(W) Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein (A) Joe Orlando, Al Williamson
Weird Fantasy from EC Comics presented some of the most timeless and important stories in the history of comics and science fiction. And now EC Archives: Weird Fantasy Volume 3 returns in a value-priced paperback edition featuring the work of comics giants Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and Al Williamson, including Williamson's first published EC work. Foreword by Creepy writer and EC historian Ron Parker. Collects Weird Fantasy issues #13-18 with remastered digital color.
(W) Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman (A) Al Williamson & Various
The Best of EC Comics Artisan Edition collects 25 of the finest stories ever produced by the legendary comics company. The stories in this volume represent the very best of what EC published-Wally Wood's 'My World,' Al Williamson's 'Food for Thought,' Alex Toth's 'Thunderjet,' Joe Orlando's 'Judgment Day,' Harvey Kurtzman's 'Corpse on the Imjin,' Bernie Krigstein's 'Master Race,' Jack Davis' 'Foul Play,' and many more classics. Every page has been scanned from the original art in color-and while the art appears to be in black and white, if you look closely, you will notice that blue pencil notations, ink gradients, corrections, duo-shade, and so much more is clearly visible, ll the little nuances that makes original art so beautiful and unique.
(W) Carl Wessler (A) Jack Kamen & Various (CA) Jack Kamen
Now available in an affordable paperback edition, Shock SuspenStories Volume 3 continues the fabled EC tradition of presenting the finest noir comics of the era. These hard-as-nails tales of betrayal, larceny, and murder are the works of legendary creators Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, and more. Includes 'Squeeze Play,' the only EC story illustrated solely by Frank Frazetta-who appears as the main character in the story! Collects Shock SuspenStories #13-18 and features a foreword by comics superstar Brian Michael Bendis.
(W/A/CA) Wally Wood
Here is your chance to collect some of the most iconic comic book covers by some of the greatest artists to ever pick up a pencil! EC Comics, under the guidance of publisher Bill Gaines, was-according to the editor of this collection-the greatest line of comics ever done. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist's Edition collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this gigantic (15 x 22 inches!) tome include: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more! To make a baseball analogy, this is a Murderers Row every bit as noteworthy as the '27 Yankees! Also includes an Introduction by noted EC scholar Thommy Burns.
(W) Bill Gaines (A) Various, Al Feldstein
Weird Fantasy from EC Comics captured the wonder and terror of science fiction like no other title of its era. And now the Dark Horse Comics library of EC classics returns with EC Archives: Weird Fantasy Volume 2, now in a value-priced paperback edition featuring the work of comics legends Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and more. This volume collects Weird Fantasy issues #7-12 with remastered digital color based on Marie Severin's original tones. Foreword by rock superstar Gene Simmons of KISS
(W) Jack Kamen, Ray Bradbury (A) Al Feldstein
This volume of the New York Times' bestselling series includes the infamous 'The Orphan' - one of the stories that got EC Comics into hot water during the U.S. Senate's investigation into comic books. Also included are 'The October Game,' 'Frozen Assets!' and 'Standing Room Only' along with the title story, all pains-takingly restored. Like every book in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, this volume also features essays and notes by EC experts on these classic masterpieces.
(W) Al Feldstein & Various (A/CA) Reed Crandall
Twenty-two crime, horror, and science fiction stories by master comics artist Reed Crandall. Plus: eight crime and horror stories by fellow EC artist George Roussos. Reed Crandall was an undisputed Master of fine line detail and expertly nuanced pen-and-ink texture. He was a perfect fit for EC Comics, and he brilliantly illuminated sharp scripts featuring schemes, tricks, betrayal, and retribution in the company's crime, horror, and science fiction titles. This volume features 22 Crandall favorites from the pages of Tales From the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories, Weird Science-Fantasy, Extra, and Impact, including: 'Dog Food,' one of EC's best revenge stories, featuring a sadistic prison camp warden who abuses his dogs to keep them mean - to terrorize his prisoners. And no, it's not the twist ending you might expect - which is why it was voted by fans as one of the top three EC horror stories. 'The Shadow Knows' in which a man who murders his wife is pursued by her shadow everywhere he t
(W) Bill Gaines & Various (A) Al Feldstein & Various (CA) Wally Wood
The classic EC series, presented as a deluxe-size trade paperback! This high-quality trade reprints the first six complete issues of the pulp-comic classic Shock SuspenStories! Featuing the titanic artistic talents of Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingles, and Wally Wood. Foreword by Steven Spielberg!
