The Complete Web of Horror (Hardcover)

(W) Bernie Wrightson & Various. The legendary* creator-controlled horror magazine from 1969 collected at last! 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.