Bloodstar

Bloodstar
Cover of the first edition of Bloodstar by Richard Corben
Date1976
Main charactersBloodstar
Page count104 pages
PublisherThe Morning Star Press
Creative team
WritersRobert E. Howard
ArtistsRichard Corben
CreatorsRobert E. Howard, John Jakes, Richard Corben
EditorsArmand Eisen, Gil Kane
Original publication
Published in"The Valley of the Worm," Weird Tales (February 1934)
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781135830595

Bloodstar is an American fantasy comic book published in 1976. Possibly the first graphic novel to call itself a “graphic novel” in print (in its introduction and dust jacket), it was based on a short story by Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian, and illustrated by fantasy artist[1][2] Richard Corben. The book was published by The Morning Star Press in a limited signed and numbered edition.

  1. ^ Sackmann, Eckart (1987). Great Masters of Fantasy Art. Parkwest Pubns. ISBN 3-89268-008-6.
  2. ^ Garriock, P. R. (1978). Masters of Comic Book Art. Aurum Press, Ltd.. ISBN 0-905664-05-1.