Matt Howarth

Matt Howarth is an American comic book writer & artist known for such series as Those Annoying Post Bros, Savage Henry, Star Crossed, and Bugtown. Howarth has released three officially licensed Residents comics, The Comix of Two Cities (1982-1996), Jello Jack (1992) & Stalking Ralph (1995).
==Background==
Howarth formed 'Howski Studios' in 1969 and contributed to several fanzines until he began self-publishing comics in 1976, starting with 'Afternoon in the Sun.' 
In 1980, Howarth began writing a comic called 'Changes' for the sci-fi fantasy magazine 'Heavy Metal.'Matt Howarth - Lambiek Comiclopedia In April of that year, Howarth illustrated a Residents retrospective published in said magazine, at the same time, working on a comic about The Residents, titled Stalking Ralph.https://www.residents.com/historical/?page=stalkingralph
Two years later, in 1982, Howarth began writing The Comix of Two Cities, a 14-page comic inspired by The Residents' Mark of the Mole & Tunes of Two Cities albums. Howarth presented the comic to The Cryptic Corporation, who agreed to publish it through Ralph Records as a mini-series. Ralph sold the comic at the Halloween 1982 San Francisco Mole Shows, but canceled it in March of 1983, leaving a total of 6 finished issues unpublished.The Comix of Two Cities - Historical - The Residents
In early 1985, Howarth began writing a spin-off of Changes for Vortex Comics, titled 'Those Annoying Post Bros.'https://comicvine.gamespot.com/those-annoying-post-bros-1/4000-99366/ In 1987, Howarth began writing 'Savage Henry', a comic which featured numerous musical cameos, including ones by The Residents. 
The next Residents-based comic by Howarth would be the seven-page 'Jello Jack,' for the Freak Show anthology released in 1992, followed in 1995 by Stalking Ralph, and then, in 1996, by the complete version of The Comix of Two Cities; including the never published final 6 issues.
==See Also==
*The Comix of Two Cities
*Jim Ludtke
*The Mole Trilogy
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