EEEK!

Eeek! #1-5

by Jason Paulos

The first of a series of sequential love letters to 1970's horror comics featuring stories and art by Jason Paulos & Bodine Amerikah. Production of issue two is well underway with some (not so) surprise contributors yet to be confirmed!

Genres: Graphic Novels

Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

Reviews

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is a love letter to the B&W horror comic magazines of the 60s and 70s, specifically Creepy and Eerie, but you could also include Nightmare, Psycho, and others. As far as the stories go, most are tepid, but honestly a lot of the stories in the original magazines were as well. The strength here is the art, as it truly invokes memories of the stories to which this series is paying tribute. If you enjoy these type of horror magazines, this is worth checking out for the nostalgia alone.

[Kris Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eeek! is a black and white Horror anthology comic book. What you have here is homage to the point of being so convincing that it becomes authentic in it's own right. Jason Paulos holds Creepy and Eerie in such high esteem and has learned every nuance and technique. If you presented a tattered, aged copy of these stories to someone, they'd be hard pressed to not believe that they were originally published in the early '70s.

Paulos is a one man show, and to give this series a true anthology feel, he employs countless art techniques. He's either a chameleon or schizophrenic...possibly both. Some of his styles are close to the EC greats, others are less illustrious. All of them are well written and possess that wry black humor that made those old school Horror comic books so much fun. This book is definitely worth a read if you can find it.