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| Creepy Archives | 
 enlarge | Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 15375
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1593079737
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593079734
ASIN: 1593079737
Publication Date: September 3, 2008
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Product Description
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 - a hardcover 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.
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At last. August 16, 2008
24 out of 29 found this review helpful
At last.
A cultural touchstone for thousands of young kids from the 60's and 70's has made its' way to the archive bookshelf, and that "touchstone" is Creepy Magazine.
Being, purportedly, a "grown-up" now, I realize that the Warren magazines like Creepy and Eerie were the sequela to the EC phenomenon. But back then, I was the wrong age for EC. Didn't know they even existed. I was absolutely the right age for Creepy. I devoured them right along with my Spider-man and X-men comics.
If you have ventured this far into the review, I suspect you:
1) have this fizzy glee after reading the words "Creepy Archives" and "now in stock".
2) have this carbonated sizzle in your brain noticing the words, 'volume ONE.'
3) are immediately recollecting those lazy days of reading and re-reading these amazing stories coupled with black and white artwork so good...so evocative...that whole color schemes formed in your skull. Sounds. Odors. These were mini-movies that we replayed over and over again.
4) are wondering if those glorious ads are included. Well, so far, they are. They were an essential part of that Warren experience. Leaving them out would be like leaving the jelly off a PB& J sandwich. It doesn't ruin the meal, but you don't get the intended flavor. It just wouldn't BE "Creepy" without them.
The book itself is lovely. The covers are reproduced in vivid color. The size of the book is at least as big as the original magazine; it somehow appears larger. The artwork is sharp and laser precise. I found myself admiring details that as a kid, you simply aren't that aware. Better said, I knew great art when I saw it when I was 9 or 10, but now I can see why I thought that.
A side effect of traveling back in time to when this sort of stuff occupied a significant portion of my free time, is that associated memories come flooding back. A certain type of candy bar that I liked at the time. The smell of model glue. The popular songs on the radio from that era. Those trips to South America to visit my extended family.
Like it or not, "Creepy" was around for a big chunk of my childhood. I have boxes of them stored in Mylar in storage somewhere.
This magnificent, luxuriously produced edition, has brought back wonderful memories, and at the same time has allowed me to further appreciate this singular phenomenon.
Dark Horse...bravo on a remarkable addition in the archiving of comic history.
Don't you DARE stop now!
My favorite comics! August 13, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have collected all of the issues of both Creepy and Eerie from the mid-sixties, when Archie Goodwin was head writer, and later editor. These are the only vintage comics I've collected in their original forms because, until now, a full reprint has never been done.
Goodwin understood the medium extremely well, and was just a good writer. And he really collaborated with his artists-- Alex Toth, Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Jerry Grandinetti, Angelo Torres, etc.
These are black and white, and were put out in magazine format to avoid the comics code. The Warrens are often dismissed as an EC knock-off. As much as I love the EC horror titles, I think Goodwin's tenure at Warren was better. To me, they were one of the high water marks in comics, and it's great to finally see them getting re-printed!
CREEPY RETURNS ! August 14, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you don't have the original issues, this reprint collection is well worth the money. I hope Dark Horse reprints the first 50 issues of CREEPY, EERIE, and VAMPIRELLA !!!
Finally - they're back! August 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was eight years old when I first read Creepy Magazine, then later Erie and Vamperella -talk about growing up fast! Creepy featured all the greats such as Frazetta and Wally Woods, professionally inked and shadowed in black and white. The intent was to scare and entertain with short stories featuring your sarcastic host Uncle Creepy -reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt. Just like in the movie Blade Runner, the visual aspect was so detailed, I found myself reading them over and over again. Many of the stories are predictable, but I fancy the thought of movies or T.V. shows we see today were inspired by these quaint little plots and characters. This hardback edition includes issues 1 through 5 with color covers and old advertisements - just like the originals. This is a wonderful treat for those nostalgic fans of fantasy or those who are a little afraid to unpack their collectibles. I hope they continue reproducing all the Warren Publishing Mags in the same quality binding and print.
You MUST buy! August 27, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow! This is exactly how awesome material should be reprinted, exactly as this beauty of a book. Everything is perfect, beuatiful reproduction on very nice paper with all 5 covers reproduced in color. In A4 format [magazine size], no shrinking of art as it was mistake that DH did with reprint of Savage Sword of Conan, and no use of cheap paper etc...this is the ultimate book to have.
The art is just fantastic by the way...bravo DH and all who were involved in bringing us this book...
Together with Scorchy Smith from IDW, this is my favorite comic album of the year! I can't wait for more volumes.
10/10 stars! Do not hesitate to buy this book.
PS. message to DH: since it seems DH will not print Savage Sword of Conan in this format, then at least if they would at least bring us 3 volumes of Conan done by John Buscema in Creepy HC format ...that would at least make up at least a little for not printing Conan in original magazine size and HC on nice paper.
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