THE HISTORY OF EC COMICS

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This book will ship on October 11, 2020.

75 Years of EC Comics

The History of EC Comics is BIGGER and BETTER than anything that has been done before!

Grant Geissman has hit a grand slam home run with this one!

In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his legendary father’s fledgling publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, he and a “who’s who” of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book with titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. With more than 1,000 images and rarities, there’s something new here for even the most die-hard EC Fan-Addicts.

“The History of EC Comics explores an under-narrated story and acknowledges EC’s profound impact on other comic book artists – and on pop culture more broadly.” ~ hypebeast.com

“A true behemoth.” ~ itsnicethat.com

“EC comic books, which spawned notorious titles like Tales From the Crypt, Shock SuspenStories and Mad, have become the comics that refused to die.” ~ The New York Times

Grant Geissman is one of the world’s leading experts on EC Comics and MAD magazine, and the author and designer of four books on the subject, three of them nominated for an Eisner Award. He is also an Emmy-nominated guitarist and composer who co-wrote the music for the hit television series Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly. He has fourteen albums released under his own name, including the jazz trilogy Say That!, Cool Man Cool, and BOP! BANG! BOOM!

Numbered first printing of 5,000 (Sorry, we can’t guarantee a certain number.)

Author: Grant Geissman

Publisher: Taschin, Illustrated Edition

Release Date: October 11, 2020

Format: Full Color, 592 pages, Hardcover, 

Book Dimensions: 11.4 x 15.6 in.

Book Weight: 13.27 lb

ISBN-13: 978-3836549769