Ec comics was a comic book publishing company in the forties and fifties that published titles such as tales from the crypt and weird science. Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes t. Weird fantasy volume 4 and millions of other books are. 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. Ecs pretrend titles are those published by max gaines and his son william m. One of the greatest scifi comics ever published now collected. Fantasy by al feldstein, wally wood, graham ingels, harvey kurtzman, jack kamen isbn. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The book is written and designed by ec comics historian grant geissman. The antiracism comic book story that beat the comics code. About ec comics wiki this wiki was started as a fork of another wiki that the old ec wiki had been merged into, and is now its own standalone wiki with new articles, comic covers, art, and more just what isare ec comics. If you cant get behind a story with that title, ec comics may not be for you. Gaines, who took over the family business after his fathers death in 1947 in 1950, with the addition of writer and artist al feldstein, ec found. List of entertaining comics publications wikipedia. Ec comics judgment day simultaneously outdated and still relevant. A new ec comics retrospectivehistory book, titled the wonderful, horrible ec comics book. Although these are comic books they bring those sophisticated ideas to the.
Announced last night at comiccon, dark horse comics is celebrating 75 years of the legendary ec comics later this year with choke gasp. Numbering is continued from the weird science 1950 series, becomes weird science fantasy starting with issue 23. Ec archives tales from the crypt vol 4 hard cover graphic novel sealed rare oop. Weird fantasy tv series, bill gaines biopic in development. The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. Weird fantasy is a dark fantasy and science fiction anthology comic that was part of the ec comics line in the early 1950s.
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. Find out what made ec among the most influential comic book lines ever in this comp. Weird fantasy volume 3 one of the greatest scifi comics ever published now collected. Weird fantasy collections 3 book series to the ec archives. Ec an entertaining comic editing al feldstein as albert b. Historians refer to this period as the three kingdoms period. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emergedwei, shu, and wu. Weird science volume 1 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industrys will eisner comic. Began in 1950, the comic book was part of ecs collection of horror, war and science fiction titles which helped the. The weird science archives take flight at dark horse.
Classic comics narrated ec comics weird fantasy 7 asmr. Oct 27, 20 and dont forget that mad was born as a 10cent ec comic in 1952 before becoming a 25cent magazine with its 24th issue. 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. Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes. Frank readies himself for a monumental twoyear journey to altair, using the invention of professor hartlow. Weird science fantasy was an american science fiction fantasy anthology comic, that was part of the ec comics line in the early 1950s. 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. Ec comics, the legendary comic book publisher behind subversive and sublime brands like tales from the crypt, weird science, twofisted tales and mad magazine, has inked a partnership with hivemind. Final issue of the series becomes weird sciencefantasy.
The first ecthemed book in the series was focused on wally woods ec comic stories, followed by a collection of stories from mad, and a book featuring jack daviss stories. The romance of the three kingdoms is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and broken, of loyalty and. Weird fantasy tpb 1 part 2 comic online free and high quality. Weird science, the pinnacle of ec madness in four hardcover volumes. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industrys will eisner comic book hall of fame 1993. Taschen presents the full, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and designed by ec expert grant geissman. The romance of the three kingdoms is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and. The ec archives weird fantasy volume 2 penguin books australia. We discovered ray bradbury back in the sixth grade and subsequently read almost everything he ever wrote.
The announcement comes hot on the heels of the production companys other exciting new projects. Dont miss any of the scifi classics from such visionary artists as wally wood, al feldstein, harry harrison, and harvey kurtzman. The first 24 issues of mad can be read in dc comics mad archives. Ec comics weird fantasy to become new scifi television. The companion comic for weird fantasy was weird science. Taschen presents the full, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and designed by ecexpert grant geissman. Cover images are reproduced from gaines file copies. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Dark horse celebrating 75 years of ec comics with new.
Gaines agent inc, the holding company which owns ec, has signed a deal with hivemind, the company behind the witcher television series, to bring its weird fantasy anthology series to television. This book also includes the first two issues of weird sciencefantasy so thats neat. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Apr 30, 2014 weird fantasy volume 1 touches down at dark horse comics. Dell became part of bantam doubleday dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company. Fully remastered in magnificent digital color, this otherworldly volume includes twentyfour 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. Artists edition 26 and the graham ingels artists edition book. Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous han dynasty of china collapsed. 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. The expanse amazon studios, the witcher adaptation starring henry cavill netflix, and producer guillermo del toros scary. Weird fantasy volume 1 touches down at dark horse comics. Dark horse comics reprints classic ec horror, crime, science fiction and war. Features celebrated comic artists al feldstein, harvey kurtzman, wally wood, jack kamen, and graham ingels.
