A brilliant storyteller who wielded a dynamic, minimalist style, Alex Toth is considered a master in the fields of comic book storytelling, animation, and design. With Creepy Presents Alex Toth, all of his vibrant stories from Creepy and Eerie are collected in a deluxe hardcover for the first time ever! The first complete collection of Alex Toth's Warren horror stories! Foreword by Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics) Major collaborations with Goodwin, Moench, Infantino, and others!
A brilliant storyteller who wielded a dynamic, minimalist style, Alex Toth is considered a master in the fields of comic book storytelling, animation, and design. With Creepy Presents Alex Toth, all of his vibrant stories from Creepy and Eerie are collected in a deluxe hardcover for the first time ever! The first complete collection of Alex Toth's Warren horror stories! Foreword by Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics) Major collaborations with Goodwin, Moench, Infantino, and others!
Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high-quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, an archive collection of the legendary Creepy magazine. This groundbreaking material turned the world of graphic storytelling on its head in the early 1960s, as phenomenal young artists like Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams reached new artistic heights with their fascinating explorations of classic and modern horror stories.
This vein-chilling second volume collects Creepy #6-#10, showcasing work by some of the best artists to ever work in the comics medium, including Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Reed Crandall, John Severin, and others. Each archive volume of Creepy is packed with stories (usually, up to eight short stories were featured in every issue) running the gamut of gruesome subject matter, from reimagined horror classics such as The Cask of Amontillado, to spectacularly mind-twisting shorts such as The Thing in the Pit or the macabre maritime yarn Drink Deep. • Since the stock is much finer than the authentic newsprint, visually, these pages are better than the originals, with moody, dark blacks that punctuate the shock endings.—Publishers Weekly
Fans of horror comics and jaw-dropping artwork, rejoice! Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to bringing you the highest-quality horror comics ever made with this third bloodcurdling collection of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking horror magazine Creepy. This landmark archive series brings readers, for the first time ever, each and every eerie story from Creepy magazine's original run, featuring work from many of the best artists ever to work in the medium of comics. Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and Angelo Torres are just a sampling of the artists whose work bring horror to life in startling and gorgeously gruesome detail in this third huge collected volume.
Pulpy, smart, and scary, the stories in Creepy constituted some of the best short-form horror fiction ever told in comics. With legendary comics writer/editor Archie Goodwin both editing the magazine and crafting most of its storytelling, Creepy was at once a newsstand favorite with fright fans and a vaunted showcase of fine comics art for serious fans of the art form. For decades, the only sources for these stories were the expensive, collectible original issues. Now Dark Horse is collecting all of the original material from the history of Creepy magazine into an archive library that is garnering rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Grab your bleeding glasses and peer into this fourth volume, collecting Creepy issues #16-#20.
Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Featuring the artwork of comics legends Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, and more, Creepy Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly blood-chilling stories. From the gorgeously painted full-color covers to the exquisite black-and-white interiors, this groundbreaking, Eisner Award-winning archival series resurrects some of the finest graphic storytelling ever printed. From The Rats in the Walls to It That Lurks, these are infamous tales to chill the blood.
Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to publishing the greatest comics of all time with the release of the sixth spooky volume of our Creepy magazine archives. This collection of legendary yell yarns includes selections from revered writers Archie Goodwin and Harlan Ellison, among others, and groundbreaking artistic contributions from Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, underground comics great Vaughn Bodé, and more. Treat yourself to this fright-filled tome, and you'll see why these gore-geous collections have become freaky fixtures on the New York Times bestseller list! • Creepy Archives won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection! • Creepy Archives includes bonus color pages.
Creepy Archives Volume 7 collects a fascinating array of stories from the second great generation of artists and writers in the history of the world's best illustrated horror magazine. As the 1960s ended and the '70s began, the original, classic creative lineup for Creepy was infused with a slew of new talent, with phenomenal new contributors like Richard Corben, Ken Kelly, and Nicola Cuti joining the ranks of established greats like Reed Crandall, Frank Frazetta, and Al Williamson. This volume of the Creepy Archives series collects more than two hundred pages of distinctive short horror comics.
Dark Horse's multiple-award-winning archive editions of Creepy have arrived at one of the most compelling and legendary eras of the horror magazine's epic run. Creepy Archives Volume 8 collects issues #37-#41, which herald the beginning of the more psychedelic and strangely spooky stories that came into vile vogue with the onset of the 1970s. This gore-geously designed volume highlights work from amazing artists such as Basil Gogos, Ernie Col√≥n, Vaughn Bodé, Ken Kelly, and others, and stories written by Nicola Cuti, Phil Seuling, Doug Moench, and other great monsterminds! • Creepy Archives Volume 1 was awarded the 2009 Will Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection. • Terrifyingly good! —Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net
The latest volume in Dark Horse's Eisner Award-winning Creepy Archives will shake, rattle, and obliterate your mind, as the stories from issues #42-#45 of Warren Publishing's landmark horror series are perfect antidotes to sanity. In the early 1970s, comic book legends like Bruce Jones, Gardner Fox, Richard Corben, Dave Cockrum, and Mike Ploog conspired to bring readers wonderfully mixed anthologies of terror and suspense. Each volume of Creepy Archives includes all the fan pages, features, and bonus materials found in the original Creepy magazines. This volume also features a cover by celebrated fantasy and horror illustrator Sanjulian and a foreword by comic book historian and writer Richard Arndt. • A New York Times graphic novel bestseller!
