Rogan Gosh (comics)
Rogan Gosh is the title of a British comic book story written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Brendan McCarthy. Originally serialised in the 2000 AD spin-off title Revolver in 1990, it was later collected into a single edition by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics in 1994.
| Rogan Gosh | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the Rogan Gosh collected edition by Brendan McCarthy | |
| Created by | Peter Milligan Brendan McCarthy |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fleetway |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Title(s) | Revolver #1-6 |
| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Revolver. |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | July – December 1990 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Peter Milligan |
| Artist(s) | Brendan McCarthy |
| Letterer(s) | Tom Frame |
| Editor(s) | Art Young |
| Reprints | |
| Collected editions | |
| Rogan Gosh | ISBN 1-56389-143-3 |
The name is a play on rogan josh, an Indian curry dish.
Overview
Described as an "Indian science fiction series", Rogan Gosh was one of the flagship stories in Revolver along with Grant Morrison's version of Dan Dare. The story is an example of Milligan and McCarthy's post-modernist psychedelic style of storyline described by some readers as confusing or challenging. The Washington Post wrote that the story "abruptly changes direction every few pages."[1] Both creators describe the works as partly autobiographical.
After Revolver was cancelled the story remained out of print until Vertigo released the 1994 collected edition.
Collected editions
The story has been collected into a trade paperback:
- Rogan Gosh: Star of the East (Little, Brown, ISBN 1-85386-253-3, Vertigo, ISBN 1-56389-143-3)
References
- Wolk, Douglas (5 November 2013). "Comics review: 'The Best of Milligan & McCarthy'". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Rogan Gosh, 2000 AD online
- Rogan Gosh at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)