Creepy

No se si a alguien mas le sucede lo mismo, pero cuando veo estos comics me vienen a la mente viejos tiempos... creo que he comentado en otras ocasiones que yo tenia unos primos, mayores que yo, que coleccionan gran cantidad de comics, y que yo, cuando iba de visita a su casa por vacaciones, me sumergia en ella, de tal forma que desaparecia del mundo. Entre las muchas colecciones que tenian, estaban estos comics. Tal vez viene de entonces que me encante, entre otros, el genero del terror... quien sabe.
Creepy fue la primera de las revistas de comic de terror editadas por la compañía estadounidense Warren Publishing, que gracias al exito de esta editarian tambien Eerie -a la que tan pronto pueda, le dedicare tambien una entrada- y Vampirella. Su formato era de revista en blanco y negro para poder prescindir del sello de aprobacion del Comics Code Authority, que se exigia a los comic books. La revista disponia, como revistas anteriores parecidas, de un anfitrion que se encargaba de presentar las historias de cada numero, que se llamaba Uncle Creepy, y todas las historias -excepto un par de excepciones- fueron siempre autoconclusivas.

Vale, reconozco que no todas las historias que aparecieron en Creepy fueron buenas, muchas incluso no eran ni originales ni tenian coherencia, y su calidad grafica dejaba mucho que desear. Pasaron por ella muchos artistas, que experimentaron a la hora de plasmar las historias graficamente. Algunas fueron verdaderas obras de arte. Algunas eran basura.
Esta revista tuvo varias veces problemas de financiacion, que hizo que los artistas que trabajaban en ella en un principio se fuesen, y hubiese numerosas reimpresiones. Finalmente, desaparecio en 1983... pero como ya se sabe, no esta muerto lo que puede yacer eternamente, y Dark Horse publica una reedicion en volumenes de la coleccion original de Creepy, asi como una revista periodica con material nuevo.

Con estos tomos recopilatorios podemos disfrutar nuevamente de todas aquellas historias autoconclusivas que solian introducir el elemento terrorifico en un ambiente cotidiano, sorprendiendo al lector en la última página. Desde nuestro lado de rolero friki, ideales para darnos malas ideas con las que experimentar con los pobres personajes de nuestros jugadores...

Creepy Volume 1 Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover archive collection of legendary Creepy Magazine. This groundbreaking material turned the world of graphic storytelling on its head in the early 1960s, as phenomenal young artists like Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams reached new artistic heights with their fascinating explorations of classic and modern horror stories. *Brilliant, classic Creepy stories from 1964-1966 raised from the dead after twenty-five years. *Featuring work by such comics luminaries as Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, Alex Toth, and Frank Frazetta. * Archive editions of Creepy will be the cornerstone of any comic-book library. *Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine’s original run, reprinted in the original magazine size!

Creepy Volume 2 This vein-chilling second volume showcases work by some of the best artists to ever work in the comics medium, including Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Reed Crandall, John Severin, and others. Each archive volume of Creepy is packed with stories (usually up to eight short stories were featured in every issue!) running the gamut of gruesome subject matter, from reimagined horror classics such as The Cask of Amontillado, to spectacularly mind-twisting shorts such as The Thing in the Pit, or the macabre maritime yarn Drink Deep. * This volume collects Creepy #6-10. "Since the stock is much finer than the authentic newsprint, visually, these pages are better than the originals, with moodly, dark blacks that punctuate the shock endings." -Publishers Weekly

Creepy Volume 3 Fans of horror comics and jaw-dropping artwork, rejoice! Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to bringing you the highest-quality horror comics ever made with this third blood-curdling collection of Warren Publishing's groundbreaking horror magazine Creepy. This landmark archive series brings readers, for the first time ever, each and every eerie story from Creepy magazine's original run, featuring work from many of the best artists ever to work in the medium of comics. Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, and Angelo Torres are just a sampling of the artists whose work bring horror to life in startling and gorgeously gruesome detail in this third huge collected volume. * Features art by Frank Frazetta, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, Angelo Torres, and others! * Features the original back-and-white artwork meticulously restored, with the original covers of each issue reprinted in luscious full color! "Since the stock is much finer than the authentic newsprint, visually, these pages are better than the originals, with moodly, dark blacks that punctuate the shock endings." -Publishers Weekly

Creepy Volume 4 Pulpy, smart, and scary, the stories in Creepy constituted some of the best short-form horror fiction ever told in comics. With legendary comics writer/editor Archie Goodwin both editing the magazine and crafting most of its storytelling, Creepy was at once a newsstand favorite with fright fans, and a vaunted showcase of fine comics art for serious fans of the art form. For decades, the only sources for these stories were the expensive collectible original issues. Now Dark Horse is collecting all of the original material from the history of Creepy magazine into a hardcover archive library that is garnering rave reviews from fans and critics alike! * " . . . this superlatively packaged Creepy Archives hardcover is a fine dénouement for fans of EC and comics history." -- Boston Weekly Dig * Grab your bleeding glasses and crack open this fourth big volume, collecting Creepy issues #16-#20. "Since the stock is much finer than the authentic newsprint, visually, these pages are better than the originals, with moodly, dark blacks that punctuate the shock endings." -Publishers Weekly

