EC Comics: The New Trend 1950–54

by Grant Geissman

In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his father’s publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, he and his team reinvented the comic book with legendary titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. Featuring all covers from the New Trend era, interior pages, and original artwork, this is a must-have for any comics enthusiast.

512 pages, Hardcover

Published December 9, 2025

Reviews

[Gary Sassaman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This almost-pocket size (if you have BIG pockets!) edition of Taschen’s giant $200 History of EC Comics by EC scholar Grant Geissman is everything you need to know for the company, and for only 30-bucks. A great overview of both the New Trend (including MAD) and the New Direction books, and filled to the brim with art, photos and an added bonus: Every EC New Trend cover at the back of the book! Geissman writes honestly about some of the friction in the company with Kurtzman, Gaines, and Feldstein, and there’s lots of original art, sketches, and more. An absolute must-have book for anyone that loves comic book history!

[José Nebreda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una verdadera pasada, aunque sea la edición en pequeñito del 45 aniversario. Maravilloso libro.

[Chris Browning · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book, a proper celebration of a publisher that at its best was deeply subversive and subverting from the mainstream as well. One of the best books of its kind