MAD would have been enough to cement Harvey Kurtzman's reputation as one of the titans of American comics, but he also created two other landmarks: the scrupulously-researched and superbly-crafted war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. Like every book in the new Fantagraphics EC line, 'Corpse on the Imjin!' will feature extensive essays and notes by EC experts - but Kurtzman's stories, as vital, powerful, and affecting and as when they were created 60 years ago, make this a must-have.
(W) Al Feldstein, William M Gaines (A) Johnny Craig & Various
In the years before the Comics Code, no comic mined the noir vein with more shocking impact and creative skill than EC Comics' Crime SuspenStories. Featuring vivid tales of larceny, adultery, and homicide by comics legends Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, and more, Crime SuspenStories remains a lurid landmark in the history of comics, and the EC Archives presents these scandalous stories in all their brazen brilliance. This value-priced volume collects Crime SuspenStories issues #1-6, including the original stories, ads, text pieces, and letters.
(W) Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood (A) Various & Various
Writer-artist-editor Harvey Kurtzman teamed with legendary artists Wally Wood, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, John Severin, Will Elder, and Dave Berg to create these powerful stories of struggle and humanity that are considered to be among the best war stories ever told. Now, Dark Horse presents this first incredible volume, reprinting the first six complete issues of Two-Fisted Tales, originally published in 1950 and 1951.
(W) Al Feldstein (A) Wally Wood & Various (CA) Wally Wood
The Weird Science archives take flight at Dark Horse in an affordable, oversized paperback! Don't miss any of the sci-fi classics from such visionary artists as Wally Wood, Al Feldstein, Harry Harrison, and Harvey Kurtzman! Featuring 'Upheaval!' by legendary author Harlan Ellison! This volume collects the complete Weird Science #19-22 and Weird Science-Fantasy #23-24 in glorious remastered color!
(W) Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein (A) Al Feldstein & Various (CA) Al Feldstein
The second volume of Weird Science features classic stories written by William Gaines and Al Feldstein, and illustrated by such master artists as Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Harvey Kurtzman, and Feldstein himself. This stunning collection reprints issues Weird Science #7-#12, a total of 24 complete breathtaking EC science-fiction stories, originally published in 1951 and 1952.
(W) Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck (A) Wally Wood & Various (CA) Wally Wood
Incredible Science Fiction arrives in a strange new land: the twenty-first century! Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this far-out volume includes twenty unbelievable tales from a stellar collection of writers and artists: Jack Oleck, Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Roy G. Krenkel, and Al Williamson.
(W) Daniel Keyes (A) Reed Crandall & Various (CA) Bud Parke
Contained here is the complete run of Confessions Illustrated, an innovative 'Picto-Fiction' magazine containing illustrated prose stories of scandal and forbidden romance, illustrated by industry legends: Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandell, and more! This archive volume contains Confessions Illustrated issues #1-#3. o Features stories created by celebrated comic artists Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Wally Wood, and more!
The second and concluding volume of conversations with the creators behind EC Comics combines definitive interviews with never-before-published sessions, including a new conversation with Jack Davis, Bill Gaines on the origins of the company, Al Feldstein on science fiction, Harvey Kurtzman on bringing realism to war, Alex Toth, Marie Severin, George Evans and Jack Kamen, Colin Dawkins, and a rare Q&A session with Bernard Krigstein.
