The Ganzfeld is an art magazine created by three New York City artists in 2000 -- Dan Nadel, Patrick Smith (of Vectorpark.com) and Tim Hodler (a Details

Details (magazine)

Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...

 editor)-- all former art graduates of Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...

. In this way, it is similar to the Meathaus

Meathaus

Meathaus is a comics anthology created by the Meathaus Collective. The Meathaus Collective is a group of artists who attended New York City's School of Visual Arts in or around 2000...

anthology, created by artists who attended the New York School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...

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After the first issue, Smith and Hodler left the publication due to creative differences and were replaced by Peter Buchanan-Smith

Peter Buchanan-Smith

Peter Buchanan-Smith is a designer, teacher, entrepreneur, and the founder of , a company that develops artisanal tools and adventure products.- Work :...

, art director for The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

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The Ganzfeld combines art and art criticism, much of it related to comic books and cartoonists. Contributors include Chris Ware

Chris Ware

Franklin Christenson Ware , is an American comic book artist and cartoonist, widely known for his Acme Novelty Library series and the graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he resides in the Chicago area, Illinois...

, Lauren Weinstein

Lauren Weinstein

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, Renée French

Renée French

Renée French is an American comics writer and illustrator and, under the pen name Rainy Dohaney, a children's book author.Her work includes The Soap Lady , The Ticking , and Micrographica , "Edison Steelhead's Lost Portfolio - Exploratory...

, Ron Rege, Jr., Sasha Hirschfeld, Peter Blegvad

Peter Blegvad

Peter Blegvad is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of the avant-pop band Slapp Happy, which later merged briefly with Henry Cow, and has released many solo and collaborative albums...

, Blexbolex

Blexbolex

Blexbolex is a French comics artist and illustrator. Born Bernard Granger in Douai, he studied screen printing at the School of Fine Arts in Angoulême. His first works were self-published, and later he contributed to Popo Color, Fusée, and Ferraille...

 and Brian Ralph

Brian Ralph

Brian Ralph is a U.S. alternative cartoonist. His illustrations have appeared in Wired and the New York Post. His debut graphic novel Cave-In was nominated for three Harvey Awards, one Eisner Award, and listed as one of the Comics Journals "five best comics of 1999". His second graphic novel...

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Buchanan-Smith left in 2005; Nadel is presently the sole editor of the anthology, which has ceased publication as of issue seven.

External links

• Official site for The Ganzfeld