{"product_id":"the-spawn-of-venus-and-other-stories-the-fantagraphics-ec-comics-artists-library-hardcover-979887500039353999","title":"The Spawn Of Venus And Other Stories (The Fantagraphics EC Comics Artists Library Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ultimate collection of Wallace Wood’s finest science fiction stories. Includes Wood’s \u003cem\u003eMy World\u003c\/em\u003e, adaptations of three classics by Ray Bradbury, a “lost” 3-D story—and a story rejected by the Comics Code, restored and published here for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mouth-watering collection features the finest (and rarest!) science fiction stories Wallace Wood ever drew—more than two dozen! Wood’s meticulously detailed, genre-defining brushwork introduces you to breathtaking planetary vistas, terrifying aliens, and sleek rocket ships surging with the power to conquer the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur title story is a rarity that never appeared in any EC comic. Written and drawn for a 3-D comic that was canceled before it could be printed, we present it here in easy-on-the-eyes 2-D. Then, Wood’s most iconic story, \u003cem\u003eMy World\u003c\/em\u003e, is a stunning showcase of the preternatural talent and technique he brought to all his stories. Also included are his trilogy of Ray Bradbury adaptations—\u003cem\u003eHome to Stay\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThere Will Come Soft Rains…\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMars Is Heaven!\u003c\/em\u003e—plus \u003cem\u003eHe Walked Among Us\u003c\/em\u003e, a “what if…?” variation on Bradbury’s \u003cem\u003eThe Man\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that’s not all! An incredible science fiction bonus: Al Feldstein wrote many stories of people reaching from the beyond to right a wrong, but with this volume, in a twist worthy of the best of EC, he does the same himself! In 1955, the Comics Code rejected the second page of \u003cem\u003eYou, Rocket\u003c\/em\u003e and forced EC to completely rewrite and redraw it. When the original art for that rejected page was rediscovered, one panel was missing. But Feldstein, in a middle-finger gesture to the Code and its heavy-handed censorship, wrote a new panel, restoring \u003cem\u003eYou, Rocket\u003c\/em\u003e to what it was always meant to be. Sadly, he passed away before his final EC writing assignment was published. But here it is now, for the first time anywhere. Justice from beyond the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 stories in all, most scripted by EC legend Al Feldstein, plus in-depth commentary by EC experts Thommy Burns, Grant Geissman, and Jon Gothold. \u003cem\u003eThe Spawn of Venus and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate EC Wallace Wood science fiction collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack-and-white illustrations throughout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lunar Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098928333041,"sku":"979887500039353999","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/979887500039353999.jpg?v=1779499823","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/the-spawn-of-venus-and-other-stories-the-fantagraphics-ec-comics-artists-library-hardcover-979887500039353999","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}