Witzend No. 2

Long before the term graphic novel became common one of the book comic industry’s top artists decided to publish his own creator-owned property showcasing other comic book talent.

Wally Wood, veteran of MAD magazine, EC Comics and mainstream comics was a well known and respected artist and innovator.

Using his own funds and the support of his fellow artists and writers Wally created a self-published oversize comic book in black and white called Witzend.

In it Wally and friends could write and draw their own tales unrestricted by the Comic Book Code Authority and mainstream publishers.

While Witzend lasted only a few issues it did serve to spotlight some amazing work.

In issue #2 Gray Morrow, Harvey Kurtzman, Warren Statler, Reed Crandall, Steve Ditko, Don Martin, Art Spiegelman, Ralph Reese and Wally Wood all contributed stories.

Themes ranged from humor to fantasy and all were original.

It a wonderful anthology of work from some of the masters of the comic book genre.