''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

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. Howarth regularly drew "guest appearances" by real-world musicians in the comic book, including

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, and

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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"
Grand Comics Database. Accessed December 7, 2016. The ''Savage Henry'' ongoing series was originally published by

Vortex Comics Vortex Comics is a Canadian independent comic book publisher that began operation in 1982. Under the supervision of president, publisher, and editor Bill Marks, Vortex was known for such titles as Dean Motter's '' Mister X'', Howard Chaykin's '' B ...

, which released 13 issues from 1987 to 1990. The title was picked up, continuing the numbering, by

Rip Off Press Rip Off Press Inc. is a comic book mail order retailer and distributor, better known as the former publisher of adult-themed series like '' The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'' and '' Rip Off Comix'', as well as many other seminal publications from ...

in 1990, which published an additional 17 issues until 1993.

Caliber Press Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed (comics), Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is rank ...

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''

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— 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 *

(a.k.a. Clint Ruin) — in issue #23 * Ron Geesin — in ''Headstrong'' #1 *

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— in ''Caroline: Circles vs. Squares'' * Peter Gulch of Nightcrawlers) — in issue #20 *

— in issue #26 * The Hood — in issues #9–11 * Barney Jones of Mars Everywhere — in issues #18-19 *

— in ''Savage Henry'' vol. 2, #2 * David Lee Myers (a.k.a. Arcane Device) — in issues #18-22 *

— in issues #2-7 (and ''The Contaminated Zone'' #3 rave New Worlds, 1991 *

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(a.k.a. Heldon) — in ''Savage Henry'' vol. 2, #3 * David Prescott — in issues #18-20 *

— 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 Tang ...

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and

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— 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''

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Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and the Cosmic Jokers ...

— 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 Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1 ...

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,

, 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

External links

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