ARCADE
arcade
Print Mint 1975-76
Art Spiegelman’s and Bill Griffith’s Arcade comic anthology series is considered by some to be the last stand in the era of underground comics. It is also considered by some to be the most ambitious and accomplished comic book series in the history of comic books. I am a bit of a contrarian on both points, quite honestly. Arcade, The Comics Revue was truly an ambitious undertaking, launched in 1975 out of Berkeley, California by co-editors Art Spiegelman and Bill Griffith. It was conceived as a “comics magazine for adults” that would showcase the “best of the old and the best of the new comics.”