Evergreen Review

Grove Press’s Evergreen Review (1957–1973) was a groundbreaking literary and cultural magazine that, across its 18-issue run, occasionally featured comic strips alongside its mix of avant-garde fiction, poetry, and political commentary. Best known for introducing American audiences to European and underground artists, the series blurred the line between highbrow literature and sequential art, reflecting the countercultural ferment of its era. Its comics contributions—often by figures like R. Crumb or other underground comix pioneers—gave the publication a raw, satirical edge that helped define the alternative press landscape. For readers, Evergreen Review remains a vital artifact of the mid-century moment when magazines dared to treat comics as serious art.