#JackKatz, 1927-2025

#Artist/ #Writer Jack Katz, whose ambitious #ndyComic epic, #TheFirstKingdom, laid the groundwork in the 1970s for #LongformGraphicNarratives like #Cerebus, died April 24 at the age of 97. If he had not published that #ScienceFantasy saga, it’s likely that Katz would have been regarded as just a journeyman #Illustrator, who tried — with little success — to make a living in comics. As it is, he will be remembered for his attempt, during the waning days of #UndergroundComics, to put out one of the first self-published #graphicnovels
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Jack Katz, 1927-2025 - The Comics Journal

Jack Katz, born Sept. 27, 1927, is best known for his landmark epic The First Kingdom which paved the way for future long-form graphic novels.

The Comics Journal