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Creepy Archives #10

Creepy Archives, Vol. 10

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In this new, cranium-cracking hardcover collection, Dark Horse's award-winning Creepy Archives run continues to bring classic Warren horror anthology stories to modern readers Featuring a terrifying cover by acclaimed horror and fantasy illustrator Sanjulian, this latest excursion into terror brings us face to fang with the bizarre concoctions of Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Reed Crandall, Tom Sutton, Jerry Grandenetti, Jose Bea, and other familiar monsterminds and fan-faves. This archival edition will also reprint all color covers, color "Loathsome Lore" stories, fan art pages, letter columns, and essays from the original magazines, making this series essential for hardcore horror collectors and new readers alike.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published July 5, 2011

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Philip R. Simon

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Philip R. Simon was raised in the heart of Cajun Louisiana and has been in Portland, Oregon, for eighteen years. He lives with his wife, two geriatric cats, over 150 filled comic book boxes, and a decent collection of vinyl records. Philip has worked in the editorial department at Dark Horse Comics for over twelve years, spearheading a wide variety of comic book and art book projects. He’s the editor of the long-running “Blade of the Immortal” manga series, and he helped launch Dark Horse’s Korean comics line, expanded Robert E. Howard fantasy line, and archival pre-Code hardcover line.

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1,291 reviews12 followers
December 30, 2018
I have mixed feelings about this tenth volume. It's really nice that the writing has gotten much better. Most of the stories are more complete and actually some are really thought-provoking. But, and this is just my personal thing, we are getting to the point where most of the artists are Spanish. And while the Spanish art is technically really solid, some of the inking styles are not my favorite. But there are some of the newer artists that I still enjoy. My favorites are Sanjulian ( who does the best covers since Frazetta), Esteban Maroto, Jose Gual, and Jaime Brocal.
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673 reviews12 followers
November 1, 2021
This is one of the better volumes in this series I have read so far. Sure, a few of the stories are so-so, but some of them are delightfully fiendish, and the art is great.
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2,622 reviews75 followers
March 27, 2013
Ler dez volumes, correspondentes aos primeiros cinquenta números da clássica e lendária revista Creepy, é uma completa sobredose de terror sobrenatural. Este clássico do comic de terror editado pela Warren assumiu-se como herdeira do horror violento da EC Comics e safou-se aos limites do comics code ao adoptar o formato revista, deixando de estar abrangido pelo código aplicado à banda desenhada em formato comic. Com este subterfúgio conseguiu manter a tradição dos terrores que revoltam entranhas e imagens chocantes no formado de banda desenhada antológica de contos curtos de terror apresentados por uma personagem fantasmagórica.

O terror da Creepy é fortemente icónico, assente em histórias de assombrações, vampiros, múmias, monstros, crimes sangrentos ou aventuras no espaço. São argumentos clássicos, baseados na eterna repetição com pequenas modificações de temas-base que se desenvolvem sempre na direcção de um final irónico e que raramente é inesperado pelo uso intensivo de estereótipos. Lidas em grande arco, as histórias acabam por formar uma amálgama narrativa onde a pequena variação mal distingue a constante repetição. Em cinquenta edições desfilam perante o leitor inúmeras variações de perfídia vampírica, reconstrução corporal ao estilo do Dr. Frankenstein, médicos e monstros, ladrões de campas, assombrações místicas que destroem os sedentos de poder, milenares maldições de múmias, monstros inauditos e outras repetições dos cânones clássicos do horror. Sabemos o que esperamos ao pegar nesta revista, e os argumentistas dão-nos o esperado.

É ao nível gráfico que a Creepy alcançou um justo lugar como título clássico e de culto. Os monstros e assombrações foram retratados pelos traços de lendas da ilustração da golden age dos comics como John Severin, Wally Wood, Steve Ditko, Gene Colan e Joe Orlando com imagens icónicas, ilustrativas do melhor do género e perfeitamente evocativas de um estilo muito próprio que marcou uma época, respeitador dos estilos individuais de cada ilustrador. A precisão de Wood facilmente ombreava com o psicadelismo de Ditko ou o expressionismo de Granedenetti. Outros grandes nomes, como Richard Corben, Neal Adams, Jerry Grandenetti ou Bruce Jones agraciaram as páginas da revista. O desfilar de vedetas da ilustração faz pensar a revista como um eterno deslumbramento visual, mas ao longo de cinquenta edições percebe-se que a grandiosidade iconográfica, apesar de marcante, não representa o habitual. Boa parte das ilustrações são de baixa qualidade, estofo a encher páginas de uma revista se que lê com avidez em busca dos rasgos de génio gráfico.

Novamente, ler as primeiras cinquenta edições mostram um panorama interessante na evolução qualitativa do grafismo da Creepy, de uma forma que pode ser descrita como uma curva de sino invertida. Os primeiros números têm vinhetas brilhantes de alguns dos nomes mais icónicos do género, mas com o tempo a qualidade decai apreciavelmente. O regresso à boa forma visual é feito com a introdução do trabalho de desenhadores espanhóis que depressa deslumbram com uma sensibilidade barroca que espelha a tradição europeia de desenho. Vinhetas absolutamente espantosas de ilustradores como Esteban Maroto, José Bea ou Jaime Brocal fazem disparar a qualidade gráfica da revista.

Merecedora da fama de clássica pelos argumentos e ilustrações, a Creepy é um marco incontornável na história dos comics.
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1,428 reviews
October 24, 2023
It should come as no surprise to anyone with a working knowledge of '50s-70s creators exactly how many great writers and artists worked on this title. Some of them did some early work here before they were considered great (Doug Moench and Richard Corben), others were veterans of the industry at this time (Reed Crandall).

These Warren Magazines were the illegitimate children of 1950s Pre-Code Horror comics like EC. Being a magazine meant that they could show things not permitted in comics due to the constraints of the Comics Code Authority. Creepy was a black and white anthology series 'hosted' by Uncle Creepy, a Cryptkeeper type with bad puns. All of the covers and the handful of pages with color are presented here in full color.

Luis Garcia and Esteban Maroto took photo realistic artwork to new heights. I wonder if they used photo models and lightboxes or if they were simply that good? If they came out today I would automatically assume that they cheated and used Photoshop. Reed Crandall is one of those artists whose work looks better in black and white than it does in color. His EC stuff was stellar but here he is at the top of his game.

The stories all run the typical Gothic Horror gamut. My favorite in this book is #50s Frog God!!, one of those cautionary tales that doesn't end well for the protagonist. These stories might seem tame to kids weaned on Saw movies but are worth a read for those interested in traditional Horror comics.

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274 reviews4 followers
April 23, 2014
This volume collects issues 46 -50. However, issue 48 was the 1972 annual issue, so what we are given is the covers and the table of contents as to what issue contains the original story that was reprinted in the annual.
I found issues 46 and 47 slow going and filled with uninteresting art and stories. However, I really enjoyed issues 49 and 50. One oddity, among Warren's many, is that a fan club story that originally appeared in issue 49 is reprinted in issue 50 under a different title and author.
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7,778 reviews62 followers
January 21, 2016
I was lucky and collected a full set of these magazines and got a chance to read the fantastic stories and enjoy the incredible art from many of the greats, many of who got their start here, from the comic world. If you like offbeat horror, supernatural, SiFi and just plan different stories then these are the magazines for you. Very recommended
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