Weirdo (complete series)

Issues 1-28 of 'Weirdo'

Last Gasp, 1981-1993

Weirdo was a magazine-sized comics anthology created by Robert Crumb and published by Last Gasp from 1981 to 1993.

Weirdo served as a 'low art' counterpoint to its contemporary highbrow Raw. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time - outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted 'weirdness'. It also introduced artists such as Peter Bagge, Dori Seda and Dennis (Stickboy) Worden.

With issue 10, Crumb handed over the editing reins to Bagge. With issue 18, the reins went to Crumb's wife, cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb (except for issue 25, which was again edited by Bagge). The three editorial tenures were known respectively as 'Personal Confessions', the 'Coming of the Bad Boys', and the 'Twisted Sisters'.

Weirdo's final issue, 28, an internationally themed 68-page giant titled Verre D'eau (in French, 'glass of water'), was published in 1993.

The rather insane list of contributors to Weirdo from 1981 to 1993..

Lindsey Arnold, Robert Armstrong, Butch Austin, Algernon Backwash, Ace Backwords, Douglas Bagge, Peter Bagge, Edmond Baudoin, Tony Bertino, Terry Boyce, Charles Burns, Steven Calt, Bruce Carleton, David Carrino, Florence Cestac, Tom Chalkley, William Clark, Daniel Clowes, David Collier, Linda Crothers, Maxon Crumb, Robert Crumb, Sophie Crumb, CTS, Lloyd Dangle, Francis E. Dec, Kim Deitch, Norman Dog, Julie Doucet, Michael Dougan, Debbie Drechsler, Bruce N. Duncan, Oisif Egaux, Dennis P. Eichhorn, Ella, Mary Fleener, Josh Alan Friedman, Drew Friedman, Macedonio Garcia, Garret Gaston,Dave Geary, Phoebe Gloeckner, Eddie Gorodetsky, Justin Green, Bill Griffith, Rory Hayes, Gilbert Hernandez, John Holstron, Jeff John, Audrey Johnson, Ted Jouflas, Bob Kathman, Kaz, J. D. King, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Matt Konture, Krystine Kryttre, Pete Labriola, Carol Lay, J. Long, J. MacArthur, Joe Matt, Doris McClarty, M.A. McMillan, Jean-Christophe Menu, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Penny Moran, Stanley Mouse, Anthony Mostrom, Scott Nickel, Diane Noomin, Joe O., David Ostrem, Gary Panter, Harvey Pekar, Raymond Pettibon, Placid, Sasa Rakezic, Harry S. Robins, Spain Rodriguez, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Savage Pencil,J. Pyon, Joe Sacco, Dori Seda, S. Sereda, Art Spiegelman, Stan!, Leslie Sternbergh, Foolbert Sturgeon, Eugene Teal, Luna Ticks, Tom-n-Craig, Roy Tompkins, Rick Trembles, Brian Turner, Carol Tyler, Lynn Von Schlichting, Caroline Wedner, Ken Weiner, Willem, Robert Williams, S. Clay Wilson, Dennis Worden, Bob X, Mark Zingarelli, Terry Zwigoff