Great God Pan

After a four year hiatus Great God Pan magazine?The Champion of Californiana?is back. Well, at least online. A literary gemstone for over ten years, Great God Pan was coveted by those in the know for its pertinent examinations of myths in the making from all corners of the Golden State. The magazine that the LA Weekly described as ?easily the most readable and valuable SoCal magazine in recent memory? can now be perused from the luxury of your own cubicle or laptop.

From its humble beginnings as a xeroxed rag in San Francisco, to its elegant perfect-bound incarnation, at home on the toniest Los Angeles coffee tables, Great God Pan covered the West with what the Los Angeles Times called an ?eclectic viewpoint. . . inspired by Desert magazine, early Sunset, and New West.? Editors Erik R. Bluhm and Mark Sundeen tirelessly detailed California visionaries like Jack Parsons and Bobby Beausoleil; explored far-flung locales like the Great Salt Desert and the Salton Sea; and tastefully displayed the handiwork of artists like Chris Johanson, Raymond Pettibon, and Frances Stark.

While plans are in the works for a new print issue, connoisseurs of Western literature and thought will have to make do with this digital version for the time being. The website is also a blog and will be constantly updated with new tales of the lure and lore of the West as well as deep, hard looks into the culture, art, and lives of its denizens.

Founder, Publisher, Editor
Erik R. Bluhm founded Great God Pan some years back in San Francisco. He has written for Arthur, K48, ArtUS, LA Weekly, and Ugly Things. He enjoys folk music and supports the ecology movement.

Publisher and Editor
Mark Sundeen has contributed to every issue of Great God Pan. His travel column in the magazine was the basis for his 2000 book, Car Camping. He is also the author of The Making of Toro, and his work has appeared in Outside, National Geographic Adeventure, and the New York Times Magazine.