History
Early Revolutionary Comics contained straight biographies in comic form and Mad magazine-styled parodies. The parodies were later dropped. Revolutionary’s bio comics also sported a cover logo reading "Unauthorized And Proud Of It," possibly in hopes of staving off further lawsuits. By the early nineties, Revolutionary Comics was among the top three selling independent comic companies in the U.S.
Loren hired his father, Herb Shapiro, to be vice president of the growing company, while Jay Allen Sanford (who’d worked for Loren’s Musicade and was writing for Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics as of its second issue) became the line’s head writer. New music titles were launched like Hard Rock Comics, the Pink Floyd Experience, the Led Zeppelin Experience and a five-issue Pink Floyd series that the band liked well enough to include in their official Shine On box CD set.
After Loren's murder in June 1992, The company continued for two more years, under Loren’s father and with Sanford serving as managing editor. During those years, Kiss participated in a three issue bio series called Kiss Pre-History and other new music titles were launched, such as British Invasion and Alternative Comics.
The company closed its doors in 1994, having put out around 300 comic books. Sanford took the Carnal Comics imprint with him (flagship title: True Stories of Adult Film Stars), a successful adults-only line still being published today.
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