Bhob Stewart

Bhob Stewart is an American writer, editor, artist and film maker who has written for a variety of publications over a span of five decades. His articles and reviews have appeared in TV Guide, Publishers Weekly and other publications, along with online contributions to Allmovie, the Collecting Channel and other sites. In 1980, he became the regular film columnist for Heavy Metal.

Stewart got his start in publishing in science fiction fandom. He published The EC Fan Bulletin, the first EC fanzine in 1953; co-edited the Hugo Award-winning science fiction fanzine Xero (1960–1963), and is credited with coining the term "underground comics" during a panel discussion at a comics convention in 1966. In 1968, he teamed with EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines to choose stories for The EC Horror Library of the 1950s (1971).

Comics

In May 1969, he curated the first exhibition of comic book art by a major American museum. This was the "Phonus Balonus Show" at the Corcoran in Washington, D.C.Richard, Paul. "Corcoran Exhibit Draws X Rating", The Washington Post, May 21, 1969.

Stewart scripted for animation (Kissyfur) and created the short film, The Year the Universe Lost the Pennant (1961). He edited and designed magazines (Castle of Frankenstein, Flashback), wrote comics for several publishers (Byron Preiss, Marvel, Warren, Charlton, Heavy Metal) and succeeded Vaughn Bode as editor of Gothic Blimp Works, the comix...
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