Creepy Volume 5 Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly blood-chilling stories. From the gorgeously painted full-color covers to the exquisite black-and-white interiors, this groundbreaking archival series resurrects some of the finest graphic storytelling ever printed. From "The Rats in the Walls" to "It That Lurks," these are infamous tales to chill the blood. * Featuring the artwork of comics legends Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, and more! 2009 Eisner Award nominee-Best Archival Collection/Project

Creepy Volume 6 Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to publishing the greatest comics of all time with the release of the sixth spooky volume of our Creepy magazine archives. This collection of legendary yell yarns includes selections from revered writers Archie Goodwin and Harlan Ellison, among others, and groundbreaking artistic contributions from Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, underground comics great Vaughn Bodé, and more. Treat yourself to this fright-filled tomb, and you'll see why these gore-geous collections have become freaky fixtures on the New York Times bestseller list! * Creepy Archives won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection! * Creepy Archives includes bonus color pages.

Creepy Volume 7 Creepy Archives Volume 7 collects a fascinating array of stories from the second great generation of artists and writers in the history of the world's best illustrated horror magazine. As the 1960s ended and the '70s began, the original, classic creative lineup for Creepy was eventually infused with a slew of new talent, with phenomenal new contributors like Richard Corben, Ken Kelly, and Nicola Cuti joining the ranks of established greats like Reed Crandall, Frank Frazetta, and Al Williamson. This volume of the Creepy Archives series collects more than two hundred pages of distinctive short horror comics in a gorgeous hardcover format. This book reprints all of the original stories from issues #33 to #36 in crisp black-and-white and includes full-color bonus-page reproductions of each issue's cover. * Creepy Archives Volume 1 was awarded the 2009 Will Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection, and has sold more than 14,000 copies to date. * Both the Creepy and Eerie Archives series have made numerous appearances on the New York Times Top 10 list of graphic novels.

Creepy Volume 8 Dark Horse's multiple award winning archive editions of Creepy have arrived at one of the most compelling and legendary eras of the horror magazine's epic run. Creepy Archives Volume 8 collects issues #37 -- #41, which herald the beginning of the more psychedelic and strangely spooky stories that came into vile vogue with the onset of the 1970s. This gore -- geously designed volume highlights work from amazing artists such as Basil Gogos, Ernie Colon, Vaughn Bode;, Ken Kelly, and others, and stories written by Nicola Cuti, Phil Seuling, Doug Moench, and other great monsterminds! * Creepy Archives Volume 1 was awarded the 2009 Will Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection. * "Terrifyingly good!" -Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net

Creepy Volume 9 The latest volume in Dark Horse’s award--winning Creepy Archives hardcover run will shake, rattle, and obliterate your sanity, as the stories from issues #42--#45 of Warren Publishing’s landmark horror series arrive as perfect antidotes to seasonal melancholy. In the early 1970s, comic-book legends like Bruce Jones, Gardner Fox, Richard Corben, Dave Cockrum, and Mike Ploog conspired to bring readers wonderfully mixed anthologies of terror and suspense! This volume also features a cover by celebrated fantasy and horror illustrator Sanjulian and a brand--new foreword by comic--book historian and writer Richard Arndt. * Each volume of Creepy Archives includes all the fan pages, features, and bonus materials found in the original Creepy magazines! * Eisner Award-winning series. * New York Times graphic-novel bestseller. * Features work from comic book legends like Richard Corben, Bruce Jones, and Sanjulian.

Creepy Volume 10 In this new, cranium-cracking collection, our award-winning Creepy Archives run continues to bring classic Warren horror anthology stories to modern readers! Collecting Creepy magazine issues #46-#50 and featuring a terrifying cover by acclaimed horror and fantasy illustrator Sanjulian, our latest excursion into terror brings us face to fang with the bizarre concoctions of Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Reed Crandall, Tom Sutton, Jerry Grandenetti, José Bea, and other familiar monsterminds and fan faves. This archival edition will also reprint all color covers, color “Loathsome Lore” stories, fan-art pages, letter columns, and essays from the original magazines, making our series essential for hardcore horror collectors and new readers alike! * Eisner Award-winning series. * New York Times graphic-novel bestseller.

Creepy Volume 11 Our latest foray into fear reprints some of Warren Publishing's first full-color story offerings from the early '70s and features more of the unique talents that made Creepy so tantalizing and timeless. With a gorgeous cover by Frank Frazetta and stories by comic-book talents Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Budd Lewis, Tom Sutton, and Reed Crandall, this volume is not to be missed! * Collects issues #51-#54, plus color covers and stories. * Exclusive foreword by Budd Lewis!

