New Comics Day: Panic, Richard Corben's Creepy, Hal Foster's Sketchbooks, Superman: Kryptonite Spectrum, More

Notable collected editions this week. Links go to Bookshop.org and purchases help support this site.

The EC Archives: Panic Vol. 1

The first six issues of EC's other humor title, featuring work by Al Feldstein, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, Bill Elder and Basil Wolverton.

216 pages, softcover.


Creepy Presents: Richard Corben 

More than 300 pages of Corben's horror art, including original tales of Poe adaptations.

352 pages, softcover.


Hal Foster's Prince Valiant Sketchbooks: An Illustrated Memoir Vol. 2

Foster's sketchbooks provide a window into the great cartoonist's personal life and creative process, along with his interactions with his chose successor, John Cullen Murphy. 

Includes 366 penciled layout pages, 40 character sketches and 577 text pages of Foster's descriptions of each panel. Also featured are an additional 143 pieces of art, mostly by Foster, 100 photographs detailing his life and career, and 123 personal letters and notes.

144 pages, hardcover.


Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum

W. Maxwell Prince and Martín Morazzo, the team behind Ice Cream Man explores what happens when Superman is exposed to not only green, red and black Kryptonite—but new varieties, such as Purple, Cobalt and Speckled.

184 pages, hardcover.


DC Finest: Batman – A Death in the Family

From the late 1980s, Batman deals with Jason Todd, and the death thereof, plus a lot more, including the stand-alone "Batman: The Cult" mini-series.

Collects Batman #423-429, Batman Annual #12, Batman: The Cult #1-4, Detective Comics #590-595, Detective Comics Annual #1.

640 pages, softcover.

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