Censored out of existence by Congress in the 1950s, rare comic book images--many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--are now revealed once again in all of their eye-popping inventive outrageousness. Original.
Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror—from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.
Her estranged mother's death brings Kat Somerville back to Comfort Notch, New Hampshire, a home town she can barely remember. As she and her daughter Sybil try to settle into a new life, Kat discovers that sometimes home is best forgotten. WELCOME TO COMFORT NOTCH! HOME OF AMERICA'S PRETTIEST AUTUMN. YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE. Following the death of her estranged mother, Kat Somerville and her daughter, Sybil, flee a difficult life in Chicago for the quaint--and possibly pernicious--town of Comfort Notch, New Hampshire. From NY Times best-selling author, Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water, Trollhunters, The Living Dead), and rising star Chris Shehan, comes a haunting vision of America's prettiest autumn. Collects the complete eight issue series. “Superb, fall-toned art plays on a recurring theme of leaves. The gripping, violent plot and the sharply drawn mother-daughter dynamic at its core are a complex combo that will easily satisfy genre fans.” --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “Bestselling Kraus makes his graphic debut with another terror-inducing narrative, brilliantly illustrated by Shehan and Wordie (lettered by Jim Campbell). The full-color, saturated visuals never slow down, the unpredictable panels constantly in motion as if unable to hold the story back. The petrifying horror won’t be contained - "She grows. She waits." ' - BOOKLIST Starred Review
A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s. Of the myriad genres comic books ventured into during its golden age, none was as controversial as or came at a greater cost than horror; the public outrage it incited almost destroyed the entire industry. Yet before the watchdog groups and Congress could intercede, horror books were flying off the newsstands. During its peak period (1951–54) over fifty titles appeared each month. Apparently there was something perversely irresistible about these graphic excursions into our dark side, and Four Color Fear collects the finest of these into a single robust volume.
Detective Migdalia Torres investigates a vicious strangling on a Boston subway car with no feasible leads. As potential evidence produces dead ends, Migdalia inadvertently takes in a vagrant named Yusef who may have a supernatural connection to the crime at hand. While Yusef's plagued by visions and seemingly false memories, both suspect and detective struggle to discover the identity of the phantom killer that stalks the Boston Metro. This volume collects issues #1-#4 of the futuristic, mind-bending horror story Last Stop on the Red Line, written by Paul Maybury (Aqua Leung), vividly illustrated by Sam Lotfi (Doctor Fate), and beautifully colored by John Rauch (Spider-Man, Venom). Collects Last Stop on the Red Line #1-#4.
Wire Hangers creator/hard-rock musician, Alan Robert, is back for blood with an all-new horror tale, Crawl to Me, which centers on Ryan as he struggles to protect his family from what appears to be an evil entity living within their basement’s crawl space. It is only after a series of violent events occur that Ryan realizes he must set aside all he believes to be true in order to face his shocking and inevitable reality.
Marvel's creepiest characters put the "super" into supernatural in this titanic tome of terror! A veritable who's who of horror, this Omnibus collects the complete 1970s adventures of the Zombie, Brother Voodoo, the Living Mummy, It the Living Colossus, the Golem, Gabriel: Devil Hunter, the Scarecrow and Modred the Mystic - including hair-raising encounters with Werewolf by Night, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Thing, the Avengers and more! Read it if you dare! COLLECTING: STRANGE TALES (1951) 169-174, 176-177; SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS 5, 7-15; ASTONISHING TALES (1970) 21-24; DEAD OF NIGHT 11; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) 26; MARVEL CHILLERS 1-2; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 24; WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (1972) 39-41; MARVEL TWO-INONE (1974) 11, 18, 33, 41, 95; DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) 48; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) 244; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 222-223; AVENGERS (1963) 185-187; MATERIAL FROM ZOMBIE (1973) 1-10; HAUNT OF HORROR (1974) 2-5; MONSTERS UNLEASHED (1973) 11; BIZARRE ADVENTURES 33; MENACE 5; MOON KNIGHT (1980) 21; TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) 14, 20; STRANGE TALES (1951) 74, 89
Traces the development of comics from the gross psychotic visions of the ultra-primitive 'pre-code' horrors, through to the relatively sophisticated graphic nightmares of Warren and Skywald. Fully illustrated throughout, this is a concise, entertaining and enlightening examination of this most popular and persecuted of comicbook genres.
Legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas returns to Cimmeria! When the beautiful Olivia appears aboard a captured ship, telling tales of prophetic dreams and great fortunes, Conan is set on a new path - the Road of Kings! It's a route that is full of terrors and that may lead him straight to the executioner's ax! Conan must brave zombie Hyborians, dragons and assassins - as well as the underground catacombs beneath Aquilonia, where lurk creatures more hideous and deadly than anything he's ever encountered on the surface! The Road of Kings is no place for weaklings! Plus, an action-packed adaptation of the classic Robert E. Howard tale "Queen of the Black Coast," in which Conan takes to the high seas with the pirate queen Bêlit! COLLECTING: VOL. 5: CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS (2010) 1-12, CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2012) 1-6