Creepy Volume 12 Featuring a new introduction by modern comics storyteller and painter Jason Shawn Alexander, this volume's special features include the color Creepy Monster Match board game (cut out and play at your own risk), a series of color stories by Richard Corben, and all text pieces from the initial Creepy run. Collecting Creepy magazines #55-#59-with terrifying tales by fan-favorites Doug Moench, Jose Bea, Reed Crandall, Gardner Fox, Paul Neary, Sanjulian, Richard Corben, and others--our tremendous tome is topped off with The Creepy Crawley Castle and Werewolf! games, color Sanjulian covers, creator biographies, and Dear Uncle Creepy letters columns!

Creepy Volume 13 It's a lucky time to be a horror fan! Celebrate the tremendously terrifying thirteenth volume in the Creepy Archives hardcover series with classic tales by Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones, John Severin, and more, as the esteemed horror magazine hits another fruitful period of frightful delights in the mid-seventies! Collecting the classic Creepy magazines #60 through #63, plus several color pieces by Richard Corben, Sanjulian, and Ken Kelly--with black-and-white stories throughout by Tom Sutton, Jose Bea, Bill DuBay, Jose Gual, and many others. * Eisner Award-winning archival series! * Both the Creepy and Eerie Archives have been on the New York Times Top 10 graphic novel list.

Creepy Volume 14 With stories by comic-book titans Bernie Wrightson, Richard Corben, Howard Chaykin, John Severin, and Archie Goodwin, this is one terrifying tome that you DO NOT want to miss out on! This volume also features an enlightening foreword by horror comics writer Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire; Echoes) and reprints all Dear Uncle Creepy and Creepy’s Catacombs text pieces and all color stories that appeared in this stellar 1970s run! Collects the original Creepy issues #64-#68. * Eisner Award-winning archival series!

Creepy Volume 15 When Creepy teams up with Edgar Allan Poe, you know you’re in for a terrifying treat! The latest volume includes a whopping twelve tales adapted from the founding father of short-form horror himself and features work by Richard Corben, Bernie Wrightson, Luis Bermejo, José Gual, and others! Volume 15 collects issues #69-#72 of Warren Publishing’s anthology. * A special Creepy #71 features art by Luis Bermejo and #72 features art by José Gual. * New introduction by horror writer/actor/director Larry Fessenden!

Creepy Volume 16 Showcasing art from a pantheon of comic industry greats—including Alex Toth, Wally Wood, Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson, and Richard Corben—our latest deluxe hardcover volumecollects issues #73 to #77 and features an interview between comics historian S. C. Ringgenberg and John Severin, all of the magazines’ original letters columns, and lush painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian!

Creepy Volume 17 Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, John Severin, Russ Heath, and Bernie Wrightson construct weird and wonderful stories, steeped in supernatural dread and nuclear paranoia, populated by tragic characters, and riddled with deadly, ironic twists. This volume also features an interview between comics historian S.C. Ringgenberg and cover artist extraordinaire Ken Kelly! Collecting issues #78 to #83 of Creepy. * Contains original stories written and drawn by Alex Toth! * Featuring “In Deep,” Richard Corben’s devastating full-color tale of survival at sea.

Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson Horror legend Bernie Wrightson's Creepy and Eerie short stories, color illustrations, and frontispieces are finally collected in one deluxe hardcover! These classic tales from the 1970s and early 1980s include collaborations with fellow superstars and Warren Publishing alumni Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Howard Chaykin, and others, as well as several adaptations and original stories written and drawn by Wrightson during one of the most fruitful periods of his career! The infamous "Jenifer" is included, as well as Wrightson's full-color "Muck Monster" and adaptations of Poe and Lovecraft classics.

Creepy Presents: Richard Corben Over 300 pages of timeless terror from a master storyteller! Horror comics visionary and coloring pioneer Richard Corben has been a voice of creativity and change for over four decades. For the first time ever, Corben’s legendary Creepy and Eerie short stories and cover illustrations are being collected into one deluxe hardcover! With an informative foreword by artist and comic book colorist José Villarrubia—who also provides color restoration—this volume features Richard Corben’s original stories, Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, and collaborations with cast of comic-book writers. * Essential stories and illustrations from Richard Corben! * The first collection of all of Corben’s legendary Creepy and Eerie stories!

Creepy Presents: Steve Ditko Making a lasting mark on comics as the co-creator of Spider-Man, Steve Ditko veered away from the mainstream and into darker territories at the end of the sixties, especially with his work in Creepy and Eerie! Warring wizards, paranoid goons, persistent heroes, and otherworldly domains dominate the diverse tales in this handsome hardcover collection—with fifteen of the sixteen stories written by fellow comics icon Archie Goodwin. * New introduction by Mark Evanier!

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