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Dracula —both the legendary blood-thirsty vampire and his historic inspiration, Vlad The Impaler— has terrified and fascinated the world via a myriad of films and books ever since Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel. Tales of the vampiric Prince of Darkness have been adapted to every format including a number of graphic novels. But just as Stoker's 1897 novel ever holds its historic place, so too does the original Dracula graphic novel. The premier, 1966 graphic adaptation of Stoker's classic was edited and packaged as a paperback by legendary Creepy magazine founding editor, Russ "Unca' Creepy" Jones.

Creepy launched as a full-sized, uncensored black and white horror comics magazine in 1964. It ran, most-famously adorned with covers by Frank Frazetta, for near 300 issues over two decades, spawning a tsunami of imitators and competing horror magazine lines including from Marvel. From 2008-2019 Dark Horse released a complete library of Creepy Archives hardcovers which often made the New York Times bestseller list.

After leaving Creepy magazine, for the landmark Dracula graphic novel, Jones enlisted Supergirl co-creator/writer Otto Binder and Star Trek, Twin Earths and Creepy artist Alden McWilliams to adapt Stoker's novel. Legendary Dracula actor, Christopher Lee even provides an Introduction!

For Halloween 2021, Vanguard has enlarged, revised, and expanded, this historic but long-out-of print classic in a luxurious hardcover edition with a new historic essay by How To Draw Chiller Monsters author, J. David Spurlock, examples of historically related art by Neal Adams, Gene Colan and a new cover by the most celebrated Creepy artist of all, Frank Frazetta. The package makes a surprisingly tastefully terrifying addition to every library and horror fan's bookshelf.

Neal Adams MONSTERS
Story and art by Neal Adams

Neal Adams, explodes back onto the comic scene with a new hardcover graphic novel, Neal Adams Monsters, featuring the most terrifying supernatural creatures in classic-horror history: The Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula and the Werewolf. Neal Adams Monsters was rendered oversized to take the penciling and inking chores to the max. The end result is a masterwork which features the dramatic line work and exquisite fine rendering Neal Adams has been canonized for. Thrill to a level of unprecedented detail as a comics grandmaster reveals the story of these infamous horror legends as only he can see them: a horror epic guaranteed to thrill.

Collected into an English-language graphic novel for the first time, this material was originally serialized in Adam's groundbreaking anthology Echo of Future Past. This new edition has digital coloring and effects in a process personally overseen by Adams to conform to his exacting standards for rendering, lighting and form. New pages have been added, new covers as well as a special section of rare paintings, sketches and drawings of monsters that captured his imagination throughout his illustration career.

A Deluxe Slipcased edition is available signed by Adams with a 16-page bonus art portfolio of rare and unpublished works. For a fan of great art and its integration into great story-telling, comic lover or not, Neal Adams Monsters is a must-have.

JESSE JAMES
by Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino
Hardcover

SIGNED by Joe Kubert & Carnine Infantino
RARE - $100.00
7.0" x 10.75". 100 full color pages.
ISBN: 978-1887591447

America's number one outlaw, Jesse James, with a price on his head and a six-gun shooting hot lead, rides a danger trail after a fortune in Apache gold in "Apache Treasure". Shooting a path through posses and Pinkerton detectives, Frank and Jesse James ride over the Kansas-Missouri border. Riding to meet them with blazing six-guns is a beautiful lady outlaw in "The James Boys' Revenge!" These are just a few of the pulse-pounding tales of Jesse James. In the old West the young gunslinger Jesse James rode a hard road to become a legend. This graphic novel collects the classic 1950s outlaw stories of the often heroic Jesse James, by comic book legends Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino.

THE SPIDER:
SCAVENGERS OF THE SLAUGHTERED SACRIFICES
by Don McGregor & Gene Colan

The classic pulp character The Spider, in an original graphic novel by legendary talents Gene Colan and Don McGregor. McGregor is the well-known writer/creator of mystery graphic novels including Detectives Inc. and Nathaniel Dusk. Don's mysteries have been enthusiastically reviewed in Ellery Queen Magazine, Mystery Magazine, and by distinguished mystery authors: Ed McBain, Peter O'Donnell, Stuart Kaminsky, and Maxwell Grant. Gene Colan is the grand naturalist illustrator of comics and graphic novels. In his 50 year career, Colan added considerable drama to the exploits of Daredevil, Batman, Tomb of Dracula, Dr. Strange, Nathaniel Dusk, Wonder Woman, and is the co-creator of Blade which has spawned multiple major motion pictures staring Wesley Snipes. Gene's beautiful pencil techniques give the characters of The Spider, breath and bone. Colan said this Vanguard book was the best quality reproduction of his pencil art ever done.

Wally Wood Dare-Devil Aces
Art by Wally Wood. Commentary by Thommy Burns, Larry Hama, J. David Spurlock & Rafael Medoff.

Greatest collection ever of Wallace Wood war comics. Spans the Hall of Fame creator’s career from titles like Capt Savage, U.S. Paratroopers, All American Men of War, War & Attack, D-Day, Warfront, Fight The Enemy, Blazing Combat―most have never been collected. Plus two full-length Ditko & Wood Cannon stories, commentary by J. David Spurlock, foreword by GI Joe and The ‘Nam writer Larry Hama and an essay on Wood’s EC war comics by Thommy Burns.

Wizard King Trilogy
The King of the World
Art by Wally Wood

The King of the World, volume I of Wallace Wood's The Wizard King trilogy, is similar in tone and setting to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. MAD magazine and Daredevil comics artist extraordinaire, Wally Wood, takes us on a magical journey filled with elves, warriors, wizards, maidens, Unmen and kings!
The Immi, a medieval society of elves, lived deep in the forest, completely isolated from the rest of the world, and were happy until a strange shadow fell over their village: a shadow with EYES! A young Immi known as Odkin is tricked into volunteering to investigate, and is drawn into the intrigues of Alacazar the wizard to save the world from Anark, the blackest villain of all space and time. Through his journey, Odkin meets and enlists the aid of Iron Aron, Lord Vandall and Weer the lizard man, and saves the Immi from the monstrous Unmen, but is then ordered by Alacazar to face even greater perils!
When legendary cartoonist Wally Wood became Mad magazine's first star artist he had already revolutionized comic books with his Weird Science sci-fi work which put him on Entertainment Weekly's all-time top-100 list. Wood co-created Mars Attacks for bubble gum cards and the movie, designed the super-collectible Fireball XL-5 lunchbox, and the red costume as used in the comics and major motion picture, Daredevil . He also produced art for an unfinished film collaboration based on his Wizard King-King of the World graphic novel, with Fritz the Cat, Wizards, Lord of the Rings, and Cool World film maker Ralph Bakshi!

Wizard King Trilogy
Book II: Odkin Son of Odkin
Art by Wally Wood
By J. David Spurlock & Bill Pearson
Introduction by Wendy Pini, creator of the ever-popular Elfquest series.

The Wizard King graphic novel trilogy is no kid’s comic—more like a sexy homage to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. MAD’s Wally Wood, one of the fathers of Underground Comix, takes us on a magical, mature-audience journey filled with elves, warriors, wizards, maidens, and kings! The Immi elves lived deep in the forest, isolated from the world, until a shadow with EYES fell over their village! Young Odkin is tricked and drawn into the intrigues of Alacazar the wizard to save the world from the blackest villain of all space an d time. Through his journey, Odkin meets and enlists the aid of Iron Aron, Weer the lizard man, and saves the Immi from the Unmen, only to be ordered to face the greatest peril of all!