I got my advance copies of Shock Treatment and it’s a hefty tome! The complete MD and Psychoanalysis stories, 332 pages. There’s also a color cover section, all text fillers, and original house ads. Shock Illustrated #1 is also included.
I’m honored and a little wistful about writing about Jack Kamen for the last time in this series. My first writing assignment for this series was for a Kamen horror collection back in 2017. Since then, I’ve done the introductions for 3 other Kamen volumes!
I’ve got two essays about old Jack in this one: “Jack Shocks” and “Kamen Went.” The main introduction is by Dr. Travis Langley.

Are there any plans to reprint Valor or Piracy in black and white?

They are both now available from Dark Horse's EC Archives line. Well I appreciate the affordability, I find the digital recoloring in the other EC books from Dark Horse to be distracting at best. The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library in black and white is a better line in terms of readability and reproduction.

So, I am wondering if I should bite the bullet and buy the Dark Horse books or wait a little bit more!

GOOD LORD!
And HOOHAH! And SPOOF! And…and…and…

The John Benson Fanzine Collection PHASE TWO is coming soon to eBay!

For those who were watching the previous Benson Collection auctions, or were even lucky winners, I can confirm that the rumors are true - Benson held back some of his rarest and most highly sought EC ‘zines. These are rare as hen’s teeth!

eBay seller ID is ecfanaddict and the auctions will begin on Monday, continuing through October (at least). There’s lots of great EC fandom history here!

With the recent EC Comics Artists Library bundle, there were some questions from the community regarding which stories are included. With the help of a previously created spreadsheet from a fellow redditor (I apologize that I cannot remember/determine their username, but if I figure it out, I'll post it in the comments) and some AI tools, I have created a spreadsheet that shows which stories appear in each Fantagraphics book. This should make tracking down particular particular titles much easier for everyone.

Moved into a new place a few months ago and put my EC collection up above my windows - they don't really get direct sunlight because of their position but wondering if anyone can enlighten me if i should be worried about them still getting sun damage if they remain in this position. They are my prized possessions so want them on display but it would be devastating for them to get fucked up lol (plus they are expensiveeeee). In my old place they were in a hallway without any windows.

If anyone has any insight please let me know!

I was studying the episodes of the Tales from the Crypt tv show. I wondered which comics were used most and which were the best episodes. I also wanted to see if I had any of the issues collected from volumes so I can compare the episode.

I got some data from IMDB and Wikipedia and made an infographic about it. What do you think?

Traveling in Europe and so far have picked up EC collections in Barcelona and Paris. The Spanish edition is new from Diabolo, and they have done a really great job with authentic coloring and non-glossy pages! In my opinion, this is what the Dark Horse Archives should have been.
The French edition dates to 1974 and was a lucky find at an outdoor book fair!

Artwork by Roman Mounier

If you want to listen here are the links

Can anyone please confirm if the Taschen collection was prematurely ended?

Newly listed art from the last living EC artist, including personal vintage sketchbook pages CHEAP!
Buy directly from Angelo!

https://www.angelotorresart.com/new-products

Reddy Made Magic (1946) and Edison (1947) produced by Educational Comics. EC produced 3 different Reddy promos, with a total of 11 printings and multiple variant covers!
These are the only two I own at present.

https://www.taschen.com/en/collection/ec-comics/

WOW, I am gonna get the big copies....Because supporting my favorite comics is all I can do to ensure they keep releasing more of my favorite comics. EC is my favorite by far.

This will be my first one. I’ll be appearing as a “Leading EC Comics Expert” on a panel this Sunday at 1:30.

“Time of Death TBD: The Near Death and Resurrection of Horror Comic Books”

📸© Sampsel & Preston Photography, Las Vegas, NV.

I was surprised to get all of these EC annuals for an average of five bucks a piece via four or five purchases. It helped me fill some holes but inadvertently unloosed a new collection goal. These reprints are great even if this set is more niche than usual. Anyone else have these as reader copies? Is Bob Gorby here?

Reviews on this one have already been overwhelmingly positive and I’m really looking forward to reading it. Here are all the variant covers.

I read through the entire book in a single sitting. I don't know if this is allowed (if not, my apologies), here is my review-
https://youtu.be/CRl2k7K0H_Q

Before Gladstone, before the EC Library, Russ Cochran first published these 11x16 “Portfolio” editions, on incredible paper. Thick and textured like good paper should be. Lines so very crisp. Inky solid blacks. Covers recolored by Marie Severin in watercolor. You can really see her hand in it, and the whole thing just feels so crafted. I have a few of these now. He produced 6 of them. I’m missing portfolios 1 and 6.