(A/CA) Michael Golden
The work of one of the most influential artists in comics gets the Artist's Edition treatment! Michael Golden is a true 'Artist's Artist'; his work has inspired several generations of comic artists, and fans across the globe eagerly await his new releases. This Artist's Edition of Golden's Marvel work will include four stories (two short NAM stories from Strange Adventures, and the Wolverine Christmas story), including one of his most fondly remembered, the Spider-Man/Hulk from Marvel Fanfare #47, considered to be one of his very best! Additionally, this collection will include pages from Doctor Strange #55, Avengers Annual #10, and covers galore! If you are a Michael Golden fan then this is the Artist's Edition you have been waiting for!
Even sixty years after their original release, EC Comics superstar Graham 'Ghastly' Ingels's grisly pages retain the power to shock. Sucker Bait And Other Stories features 25 classic stories from Tales From the Crypt, Shock SuspenStories, Vault of Horror, and Ingels signature 'Old Witch' character's special showcase Haunt of Fear- plus the usual fascinating historical, critical, and biographical material.
(W) Al Feldstein, William M Gaines (A/CA) Graham Ingles
Even in this era of explicit horror films, "Ghastly" Graham Ingels still delivers a shock to readers with his grisly depictions of the fates of evil doers. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC line, Grave Business And Other Stories superbly showcases these classic comic book masterpieces and enhances the reader's experience with commentary and historical and biographical detail from EC experts.
(W) Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein (A) Al Feldstein & Various (CA) Al Feldstein
The classic EC series, presented as a deluxe-size trade paperback! This high-quality trade reprints the issues #7-#12 of the pulp-comic classic Shock SuspenStories! Featuring twenty-four stories by the all-star artistic talents of Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, and Wally Wood.
(W) Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein (A) Wally Wood & Various (CA) Al Feldstein
Long before 'one giant leap for Mankind,' EC Comics speculated on the wonder-and horror-posed by space travel. EC Archives: Weird Science volume 3 features the zenith of these explorations by comics pioneers Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and more. This value-priced softcover volume collects Weird Science issues #13-18 with remastered digital color based on Marie Severin's original tones. Includes the adaptations of two Ray Bradbury tales, 'The Long Years' and 'Mars is Heaven.' Foreword by Jerry Weist, comic art historian and author of the Hugo Award-nominated Ray Bradbury: An Illustrated Life.
This collection of 25 Johnny Craig favorites includes such shockers as 'Horror House!,' 'Werewolf Concerto,' 'Terror on the Moors,' and the title story, 'Voodoo Vengeance' - along with seven Craig crime classics. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, Voodoo Vengeance and Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces.
(W) Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein
Johnny Craig's crisp, elegant, contemporary graphic style set a mood and a surprisingly sophisticated approach to these thirty-one EC crime and horror comics stories, which include his top murder mystery and his best terror tale. This volume of Craig's crime and horror work collects comics stories he wrote and drew for Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, and Crime SuspenStories, as well as the complete collection of all his 'Dateline' stories from Extra!. In our title story, a reporter stranded in a Louisiana bayou seeks shelter in a seemingly abandoned mansion, only to discover and fall in love with a beautiful woman living there. He wants to be with her, and she wants to be with him; there's only one way that can happen. Also: Craig's murder masterpiece, 'Understudies,' in which two lovers conspire to remove their respective spouses, in a twisted twist recalling The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity; and his signature horror story '?All Through the House' (twice adapted to film - for 1972's Tales From the Crypt movie and HBO's 1989 Ta
(W) Bill Gaines & Various (A) Will Elder, John Severin (CA) Will Elder
This collection includes all 15 of Elder's Panic stories (EC's in-house attempt to duplicate MAD) plus seven of his science fiction tales and more. This volume also includes a special Elder horror story that hasn't been since its original publication more than 60 years ago. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, The Million-Year Picnic And Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic stories
(W) Roger McKenzie (A) Klaus Janson, Frank Miller (CA) Frank Miller
Frank Miller helped redefine sequential storytelling in the early 1980s. His style, influenced by Will Eisner's The Spirit, was new and exciting. One of his earliest issues featured the introduction of Elektra and was the first issue Miller wrote. This Artist's Edition features more than one hundred pages and covers, including many featuring Elektra from not only her first appearance but also from the legendary 'Death of Elektra' issue.