In this cranium-cracking collection, the Eisner Award-winning Creepy Archives run continues to bring classic Warren horror anthology stories to modern readers! Collecting Creepy magazine issues #46-#50 and featuring a terrifying cover by acclaimed horror and fantasy illustrator Sanjulian, our latest excursion into terror brings us face to fang with the bizarre concoctions of Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Reed Crandall, Tom Sutton, Jerry Grandenetti, José Bea, and other familiar monsterminds and fan faves. This archival edition also reprints all color covers, color Loathsome Lore stories, fan-art pages, letter columns, and essays from the original magazines, making our series essential for hardcore horror collectors and new readers alike! • New York Times graphic novel bestseller.
Our latest foray into fear reprints some of Warren Publishing's first full- color story offerings from the early '70s and features more of the unique talents that made Creepy so tantalizing and timeless. With a gorgeous cover by Frank Frazetta and stories by comic-book talents Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Budd Lewis, Tom Sutton, and Reed Crandall, this volume is not to be missed! Collects issues #51-#54, plus color covers and stories. Exclusive foreword by John Landis!
Featuring a new introduction by modern comics storyteller and painter Jason Shawn Alexander, this volume's special features include the color Creepy Monster Match board game (cut out and play at your own risk), a series of color stories by Richard Corben, and all text pieces from the initial Creepy run. Collecting Creepy magazines #55-#59—with terrifying tales by fan-favorites Doug Moench, Jose Bea, Reed Crandall, Gardner Fox, Paul Neary, Sanjulian, Richard Corben, and others—our tremendous tome is topped off with The Creepy Crawley Castle and Werewolf! games, color Sanjulian covers, creator biographies, and Dear Uncle Creepy letters columns!
It's a lucky time to be a horror fan! Celebrate the tremendously terrifying thirteenth volume in the Creepy Archives series with classic tales by Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones, John Severin, and more, as the esteemed horror magazine hits another fruitful period of frightful delights in the mid-seventies! Collecting the classic Creepy magazines #60 through #63, plus several color pieces by Richard Corben, Sanjulian, and Ken Kelly—with black-and-white stories throughout by Tom Sutton, Jose Bea, Bill DuBay, Jose Gual, and many others. Eisner Award-winning archival series! Both the Creepy and Eerie Archives have been on the New York Times Top 10 graphic novel list. The beginning of the monster war!!!!
With stories by comic-book titans Bernie Wrightson, Richard Corben, Howard Chaykin, John Severin, and Archie Goodwin, this is one terrifying tome that you DO NOT want to miss out on! This volume also features an enlightening foreword by horror comics writer Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire; Echoes) and reprints all Dear Uncle Creepy and Creepy's Catacombs text pieces and all color stories that appeared in this stellar 1970s run! Collects the original Creepy issues #64-#68. The Eisner Award-winning archival series!
When Creepy teams up with Edgar Allan Poe, you know you're in for a terrifying treat! The latest volume includes a whopping twelve tales adapted from the founding father of short-form horror himself and features work by Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, Luis Bermejo, José Gual, and others! Volume 15 collects issues #69-#72 of Warren Publishing's anthology. New introduction by horror writer/actor/director Larry Fessenden!
Showcasing art from a pantheon of comic industry greats-including Alex Toth, Wally Wood, Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson, and Richard Corben-our latest deluxe volume collects issues #73 to #77 and features an interview between comics historian S. C. Ringgenberg and John Severin, all of the magazines' original letters columns, and lush painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian!
Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, John Severin, Russ Heath, and Bernie Wrightson construct weird and wonderful stories, steeped in supernatural dread and nuclear paranoia, populated by tragic characters, and riddled with deadly, ironic twists. This volume also features an interview between comics historian S.C. Ringgenberg and cover artist extraordinaire Ken Kelly! Collecting issues #78 to #83 of Creepy. Contains original stories written and drawn by Alex Toth! Featuring In Deep, Richard Corben's devastating full-color tale of survival at sea.
