ROTLAND DREADFULS NO. 9 BY JOSH BAYER
The ROTLAND DREADFULS series is an homage to the cheaply-produced 19th century English pamphlets known as "Penny Dreadfuls"— so named because the original cost was one penny and they contained stories considered shocking and sensational. The ninth issue in this series concerns the "theme of pulp horror as a figurative force, instrumental in shaping the fate of the modern comic book era's creators. Special guest appearances by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Man Thing, Rom Spaceknight and Glenn Danzig."
Josh Bayer began his underground comics practice in 1988, appearing in zines and in small shows. Since then, his work has appeared in print, video, posters, and exhibitions all over the world. Bayer currently teaches comics and drawing classes at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn, the 92st Y, and the Educational Alliance. He contributed art to the credit sequence for the HBO series Rome and original paintings featured in Alicia Keys’ Girl on Fire video. Bayer is the editor of Suspect Device issues 1-3, and the author of Raw Power from Retrofit Comics.
20 pages | black ink on tan paper | stapled | 2013