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Post by james on Dec 2, 2020 8:57:55 GMT -5
After reading the thread "What classic comics have you read lately?" I decided I want to read the classic horror collections from Marvel and DC.
What collections are out there? I'm hoping I can get most from my library.
I have already ready all of Hellboy BTW.
thanks
J
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2020 9:06:55 GMT -5
There are House of Mystery and House of Secrets omnibuses (omnibi ?) out there collecting the Bronze Age stuff form those titles for DC. A bit pricey as omnibuses are. There were some Showcase Presents volumes, but they are out of print.
Marvel had 2 Essential Marvel Horror volumes in their Essential line, but they are out of print as well. They haven't collected a lot of their horror stuff outside of that. (a Hellstorm by Warren Ellis omnibus and some of the Ghost Rider stuff is about it that I know of).
The vast majority of Marvel/DC horror remains mostly uncollected and most of what was collected off and on over the years is out of print.
Maybe others will know of more to recommend.
-M
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Post by brutalis on Dec 2, 2020 9:49:33 GMT -5
Marvel has Son of Satan classic TPB, Marvel Zombies and Tomb of Dracula TPB's in print listing still on Amazon. There is DC's Jack Kirby Demon as well.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 2, 2020 9:56:18 GMT -5
Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics has some good horror comics reprinted in it. Though they are mostly showcasing 50's horror comics that sparked the comic code. There are some modern horror story contributions to the book but they are from all kinds of publishers and not just Marvel or DC. But it's a good read. I had no sampling of those older horror comics until reading this book.
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Post by james on Dec 2, 2020 10:26:47 GMT -5
Thank you MRP, Adamwarlock2099 and Brutalis While I was not able to find TOD or Son of Satan at my library I did find House of Mystery Vol 2 and 3 and most recent Mammoth collection.
J
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Post by MDG on Dec 2, 2020 10:57:23 GMT -5
Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics has some good horror comics reprinted in it. Though they are mostly showcasing 50's horror comics that sparked the comic code. There are some modern horror story contributions to the book but they are from all kinds of publishers and not just Marvel or DC. But it's a good read. I had no sampling of those older horror comics until reading this book. 50s horror sometimes more available than 70s like through Yoe Books collections and the (seemingly endless) reprints of EC stories.
On the other hand, you can sometimes find cheap reading copies of DC and Marvel mystery/horror books.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 2, 2020 11:52:37 GMT -5
I was wondering what else to read after I finished my current Thor Masterworks volume and the Jack Schiff Batman comics I set aside. I just requested the first House of Mystery Showcase volume from the library. Looking forward to it.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 2, 2020 12:10:57 GMT -5
Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics has some good horror comics reprinted in it. Though they are mostly showcasing 50's horror comics that sparked the comic code. There are some modern horror story contributions to the book but they are from all kinds of publishers and not just Marvel or DC. But it's a good read. I had no sampling of those older horror comics until reading this book. 50s horror sometimes more available than 70s like through Yoe Books collections and the (seemingly endless) reprints of EC stories.
On the other hand, you can sometimes find cheap reading copies of DC and Marvel mystery/horror books.
I'm glad I jumped on the Showcase/Essential for horror titles when they came out. I am still missing the Frankenstein and one Marvel Horror and the going prices are already close to double the cover price. But most of them (I have only scattered issues of the actual series) I actually like the B&W format better. I've got a couple books like this and this on my amazon wish list that I have yet to buy that seem to take a good look at old horror comics. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 3:59:01 GMT -5
DC was doing an excellent job of digitizing tons of their classic horror comics, particularly so they could put them on the DC Universe app and release them in the big print omnibuses. The pandemic slowed it down but I’ve still been working my way through several of the series and have really been enjoying the stories.
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 3, 2020 8:03:10 GMT -5
After reading the thread "What classic comics have you read lately?" I decided I want to read the classic horror collections from Marvel and DC. What collections are out there? I'm hoping I can get most from my library. I have already ready all of Hellboy BTW. thanks J There's also the collection Showcase Presents The Secrets of Sinister House released ten years ago. Secrets of Sinister House was a short-lived series launched in October of 1971 as Sinister House of Secret Love at a time (early 1970s) when DC was trying their hand at Gothic horror made wildly popular by the TV soap opera Dark Shadows (which has its own collection of Gold Key's 1969-76 adaptation). After four issues, it was re-titled Secrets of Sinister House (to get the point across, I imagine), running until issue #18 (June, 1974).
Typical of DC's horror titles, the talent used was often top-notch with names such as Tony DeZuniga, Joe Orlando, Nick Cardy, Alex Nino, Bob Kanigher, Jack Sparling, Ed Ramos, Mike Kaluta, Sergio Aragones, Alfredo Alcala, E. Nelson Bridwell, and even a text story by then-future A Nightmare on Elm Street writer/director Wes Craven all contributing to this brief but interesting title.
Also launched in October of '71 was The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (really trying to channel Dark Shadows at this point), which--with issue #5--had a name change to Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion in June of '72, running until issue #15 (March, 1974). Like SoSH, this title was not short on great talent gracing its pages, including Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, Ernie Chua/Chan, Jeff Jones, et al.
So, if you want to explore horror, but in a more condensed form (IOW, not a series running over 100 issues), you might investigate DC's Gothic horror phase.
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Post by badwolf on Dec 3, 2020 14:25:20 GMT -5
There is a Marvel Horror Omnibus and a Horror Lives Again Omnibus as well. The selections seem to cherry pick from various series, but I guess that's what they'd have to do to include a variety.
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