Fresh and bizarre terrors abound in Creepy Archives Volume 18, collecting issues #84–#88 of Warren Publishing's flagship horror anthology. Reprinting issues themed around doomed sports scenarios, classic monsters, Christmastime atrocities, and the entrancing planet Mars, this beautiful volume also features all original fan pages and letter columns! • Includes Bernie Wrightson's illustrated poem A Martian Saga. • Both dark . . . and darkly funny! With solid writing and unforgettable art ranging from ultra-realistic to bad acid trips, Creepy rightfully holds a place in comics history.-Fangoria
Death lurks after every page turn! An unbelievable lineup of creators fills this volume. Shiver at the work of Frank Frazetta, Russ Heath, Carmine Infantino, John Severin, Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, and many others—and enjoy all original fan pages and a new introduction by writer Jack Butterworth (Creepy, Taboo)! Collects Creepy magazines #89-#93. A New York Times bestselling series! With solid writing and unforgettable art ranging from ultra-realistic to bad-acid trips, CREEPY rightfully holds a place in comics history.—Fangoria.com
Overflowing with ferocious monsters, alien encounters, warrior chimps, and reality-bending creatures, this deluxe volume includes classic work by Frank Frazetta, Carmine Infantino, Bernie Wrightson, John Severin, and others! Collecting Creepy magazines #94–#98. A New York Times best-selling series! Includes Bernie Wrightson's harrowing The Laughing Man! New foreword by Jonathan Case!
Creepy Archives, the quintessential horror anthology, continues to deliver a multitude of monstrous plights and terrifying twist endings! This deluxe volume collects issues #99–#103 of the influential series and includes all original letter columns, color sections, and text pieces. • Featuring the talents of Bruce Jones, Len Wein, Alfredo Alcala, Russ Heath, Alex Nino, Richard Corben, Walter Simonson, and many, many more!
Murderous beasts, ravenous aliens, and other bizarre creatures hunt for careless humans in Creepy Archives Volume 22, collecting issues #104 through #107 of the infamous horror anthology! Featuring timeless tales by Russ Heath, John Severin, Len Wein, Bruce Jones, Larry Hama, Jim Starlin, Terry Austin, Alfredo Alcala, and many others—as well as all original fan pages and letters columns! A New York Times best-selling series!
Creepy Archives Volume 23 collects issues #108 through #111 of Warren Publishing's classic horror anthology! Devious demons, domineering devils, vindictive aliens, and jealous mutants abound! Featuring celebrated creators Archie Goodwin, Bruce Jones, Alfredo Alcala, Bill DuBay, Jose Ortiz, Klaus Janson, and many others!
Uncle Creepy—your favorite cackling comrade—has put together an impressive assembly of creators for Creepy Archives Volume 24! Stories by Archie Goodwin, Bruce Jones, Larry Hama, John Severin, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Walter Simonson, and many others are collected in this horrifying volume. Featuring issues #112–#116 of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking and experimental horror title!
Another volume packed with classic collaborations, hideous creatures, and bizarre settings! Stories by Budd Lewis, Len Wein, Carmine Infantino, Pablo Marcos, Val Mayerik, and many others are collected in this terrifying tome, featuring issues #117 to #122 of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking horror title. Includes a foreword by The Goon's Eric Powell! A New York Times best-selling series!
Creepy Archives returns with more bloodcurdling terror than you can shake a crucifix at! Including bone-chilling tales by Nicola Cuti, Alex Toth, Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Roger McKenzie, Alfredo Alcala, and many more, Creepy Archives Volume 26 exhumes more of the complete annals of the most renowned horror series in comics history! Nearly 300 pages of graphic ghoulishness by the finest writers and artists. Collects Creepy Magazine #123 to #127.
Creepy Archives opens one crypt too many to expose a writhing mass of frightful fun. Including stories by William DuBay, Alfredo Alcala, Nicola Cuti, Budd Lewis, and more, Creepy Archives Volume 27 reanimates classic tales of terror from the most harrowing series in comics history! Collects Creepy magazine issues #128–#133.
A mosaic of morbid mayhem, Creepy Archives Volume 28 forms a petrifying picture of bloodthirsty bats, homicidal honeymooners, murderous mummies, and starving psychopaths! Featuring deadly dramas by a cavalcade of comics' finest creators from an era when Creepy was the premium purveyor of illustrated horror. Collects Creepy magazine issues #134–#139. ''It is these comics that set the precedents for horror comics now, hell, for horror in general.'' -Fangoria
From 1964 to 1983, Creepy magazine set the standard for horror in graphic fiction. Now, Dark Horse Books finishes the complete collection of the greatest horror publication in comics history with this final fear-filled volume. Featuring the work of Roger McKenzie, Alex Nino, Don McGregor, Victor de la Fuente and many more, and with hair-raising tales of bloodthirsty vampires, ruthless graverobbers, invisible men, alien creatures, and homicidal maniacs, these are still the comics that give you the creeps! Collects Creepy #140–#145.