(W) Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein (A) Joe Orlando
This special collection features more than 30 EC classics from the pages of Tales From the Crypt, The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, Impact, and Crime SuspenStories. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, The Thing From the Grave And Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic American comics.
(W) Jack Kamen, Ray Bradbury (A) Al Feldstein
Famed for his deft delineations of beautiful, scheming women, handsome jealous husbands, and not-so-innocent children, Jack Kamen returns with a collection of over 20 classic EC horror tales from The Vault of Horror, Tales From the Crypt, and The Haunt of Fear. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, Daddy Lost His Head and Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces.
Death Stand And Other Stories collects all the combat tales Davis and Kurtzman did together for EC's Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, and even includes Davis's adaptation of an excerpt from James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans. More than 30 stories illustrated by Jack Davis, most scripted by EC legend Harvey Kurtzman, plus extensive story notes and bonus features.
(W) Bill Gaines & Various (A) Harvey Kurtzman & Various
Weird Fantasy volume one touches down at Dark Horse Comics! Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherwordly volume includes twenty-four extraterrestrial tales from a stellar collection of writers and artists-Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, Harry Harrison, Gardner Fox, Jack Kamen, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood! Collects Weird Fantasy issues #13-#17 and #6. Foreword by Walt Simonson!
Relive the first volume of the globally successful on-going Blade Runner 2019 comic series in this stunning black & white art edition showcasing the original artwork of Andres Guinaldo! Welcome to the rain soaked world of Los Angeles 2019 - a dystopic world of Replicants, Spinners and hardboiled future noir. There's a new Blade Runner in town, and she's out for blood. Replicant blood.
(W) Joe Orlando, Al Feldstein
Joe Orlando partnered with Wallace Wood on a variety of science fiction stories for EC Comics. The Planetoid And Other Stories collects his first two dozen. All of them, scripted by editor/writer Al Feldstein, serve up classic O. Henry- style shock endings. This volume also includes a complete reproduction of EC's own 32-page 'illustrated, factual flying saucer report,' with art by Orlando, Wallace Wood, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. Plus, a foreword by former DC publisher Paul Levitz, an introduction by Thommy Burns and featured essays and commentary by EC experts.
(W) Al Feldstein & Various (A) Johnny Craig & Various (CA) Johnny Craig
The terrifying opening of the Vault of Horror, presented as a deluxe-size trade paperback for the first time! This ghastly grimoire collects issues #12-#17 of the classic horror series, including unforgettable stories from the all-star artistic lineup of Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Bill Gaines, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, and more! Featuring a foreword by legendary horror writer R.L. Stine.
(W) Al Feldstein & Various (A) Reed Crandall & Various (CA) Joe Orlando
Contained here is the complete run of Crime Illustrated, an innovative 'Picto-Fiction' magazine containing illustrated prose stories of frightening crimes, daring heroes, and dangerous psychopaths, written and illustrated by Jack Oleck, Reed Crandall, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and more! This archive volume contains Crime Illustrated issues 1-3. Features the rare third issue, unpublished in its time.
(W) Joe Ciano (A/CA) Josh Hixson
After a tale of revenge leads to a monstrous outcome, Amber and Quinn pay the price for power and magic as they become the newest children of the Black Woods. As Amber becomes intertwined with the secrets of woods and the town they live in, Quinn learns he is not alone in the woods. And not all who reside there are welcoming. Featuring art by Josh Hixson and story from Joe Ciano, Children of the Woods will explore the monster within and what is left when that monster finally comes out.
