{"product_id":"geissman-grant-ec-comics-the-new-trend-from-1950-1954-taschen-cover-gallery-9783836597944","title":"EC comics : the New trend : from 1950-1954 Taschen cover gallery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eCalling all EC fan-addicts !\u003c\/b\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1947, Bill Gaines inherited EC Comics, a new venture founded by his legendary father M.C. Gaines, who was responsible for midwifing the birth of the comic book as we know it and, during his tenure at DC-rival \u003ci\u003eAll-American Comics, \u003c\/i\u003ebringing the likes of Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to the world. Over the next eight years, Bill Gaines 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEC delighted in publishing gory, morbid horror and crime comics that had snap, ironic endings - but they also pioneered the first true-to-life war comics, the first « real » science-fiction stories, and a series of tales about such then-taboo subjects as racism, bigotry, vigilantism, drug addiction, police corruption, and anti-Semitism. Too good to last, they were eventually caught up by various 1050s guardians of morality, who were convinced that EC's often over-the-top content was causing juvenile delinquency. A year or so after a full inquiry investigating horror and crime comics, the incredible EC Comics were no more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter publishing the full, fascinating story behind this fabled company in XXL size in 2020, \u003cb\u003eTaschen\u003c\/b\u003e now presents in full the story of what is considered to be EC's prime period, the New Trend, plus the complete covers of that era - including those of \u003ci\u003eTales from the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Fear. Weird Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeird Fantasy, Two-Fisted Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrontline Combat, \u003cb\u003ePanic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMad\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eMany of the cover images are reproduced from Gaines File Copies, which are widely regarded as the best surviving copies of the EC Comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are interior pages and panels, photos, vintage original artwork and some of the most celebrated stories ever to be printed in four colors for a dime. In short, this is a must-have for any EC Comics enthusiast or pop culture historian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Used - like new","offer_id":53640875114838,"sku":"9783836597944-N","price":21.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9783836597944_1_0a417250-a99c-4a06-8c99-677f038e7058.jpg?v=1783340256","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/geissman-grant-ec-comics-the-new-trend-from-1950-1954-taschen-cover-gallery-9783836597944","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}