COMPLETE WEB OF HORROR HC (MR)

In 1969¸ a feisty new comics magazine emerged to rival the popular horror magazines Creepy and Eerie: Web of Horror. Conceived by a plucky¸ independent publisher¸ Web of Horror showcased instant classics of horror and science fiction by such rising stars of comic art as Bernie Wrightson¸ Michael Kaluta¸ Bruce Jones¸ Ralph Reese¸ Frank Brunner¸ Roger Brand¸ and Wayne Howard¸ as well as seasoned veterans such as Syd Shores and Norman Nodel¸ illustrating stories written by Otto Binder¸ Nicola Cuti¸ and others.Now¸ over 50 years later¸ Fantagraphics presents the complete Web of Horror in one expertly edited and designed volume. In addition to all three published issues¸ this collection includes over a dozen stories intended for subsequent issues that have been rarely or never-before published¸ several long thought to be lost and recently unearthed. Among these “lost” stories is Wrightson’s “The Monster Jar¸” lovingly restored by Frederic Manzano.The Complete Web of Horror also features a wealth of historical and contextual essays¸ including the Foreword by original Web of Horror editor and science fiction novelist Terry Bisson; an account of the magazine’s origin by the late Clark Dimond; the history of the magazine’s rise and baffling demise by collection editor Dana Marie Andra; reminiscences by fanzine publishers Robert Lewis and Robert Gerson; and an Afterword by Richard J. Arndt.