The landmark 750th issue of The Flash is now in a deluxe edition hardcover, with tales by an all-star lineup of writers and artists! As 'The Flash Age' begins, a supercharged Speed Force wreaks havoc on Barry Allen's life. Plus, the epilogue to Flash Forward finds Wally West adjusting to his newfound powers, and much more!
(W) George Mann (A) Alan Quah
MARVEL AT THE BREATHTAKING ARTWORK BY ALAN QUAH IN THIS PHENOMENAL BLACK & WHITE OVERSIZED HARDCOVER EDITION OF DARK SOULS VOL 1: THE BREATH OF ANDOLUS! JOIN FIRA - A BATTLE-HARDENED WARRIOR - AS SHE EMBARKS UPON A PERILOUS QUEST TO SAVE HER AILING KINGDOM, FIGHTING COUNTLESS HOARDS OF DEMONIC FOES ALONG THE WAY!
(W/A/CA) Jason
Leading off with the eponymous novella-length thriller, ?A Pocketful of rain? is drawn with realistic human beings instead of Jason?s trademark blank-faced animal characters?a true revelation for longtime fans. This collection showcases three distinct styles: the artist?s earliest realistic drawing style (used to unsettling effect in some particularly creepy stories), an intermediate bighead cartoony style that still features humans (used for both humor and drama), and the funny animal style he's now best known for.Readers who love Jason's anthropomorphic style won't be disappointed, though. Also included is several tales drawn in that fashion, featuring (among other things) Death, a guy waiting for a bus, and croquet-playing nuns; over 40 daily strip format gags; a trio of hilarious parodies of other pop media work including Corto Meowtese and an elaborate riff on Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk done Jason style; and much more.This new and expanded edition also collects all the images from the limited Swedish edition of Pop!, a collection of Jason?s wildly ingenious and
(W) William M Gaines & Various (A/CA) Reed Crandall
This collection of 21 Reed Crandall favorites includes sci-fi ("The Silent Towns", "Space Suitors"), horror ("Carrion Death", "Sweetie-Pie"), crime ("The Kidnapper") and psychological terror ("The High Cost of Dying") in which a man must make the choice between burying his wife and feeding his children. Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, this latest volume also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces.
(A/CA) Brian Bolland
The art of Brian Bolland has been a high-point for comic fans for over forty years. Scanned at actual-size from the original art, this deluxe, hardcover collection follows Bolland?s career featuring his DC Comics work from his early 1980?s covers and stories to his current covers. This once in a lifetime gathering of Bolland?s art comprises the finest presentation and the definitive compilation of his body of work. This will be a 280 page, large-format (13? x 20?) hardcover book that will include three 2-page foldouts and seven vellum inserts, with similar paper stock and production values to the previous Graphitti Designs Gallery Editions. Besides featuring the complete Batman: The Killing Joke story from 1988, the BRIAN BOLLAND-BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE and Other Stories & Art Gallery Edition will also include: ? Afterword by Brian Bolland ? Introduction by Richard Starkings ? An Innocent Guy from BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE #4 (8 pages) ? Certified Safe from MYSTERY IN SPACE #115 (7 pages) ? Freeway of Fun Fear! from THE OUTSIDERS #18 (8 pages) ? The Princess & the
(W) Al Feldstein, William M Gaines (A) Jack Kamen & Various (CA) Jack Davis
The EC line of comics shook up the 1950s, and the shocking audacity of their stories drew the scrutiny of Congress and the eventual creation of the Comics Code, effectively killing EC. But the stories live on, and EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt Volume 4 offers more infamous tales of fear, bloodshed, and the paranormal written by Al Feldstein and William Gaines and illustrated by Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, George Evans, Joe Orlando, and Marie Severin. This value-priced softcover collects issues #35-40, including the original stories, ads, text pieces, and letters. Foreword by eminent EC historian and publisher Russ Cochran.