The EC Artists' Library explained

Ongoing:y
Genre:Horror
Science fiction
Crime
War
Publisher:Fantagraphics Books
Startmo:November 15th,
Startyr:2012
Writers:Numerous writers were involved
Artists:Numerous artists were involved
Editors:Gary Groth
Creators:Numerous creators were involved
Sort:EC Artists' Library, The
Nonus:n

The EC Artists' Library are a series of books released by Fantagraphics Books, which collect anthologies by artists and themes of the comics originally published by EC Comics.[1] [2] [3]

Background

On July 23, 2011, Gary Groth, president at Fantagraphics Books, announced during the company panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego that Fantagraphics had established an agreement with William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. to publish the EC Comic Library starting in 2012, with the aim to reintroduce the EC stories to new contemporary readers. The reprint run would feature all the EC comic material with the exception of MAD comics, whose rights belonged to another owner. Fantagraphics' publication would become the first EC Comics collection arranged by artist.[4] [2]

Format

Volumes of the series have been published in hardcover format measuring 7.25 inches × 10.25 inches (185 mm × 261 mm) and are printed in black-and-white. The books have been designed by Jacob Covey[1] and each volume contains between 200 and 250 pages including the comics and extras. Individual volumes are also available bundled in a boxed set of four.[5]

Volumes and box sets

Volumes

Volumes
Release dateTitleArtist in focusGenrePage countISBN
2012-11-15Corpse on the Imjin! and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kurtzman, Harvey" Harvey KurtzmanWar240
2012-11-15Came the Dawn and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Wood, Wallace" Wallace WoodHorror/Crime240
2013-04-0650 Girls 50 and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Williamson, Al" Al WilliamsonScience Fiction240
2013-04-06Tain't the Meat... It's the Humanity! and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Davis, Jack" Jack DavisHorror240
2013-09-07Fall Guy for Murder and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Craig, Johnny" Johnny CraigCrime/Horror160
2013-09-07Child of Tomorrow and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Feldstein, Al" Al FeldsteinScience Fiction160
2014-02-15Zero Hour and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kamen, Jack" Jack KamenScience Fiction176
2014-02-15Sucker Bait and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Ingels, Graham" Graham IngelsHorror208
2014-06-08Judgment Day and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Orlando, Joe" Joe OrlandoScience Fiction184
2014-07-05Bomb Run and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Severin, John" John SeverinWar264
2014-12-06Aces Highdata-sort-value="Evans, George" George EvansWar/Crime216
2015-01-04Spawn of Mars and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Wood, Wallace" Wallace WoodScience Fiction216
2015-07-04Grave Business and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Ingels, Graham" Graham IngelsHorror224
2015-10-02Forty Whacks and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kamen, Jack" Jack KamenHorror208
2016-02-08data-sort-value="High Cost of Dying and Other Stories, The" The High Cost of Dying and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Crandall, Reed" Reed CrandallHorror176
2016-06-21data-sort-value="Living Mummy and Other Stories, The" The Living Mummy and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Davis, Jack" Jack DavisHorror224
2016-12-06Voodoo Vengeance and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Craig, Johnny" Johnny CraigHorror216
2017-01-31data-sort-value="Million Year Picnic, The" The Million Year Picnicdata-sort-value="Elder, Will" Will Elder216
2017-06-28data-sort-value="Thing From The Grave and Other Stories, The" The Thing from the Grave and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Orlando, Joe" Joe OrlandoHorror240
2017-10-31Daddy Lost His Head and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kamen, Jack" Jack KamenHorror192
2018-01-31Master Race and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Krigstein, Bernard" Bernard KrigsteinCrime/Horror/War/Science Fiction232
2018-06-30Death Stand and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Davis, Jack" Jack DavisWar192
2018-11-17Doctor of Horror and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Ingels, Graham" Graham Ingels224
2019-02-12The Martian Monster and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kamen, Jack" Jack Kamen160
2019-09-10The Woman Who Loved Life and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Craig, Johnny" Johnny Craig232
2019-11-15Atom Bomb and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Wood, Wallace" Wallace Wood272
2020-01-14Man and Superman and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kurtzman, Harvey" Harvey Kurtzman180
2020-06-23Terror Train and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Feldstein, Al" Al Feldstein296
2020-11-24Accidents and Old Lace and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Ingels, Graham" Graham IngelsHorror/Crime232
2021-01-12A Slight Case of Murder and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Evans, George" George EvansHorror224
2021-07-13Three for the Money and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Kamen, Jack" Jack Kamen224
2022-06-07Code of Honor and Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Severin, John" John Severin248
2022-11-22Deadly Beloved And Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Craig, Johnny" Johnny CraigCrime/Horror256
2023-06-13The Planetoid And Other Storiesdata-sort-value="Orlando, Joe" Joe OrlandoScience Fiction208
2023-12-12The Bitter End And Other StoriesReed Crandall, George RoussosCrime, Horror, Science fiction232
2024-04-09Kamen’s Kalamity And Other Stories Jack KamenHorror248
2024-09-17Foul Play And Other StoriesJack DavisHorror, Science Fiction, War312

Box sets

Box sets
Vol.Release dateTitleVolumesISBN
12014The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 11–4
22015The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 25–8
32017The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 39–12
42019-11-05The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 413–16
52020-11-03The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 517–20
62021-11-09The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 621–24

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Comics Reporter. www.comicsreporter.com. 2019-03-03.
  2. Web site: Syndicated Comics. Fitzsimons. Kate. 2011-07-24. The Beat. en-US. 2019-03-03.
  3. Web site: Hero Complex. Los Angeles Times. 2019-03-03.
  4. Web site: Fantagraphics to Publish the EC Comics Library. www.diamondcomics.com. 2019-03-03.
  5. Web site: The EC Comics Slipcase Volume 2 (The EC Artists' Library): by Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen. 2015-04-24. Spectrum Culture. en-US. 2019-03-03.