This little comic is a
sample of one of the most iconic and personal favorite artists of EC Comics,
Jack Davis. His work is cartoony, yet gory, full of tiny little details, and just
amazing. I love artists that take the time to draw every little stitch on
someone’s jacket or the minute dings on a beat up 47 Chevy. And that’s the
amount of glorious care Jack Davis put into every panel.
This is published by
Fantagraphic Books, Not Gemstone. That’s because Fantagraphic was publishing
several hardcopy anthologies of some of EC’s best and brightest. This book was
a promotional freebie and if it wasn’t that I chanced upon it in a dollar bin,
I might never have gotten my hands on this little treasure.
Werewolves, mutant bats,
mad scientists, and more abound in this volume. There’s even the classic Tales
from the Crypt story “Lower Berth” which tells of the origin of how the Crypt
Keeper came to be. It’s an all-time favorite of mine and I’m so very glad to
have gotten the chance to read that scary yarn once more.A classic collection of a brilliant artist of the EC age of Comics.
Worth Consuming.
Rating 10 out of 10 stars.
Fright factor: 6 out of 10
stars.
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