Welcome to
the SKiN GRAFT ELECTRONIC COMiX page!
Years before SKiN GRAFT started releasing music, SKIN GRAFT was a self-published
punk-comic zine! Beginning back in 1986, Mark Fischer and Rob Syers started
publishing their own comics inspired by the Do It Yourself attitude of punk
rock. Armed with their instruments of choice, pen and paper, Rob and Mark
spent countless hours hovering over self-service copy machines, running
off their books in limited editions. Sold at St. Louis punk shows, the high
school cafeteria, local record and comic shops and at comic book conventions,
Skin Graft steadily gained a reputation as the bad boys of the self-publishing
scene. As time went on, others would join the SKiN GRAFT comix crew, Jeff
Bentle, Cody Hudson, Paul Nitsche, Sonny Rosenberg and others who contributed
to SKiN GRAFT's annual comic "Jams", where various cartoonists
would improvise stupid stories each trying to one-up the other guys previous
panel. It's from this environment that two of SG's most enduring characters,
Serious Brown and Hot Satan were spawned. In 1991, Caliber Press, reputed
for publishing The Crow, contacted Mark and Rob about publishing a SKiN
GRAFT comic for worldwide distribution. The two issues produced would become
the best selling titles of their entire Iconografix line. Before a third
issue was produced, focus shifted squarely on the record label. Nowadays,
thanks to the internet, we're pleased to give you glimpse of some of these
long out of print masterpieces, some excerpts from the comic book and record
sets, and we'll even preview new stuff from time to time. So grab a Mountain
Dew from the fridge, open a bag of potato chips and ENJOY!
Click HERE to shuffle
down our memory lane and view the Klassik Kovers of the original SKiN GRAFT
fanzines and comics!
Including SKiN GRAFT (vol.1) #1-4 (including #2 1/2!), many of the assorted
mini-comics, and the two issues published by Caliber Press!
SKiN
GRAFT COMiX PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLICK A PICTURE BELOW TO OPEN THE CORRESPONDING
COMIC
 MEGOMANIACAL: CHRISTMAS WITH THE SUPERHEROES written & drawn by Mark Fischer (Published by The Riverfront Times: St. Louis, December 23rd, 2011) |
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HOT SATAN and SERIOUS BROWN |
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 For one year, Rob and Mark collaborated on the definitive Gumballhead The Cat comic series for the Chicago Reader. GUMBALLHEAD THE CAT: DEBUT EPISODE written & drawn by Rob Syers and Mark Fischer |
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UNSOLVED
HISTORIES (EXCERPT) by Rob Syers & Mark Fischer from GR#75 HIGH ON FIRE / RUINS 7" & comic set (2005) |
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GUMBALLHEAD
THE CAT in HEAD IN A JAR |
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THE
SWAMI / TEEN MUMMY in SG Cartoon Cavalcade |
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GUMBALLHEAD
THE CAT in THE MYSTERY TREASURE OF
THE SAN MIQUEL APARTMENTS (PREVIEW) by Rob Syers One page / from GR#67 CHEER-ACCIDENT CD & comic set (2003) |
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KARATE
CHIMP in STAGGERING
STORIES! (MINI-PREVIEW) by Mark Fischer Four panels/ excerpt from MATTE MAGAZINE #3 (2003) |
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GUMBALLHEAD
THE CAT in GIANT (MINI-PREVIEW) by Rob Syers Four panels / originally presented in Roctober #35 (2003) |
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THE
INCREDIBLE NOT-HULK
in STAGGERING STORIES! (MINI PREVIEW) by Mark Fischer Three panels / excerpt from MATTE MAGAZINE #1 (2002) |
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LOS
BROS GRAFT in TEENAGE PUNKERS ON RAP (MINI PREVIEW) by Rob Syers Three panels / originally presented in Roctober #32 (2002) |
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INDUCED
VOMITING in CHUCK'S LESSON |
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DAZZLING
KILLMEN's MEDICINE ME by Mark Fischer Four pages / originally presented in GR#03 Dazzling Killmen 7" & comic set (1992) |
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SERIOUS
BROWN in LOST SHOE by Rob Syers Two pages / originally presented in Kamikaze magazine (1991) |
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KARATE
CHIMP in LODGE
HEADQUARTERS - SMASHED! by Mark Fischer Three pages / excerpt from the GR#26 SIDES 5-6 7" & comic set (1998) |
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MOUNT
SHASTA's IN
THE BRUSH (OR VICE VERSA) by Rob Syers Three pages / originally presented in the GR#05 Mount Shasta "Nodule" 7" & comic set (1993) |
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ARAB
ON RADAR:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT by Mark Fischer One page - color / promotional comic for Soak The Saddle LP/CD (2000) |
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KOOTER
in KOOKIN' WITH KOOTER by Mark Shippy Two pages / originally presented in the GR#07 SHORTY "Kaput" 7" and comic set (1993) |
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THE
CRAB GUYS
in FRUITCAKE COOK COMIC BOOK by Mark Fischer Three pages / originally presented in the GR#04 FRUITCAKE 7" & comic set (1993) |
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GUMBALLHEAD
THE CAT in THE NINE LIFE DEATHWISH OF GUMBALLHEAD THE CAT by Rob Syers Four pages / originally presented in Roctober #24 (2000) |
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COMMANDER
FLOYD in WAY-WHACKY WRESTLING by Mark Fischer (1990) Twelve pages / originally presented in SKiN GRAFT Comix #1 vol. 2 (1991) |
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SERIOUS
BROWN and CYNICALMANSON in GOOD GRAVY - THAT AIN'T MY OLD LADY
by Jeff Bentle (1990) Four pages / originally presented in SKiN GRAFT Comix #1 vol. 2 (1991) |
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SHORTY
in SHORTY's EURO-LOG by Mark Shippy One page / originally presented in the SKiN GRAFT Newsletter (1994) |
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HOT
SATAN and SAM DONALDSON in
KILL YOUR GIRLFRIEND by Rob Syers, Cody Hudson, Jeff Bentle & Mark Fischer Eight pages / originally presented in the Kill Your Girlfriend mini comic (1988) |
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to READ
The COMICS JOURNAL ARTICLE ON
GUMBALLHEAD The CAT & SKiN
GRAFT COMiX!
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ABOVE FOR ASS-WHUPIN' GAGS by HARD WORKING AMERICAN CARTOONISTS!
To
reach the SKiN GRAFT CARTOONISTS, email
ROB SYERS at rob@skingraftrecords.com
and MARK FISCHER at mark@skingraftrecords.com
All comics and characters are copyright
© 2011 the respective creators and/or SKiN GRAFT Comix
SKiN GRAFT Comix © 1986 / 2006 Mark Fischer & Rob Syers
The background of the Electronic Comix picture at the top of this page
was modified (and very slightly at that!) from
a drawing by Jack "King" Kirby. For more information on
Jack Kirby, please visit the links page.
