Other members included synthesizer player Patrick Gauthier and drummer François Auger. The name of the band was taken from the ...
) — in ''Savage Henry'' vol. 2, #3
* David Prescott — in issues #18-20
* The Residents
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— 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
Conrad "Conny" Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangeri ...
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
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Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Otto III retakes Rome and restores power in the papal city. Crescenti ...
* 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
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* Gone, the past participle of go (verb)
** Have gone or have been, contrasting verb forms in some contexts
Arts, entertainment, and media Film
* ''Gone'', a 2002 a thriller written, directed by and starring Tim Chey
...
, 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
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