Featuring seminal stories by al feldstein, harvey kurtzman, harry harrison, wally wood, jack kamen, and graham ingles from the first six issues of this pivotal comic book title. The ec archives are an ongoing series of american hardcover collections of fullcolor comic book reprints of ec comics, published by russ cochran and gemstone publishing from 2006 to 2008, and then continued by cochran and grant geissmans gc imprint 20112012, and finally taken over by dark horse in 20 the output of bill gaines ec comics line in the 1940s and 1950s is one of the. Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes t. The ec archives are an ongoing series of american hardcover collections of fullcolor comic book reprints of ec comics, published by russ cochran and gemstone publishing from 2006 to 2008, and then continued by cochran and grant geissmans gc imprint 20112012, and finally taken over by dark horse in 20 the output of bill gaines ec comics line in the 1940s and 1950s is one of the most. The best of 75 years of ec comics, a 528page hardcover. Oct 16, 2012 ec comics, ec comics reprints, ray bradbury, there will come soft rains, weird fantasy ec comics featured many stories by ray bradbury, and wed like to share them with you. Actually most stories from ec comics were infamous in one way or another. Weird fantasy is a dark fantasy and science fiction anthology comic that was part of the ec. Featuring twentyfour breathtaking tales from iconic writers and artists including al feldstein, jack kamen, george roussos, wally wood, joe orlando, and max elkan. Ec archives weird science hc 20062015 gemstonedark horse comic books.
Weird fantasy is a dark fantasy and science fiction anthology comic that was part of the ec comics line in the early 1950s. Neither made money, but gaines kept publishing them. Taschen presents the full, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and designed by ec expert grant geissman. Race, shock, and social protest, a booklength study of social and political commentary in the ec comics titles was released march 8, 2019 by rutgers university press.
Nov, 2015 yet romero has happily admitted to one inspiration over and over. Weird fantasy volume 1 hardcover may 6, 2014 by bill gaines author, al feldstein author, artist. Go search hello select your address best sellers customer service new releases find a gift whole foods todays deals. The ec archives weird fantasy 02 2016 read the ec archives weird fantasy 02 2016 view comic online. I grew up on mad magazine, the place where many of the artists who worked for ec ended up when the dust settled from the senate hearings and newsstand exile. Ec comic books gave up the ghost nearly a decade before i was born.
The ec archives weird fantasy volume 2 penguin books australia. The ec archives are an ongoing series of american hardcover collections of fullcolor comic book reprints of ec comics, published by russ cochran and gemstone publishing from 2006 to 2008, and then continued by cochran and grant geissmans gc imprint 20112012, and finally taken over by dark horse in 20. The same goes for ec comics, especially the 2 aforementioned scifi books. The companion comic for weird fantasy was weird science.
Features celebrated comic artists al feldstein, harvey kurtzman, wally wood, jack kamen, and graham ingels. Weird fantasy volume 1 hc fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes twentyfour extraterrestrial tales from a stellar collection of writers and artistsbill gaines, al feldstein, harry harrison, gardner fox, jack kamen, harvey kurtzman, and wally wood. Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes. He has been a publisher for over 30 years, after quitting his job as a physics professor. No wonder the other comic book companies cobbled together a comics book code specifically engineered to put ec out of business. Featuring amazing tales from iconic writers and artists including al feldstein, frank frazetta, wally wood, jack kamen, joe orlando, al williamson, and more. And, the overarching message to many of the stories is mankind should treat this planet and fellow passengers upon it with care and respect. Ec archives weird fantasy volume 2, sealed, dark horse comics. Ink over graphite on bristol board with an image area of x 18. Ec archives weird science hc 20062015 gemstonedark horse.
Find out what made ec among the most influential comic book lines ever in this complete and newly recolored collection. Weird fantasy volume 1 hc fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes twentyfour extraterrestrial tales from a stellar collection of writers and artistsbill gaines, al feldstein, harry harrison, gardner fox. Even the most diehard ec fanaddicts will find something new within these pages, with the gaines family archives providing over 100 rarities that have never seen print. Weird fantasy read now checkout preordered manage preorders unavailable for purchase in your credit card on file lists an address in. The output of bill gaines ec comics line in the 1940s and 1950s is one of the most critically acclaimed of the precomics code comics publishers.
Nov 24, 2008 this tale based on a ray bradbury story, is quite an infamous ec comics story from 1953. The ec archives impact the ec archives dark horse comics dark horse hc. Cover images are reproduced from gaines file copies. Jun, 2018 one of the greatest scifi comics ever published now collected. Jul 19, 2019 announced last night at comic con, dark horse comics is celebrating 75 years of the legendary ec comics later this year with choke gasp. Dark horse celebrating 75 years of ec comics with new. Ec comics featured many stories by ray bradbury, and wed like to share them with you. This contains work by bill gaines, al feldstein, jack kamen, wally wood, and more.
July 3, 1937 february 23, 2020 was a publisher of ec comics reprints, disney comics and books on hopalong cassidy, chet atkins, les paul and vacuum tubes. Dark horse comics brings even more macabrely majestic stories from the vault. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industrys will eisner comic book hall of. Ec archives weird science hc 2007 gemstone limited leather bound edition. If this is incorrect, please update your payment information. Entertaining comics, more commonly known as ec comics, was an american publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid1950s, notably the tales from the crypt series. Two scientists discover alien life in pond water from the precode science fiction tale the thing in the jar. As is wellknown now, feldstein swiped the stories without. Read now checkout preordered manage preorders unavailable for purchase in your.
The ec archives download free cbr, cbz comics, 0day. Back when comic book artists were allowed to use their precode imaginations read more. We discovered ray bradbury back in the sixth grade and subsequently read almost everything he ever wrote. The shortlived comic book publisher that helped give birth.
The ec archives are a series of hardcover collections of fullcolor reprint collections of ec comics, published from 2006 to present, by various publishers such as russ cochran and gemstone publishing, gc press llc, and currently, dark horse comics. But comic books, and especially ec comics, never pretended to be polite. I grew up on ec comics, is a phrase romero has uttered in plenty of interviews. Over a fouryear span, weird fantasy ran for 22 issues, ending with the novemberdecember 1953 issue. Isbn 9781616552930 barcode 9781616552930 54999 color color. This particular story was written not long after the kefauver hearings into comic books and juvenile delinquency, when pretty much everything that was being published. The vault of horror volume 4 by al feldstein available from rakuten kobo. The quality of writing and skillful artwork is indeed timeless, and can still be greatly appreciated today. In a 2008 talk with the av club, he added, i always loved horror. Weird fantasy volume 4 was released july 9, 2019 from dark horse books.
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