The Caliber Years

With cover dates ranging from November 1988 through December 1990, James O’Barr contributed to 21 books from Caliber and two from other publishers. 1988’s Deadworld #10 was a fitting harbinger of the year to follow- a year populated by all manner of monsters. O’Barr contributed to 14 issues from Caliber in 1989 featuring zombies, vampires, …

A Gothik History

In which I obsess over James O’Barr’s Gothik, a comic that never was. Caliber Press entered the comics market with Deadworld #10, dated November 1988. The previous nine issues were published by Arrow Comics, and after the first iteration of that company folded, artist Vince Locke brought Deadworld to Caliber. This issue is significant to …