The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics
Title | The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Gravett |
Publisher | Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | 510 |
Release | 2008-08-12 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN |
Mammoth Books: From history to manga, true crime to sci-fi, these anthologies feature top-name contributors and award-winning editors.
The Mammoth Book of Dracula
Title | The Mammoth Book of Dracula PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Jones |
Publisher | Robinson |
Total Pages | 504 |
Release | 2011-03-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1849019150 |
How will the King of Vampires adapt to the social and technological changes brought by the twenty-first century? Could the Count's condition be cured by modern medicine? How does the mythology perpetuated by literature and movies affect the existence of a real bloodsucker? What if Dracula found himself ruler of a world controlled by vampires? Or perhaps political and ecological catastrophe will result in the Count's final destruction? This tribute to the world's greatest vampire collects together more than 200,000 words of Dracula fiction by masters of dark fantasy such as: Hugh B. Cave, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Basil Copper, John Gordon, Brian Hodge, Nancy Holder, Nancy Kilpatrick, Roberta Lannes, Thomas Ligotti, Paul J. McAuley, Nicholas Royle, Guy N. Smith and many more. It also includes a brand new story from Charlaine Harris.
The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics
Title | The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Normanton |
Publisher | Running Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-03-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780786720729 |
Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror—from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 10
Title | Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 10 PDF eBook |
Author | Various |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2015-10-27 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1630085065 |
The Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series continues to recount the criminal deeds of the bandits, bank robbers, serial killers, and gangsters of yesteryear while reprinting some of the most notorious pre-Code comics of all time! Our latest deluxe hardcover--including every uncensored page from Crime Does Not Pay issues #58 to #61--is packed with timeless true-crime tales by artists George Tuska, Jack Cole, Fred Guardineer, Dan Barry, Charles Biro, and others! This volume also features an enlightening new foreword by Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Jensen (Green River Killer)! "Even in today's more jaded times, the guilt-free exuberance the creators poured into every bullet and blood spatter is infectious. This Crime pays, with hours of fun." -The Seattle Times
The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics
Title | The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics PDF eBook |
Author | David Kendall |
Publisher | Constable |
Total Pages | 520 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN |
30 of the greatest graphic short stories ever produced on the theme of war.
The Best of Comix Book
Title | The Best of Comix Book PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Kitchen |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Comic books, strips, etc |
ISBN | 1616552581 |
In 1974, legendary Marvel Comics publisher Stan Lee approached underground pioneer Denis Kitchen and offered a way for them to collaborate. Their resulting series was called Comix Book and featured work by many of the top underground cartoonists including Joel Beck, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Harvey Pekar, Trina Robbins, Art Spiegelman (first national appearance of Maus), Skip Williamson, and S. Clay Wilson. The Best of Comix Book showcases 150-pages of classic underground comix (printed on newsprint, as they originally appeared), many never before reprinted.
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
Title | The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Pronzini |
Publisher | Constable |
Total Pages | 528 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN | 9781841199047 |
With its roots in the American private detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are 26 of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye.