{"product_id":"ec-comics-library-weird-science-volume-1-deluxe-edition-signed","title":"EC COMICS LIBRARY WEIRD SCIENCE Volume 1 Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-page Introduction by Grant Geissman with lots of rare original art, photos, special artwork and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e Reproducing the initial eleven issues of the world’s first true science-fiction comic, this seminal collection exemplifies the genre’s Golden Age. Full of vivid artistry and narrative twists, the trailblazing series features wildly imaginative tales of nuclear apocalypse, interstellar adventures, and glittering utopias. Rather than recolor the artwork, this edition works with super-high-resolution photographs of each page as it was printed more than half a century ago, using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing. The result is a pristine product, keeping the character and feel of the classic issues, but freshly printed by a world-class press oversized, nearly twice the original size.\n\nIncludes \"Lost in the Microcosm,\" a classic story by \u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Kurtzman\u003c\/strong\u003e; \"Dream of Doom\" which includes \u003cstrong\u003eBill Gaines\u003c\/strong\u003e and the EC artists; a story of flying saucers over Washington, two years before supposed UFO sightings; End of the World cover story by \u003cstrong\u003eAl Feldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e; robot cover; War of the Worlds cover story; Atomic Explosion cover; \u003cstrong\u003eWally Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e's first story at EC in #9; a \u003cstrong\u003eJack Kamen\u003c\/strong\u003e bio in #11.\n\nComplete with an introductory essay by series editor and EC authority Grant Geissman, from whose collection these were photographed. Grant talks about the historical, cultural, and artistic context of the stories and their creators.\n\nThis is the same huge XXL format as the sold out \u003cem\u003eHistory of EC Comics\u003c\/em\u003e by Grant Geissman, \u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta,\u003c\/em\u003e and the recent Marvel Library editions.\n\nWhen Bill Gaines inherited EC Comics from his father, the legendary publisher M. C. Gaines, at just 25 years old, no one could predict the impact he would have -- not only on comics, but on global pop culture at large.\n\nInspired by the pulp sci-fi stories and weird fiction of their youth, Bill Gaines and artist Al Feldstein drafted the initial issues of what would become the first true serialized science fiction magazine, delivering stories, creatures, and worlds unlike anything readers had ever seen.\n\nFar from the simplistic space adventures of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, the high-concept, morally ambiguous, and often-chilling tales of \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e resonated deeply with readers growing up in the Atomic Age under the shadow of the mushroom cloud. Nuclear threats, the ravages of science unshackled from ethics, and the creeping authority of world governments locked in a Cold War had begun seeping into the fabric of American life.\n\nThe first issue of \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e appeared on newsstands in the spring of 1950, its cover boldly daring readers to pick it up. Subsequent bi-monthly releases pulled audiences into an ever-changing kaleidoscope of “Scientific SuspenStories,” featuring Martian invasions, murderous androids, time travel gone awry, planets inhabited entirely by women, and more.\n\nBolstered by a growing stable of soon-to-be comic art legends like Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Orlando\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e shaped the collective imagination of a generation. Gaines and Feldstein boldly tackled themes that were rarely addressed in serialized comics, while visionary artists like Wood went on to define the aesthetic and societal impact of the genre, depicting futuristic vistas and impossible technology with a level of detail as if not merely imagining them, but glimpsing into the very future itself.\n\nIn Volume 1, Taschen presents the first eleven issues of Weird Science, meticulously recreating the comics in their original glory.\n\nFold out, creator biographies, full credits, all ads and letters pages (each comic is reproduced cover to cover with color and registration remastered.\n\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e: the carrying box these come in is meant as a shipping container. So they get bumped and scraped en route to us. We pass them on as-is. They are meant to be tossed after doing their duty and keeping each book pristine. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe rebox each inside a larger box with padding,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to keep this protective illustrated shipping box in the best condition for those hardcore collectors among you who may want to keep that intact also!! Each book inside is shrink-wrapped.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643367653662,"sku":"ECLWS01D","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/eclws01d-ec-comics-weird-science-vol-1-dlx-book.jpg?v=1784514638","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/ec-comics-library-weird-science-volume-1-deluxe-edition-signed","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}