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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Weird fantasy volume 3 gaines, bill, feldstein, al, feldstein, al, frazetta, frank, various on. Over a fouryear span, weird fantasy ran for 22 issues, ending with the novemberdecember 1953 issue. 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. Weird fantasy volume 3 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Entertaining comics, commonly known as ec comics, was a major publisher of comic books in the 1940s and 1950s. Weird fantasy volume 1 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Initially, ec was owned by maxwell gaines and specialized in educational and childoriented stories. Finally, theres ecs sciencefiction titles, weird science and weird fantasy. Classic comics narrated episode 1 ec comics weird fantasy 7 come into my parlor mayjune 1951. Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u.
The official archives for the information for this piece. Nov 10, 2019 classic comics narrated episode 1 ec comics weird fantasy 7 come into my parlor mayjune 1951. Upcoming volumes announced include best of ec comics. The ec archives series share book recommendations with. Ec archives weird fantasy complete set buds art books. Tales from the crypt the ec archives dark horse comics hc book vol. Ec comics judgment day simultaneously outdated and. If this is incorrect, please update your payment information. The ec archives weird fantasy v04 2019 english cbr 218 pages 383. The ec archives weird fantasy v04 2019 the ec archives weird fantasy v04 2019. The letters page comments on ecs ray bradbury adaptations with a disingenuous implication that the.
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. Pre code comics, nothing offensive and is beautifully drawn some storys are dated. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The ec archives the ec archives weird fantasy fantasy dark horse comics dark horse download the ec archives. The ec archives weird science v01 2015 books graphic. Make offer tales from the crypt the ec archives dark horse comics hc book vol. Weird fantasy is a science fiction anthology comic that was part of the ec comics line in the early 1950s. In this video i bring to life a classic comic of yesteryear. The letters ec originally stood for educational comics. Jan 29, 2012 this is a comparison of the ec archives as done by gemstone publishing and gc press with vault of horror volumes 1 and 2. In addition to weird fantasy, hivemind is also set to produce a featuyre film based upon the life of former ec comics publisher william m.
A new beginning art by al williamson, with assistance from frank frazetta, roy krenkel, and bernard krigstein, the headhunters art by george evans, my world the classic story by wally wood, and outcast of the stars adapted from the story by ray bradbury. May 27, 2019 wallace wood a the ec archives historicalfantasy pdf read online a this is just a matter of personal preference, but the science fiction stories by ec leave me a little cold i really love the horror stuff and the war stories are top notch, but these feel derivative but derivative is not the right term, as all other science fiction from this period owes a debt to these guys this is where. Featuring strange and exciting tales from iconic writers and artists including al feldstein, jack kamen. Spacewarp, script by bill gaines plot and al feldstein plot, script, art by al feldstein. Ec comics subversive and thoughprovoking classic comic book series weird fantasy will be headed to television soon, according to an annoucement from hivemind. Weird sciencefantasy was an american science fictionfantasy anthology comic, that was. Ec comics and hivemind will be producing a new tv show, weird fantasy.
Ec archives weird fantasy hc 2014 dark horse comic books. Wallace wood a the ec archives historicalfantasy pdf. Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings listed in the public domain by the major media services and user ratings from the community, creating the. Or are you just interested in the world of collecting. 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.
The ec archives weird science 4 inglese copertina rigida ago 2015. The best of 75 years of ec comics, a 528page hardcover book. The ec archives weird fantasy volume 4 by john severin. No wonder the other comic book companies cobbled together a comics book code specifically engineered to put ec out of business. Jul 19, 2019 announced last night at comiccon, dark horse comics is celebrating 75 years of the legendary ec comics later this year with choke gasp. Find out what made ec among the most influential comic book lines ever in this complete and newly recolored collection. Weird fantasy volume 1 due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download an amazon book with buzz. Weird fantasy read now checkout preordered manage preorders unavailable for purchase in your credit card on file lists an address in. Weird fantasy last edited by pikahyper on 061219 03.
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