Legendary publisher Bill Gaines provided the forum and creators like Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harry Harrison, Jack Kamen, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, and Jack Davis provided the mayhem. Six full issues and 24 complete stories are collected in this full-color, deluxe volume.
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GET THIS WHILE YOU CAN!,
By Charlie Gee (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The EC Archives: Vault of Horror, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
I find this series of horror comics to be a real pleasure to read. Granted the stories at times are a bit predictable, but they are still fun. I find the coloring to be very well done: crisp lines, vibrant colors, and shading that serves to add to the supernatural mood. Having read the available Dark Horse volumes of Creepy and Eerie, which feature black and white stories, I was a bit worried the color might detract from the spookiness. It does not. I think it enhances it.Heavy in text, each issue allows the reader to really take his time, if he chooses, and truly absorb the words and the images. The artwork is well done and the gore that got the series in trouble seems tame by today's standards, but is still sufficient enough to generate a few nightmares. The Vault Keeper Corner is a hoot to read; so earnest in his pleas for fan letters and the obligatory derogatory banter with his "rivals" the Crypt Keeper and the Old Witch. Also a nice touch are the essays by Roger Hill at the end of each issue which provide some behind-the-scenes insights of that issue. This is the second time that I'm aware of that this series has been available for purchase so don't miss your chance to add them to your collection. They are well-constructed and are a steal at the price offered by Amazon. Too young to know these stories when they were originally printed, I am glad I have the opportunity now to experience them.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect addition to the EC Archives library,
This review is from: The EC Archives: Vault of Horror, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
Yet again, Cochran and Co. knock another homerun out of the park. I absolutely adore the new coloring for the books - some have claimed it's too garish, but frankly, I find that the only reason the original comic book coloring ended up so dim was due to shoddy printers working on third rate paper. There is something so wonderfully crisp about the recoloring that makes them shine...And man are the stories good. I love the later work, but at that point, Gaines and Feldstein were trying desperately to one up themselves. Here, they're just having fun, and it shows.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautifull,
By C Gerard Gobeil "C" (Fortunes Rocks Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The EC Archives: Vault of Horror, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
A superb reproduction of a time when comics mattered.Pre-code horror comics were the peak of comic books, and horror ruled.
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