In honor of its 85th anniversary, renowned genre magazine Weird Tales has compiled its list of the “85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85 Years.” It comes as no surprise that several comics creators and cartoonists make the cut, including:
• Charles Addams
• Clive Barker
• R. Crumb
• Steve Ditko
• Neil Gaiman
• Edward Gorey
• Gary Larson
• Dave McKean
• Alan Moore
• Grant Morrison
• Dr. Seuss
• Osamu Tezuka
Other notables include Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, Angela Carter, Roald Dahl, Harlan Ellison, Stephen King and Anne Rice. The list appears in the March/April issue of Weird Tales.
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Other other notables include Lon Cheney Sr., Rev. Ivan Stang, Jim Henson, Cirque du Soleil and Kool Keith!
That’s actually a pretty fun list with lots of “Why is he/she on there? Why isn’t he/she on there?” thought provocation.
My personal “Weird Storyteller” crush? Robert Aickman.
Comment by Jake Saint — March 27, 2008 @ 10:48 am