Anyone see the new TALES FROM THE CRYPT comic out? WHAT A FREAKIN' MESS! It's published by some independent company (name escapes me) that also publishes some Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew manga comics.
They utilize likenesses of the old EC style Crypt-Keeper, Vault-Keeper and Old Witch but the artwork is horrible. Cover was by Kyle Baker (who is usually good) but I wasn't impressed. All new stories, but the artwork is decidedly "un-EC". Hack like is more like it. Didn't even bother to read the stories (Hey my comic shop ain't a library! ).
Anyway it appears to be licensed by "William M. Gaines Agent, Inc." or something like that. When DC/Warner purchased MAD years ago didn't they purchase the rest of the EC library? Looks like they didn't (which would explain the Gladstone/Russ Cochran reprints in the meantime) but maybe they should have.
I've always loved the EC horror comics but this slop doesn't do them justice IMO. Bleech!
They utilize likenesses of the old EC style Crypt-Keeper, Vault-Keeper and Old Witch but the artwork is horrible. Cover was by Kyle Baker (who is usually good) but I wasn't impressed. All new stories, but the artwork is decidedly "un-EC". Hack like is more like it. Didn't even bother to read the stories (Hey my comic shop ain't a library! ).
Anyway it appears to be licensed by "William M. Gaines Agent, Inc." or something like that. When DC/Warner purchased MAD years ago didn't they purchase the rest of the EC library? Looks like they didn't (which would explain the Gladstone/Russ Cochran reprints in the meantime) but maybe they should have.
I've always loved the EC horror comics but this slop doesn't do them justice IMO. Bleech!
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