In the early 1950s, EC Comics was the bad boy of comic publishers. Its comics such as Tales From the Crypt, Weird Science and Two-Fisted Tales sold millions in mid-century America. Unfortunately, its stories — at times shocking, horrifying, and even progressive — also drew scrutiny and backlash, and the company found itself in the cross hairs of censorship and regulation at the height of the McCarthy era. The company ultimately shuttered, with the last comic hitting newsstands and drug stores in 1956.
Now, seventy years after the creation of the self-regulatory body Comics Code Authority, the infamous comics company is blasting out of the crypt and returning with a brand new line of comics.
Oni Press, the publisher perhaps best known for the breakout indie hit Scott Pilgrim, has partnered with William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., the rights holders of the EC line, to launch all-new stories with A-list comics creators beginning this summer.
Now, seventy years after the creation of the self-regulatory body Comics Code Authority, the infamous comics company is blasting out of the crypt and returning with a brand new line of comics.
Oni Press, the publisher perhaps best known for the breakout indie hit Scott Pilgrim, has partnered with William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., the rights holders of the EC line, to launch all-new stories with A-list comics creators beginning this summer.
- 2/19/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kayti Burt Feb 8, 2019
Hivemind, the company behind The Expanse on Amazon, has teamed up with EC Comics to produce two screen projects.
Comic book publisher EC Comics, whose name you may recognize from titles like Tales From the Crypt, Weird Science, Two-Fisted Tales, and Mad Magazine, is getting back into the screen adaptation business. Or, more accurately, the publisher has signed a deal with production company Hivemind to bring some of its creations to new life.
To put the deal into context, Hivemind is the production company behind Netflix's The Witcher, which looks very cool, and has Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark currently in the works at CBS Films. Hivemind is also currently producing The Expanse for Amazon.
Which comics will EC Comics and Hivemind team up for first? According to Deadline, the partnership will focus on Weird Fantasy and a biopic of EC Comics publisher William M. Gaines...
Hivemind, the company behind The Expanse on Amazon, has teamed up with EC Comics to produce two screen projects.
Comic book publisher EC Comics, whose name you may recognize from titles like Tales From the Crypt, Weird Science, Two-Fisted Tales, and Mad Magazine, is getting back into the screen adaptation business. Or, more accurately, the publisher has signed a deal with production company Hivemind to bring some of its creations to new life.
To put the deal into context, Hivemind is the production company behind Netflix's The Witcher, which looks very cool, and has Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark currently in the works at CBS Films. Hivemind is also currently producing The Expanse for Amazon.
Which comics will EC Comics and Hivemind team up for first? According to Deadline, the partnership will focus on Weird Fantasy and a biopic of EC Comics publisher William M. Gaines...
- 2/8/2019
- Den of Geek
EC Comics, the legendary comic book publisher behind subversive and sublime brands like Tales From the Crypt, Weird Science, Two-Fisted Tales and Mad Magazine, has inked a partnership with Hivemind, the production company behind Netflix’s The Witcher series as well as the upcoming feature Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark from CBS Films.
The new partnership will roll out with two projects: Weird Fantasy, a television series based on the classic EC anthology series, and a biopic of EC publisher William M. Gaines, who was a firebrand figure in comics history and an infamous name to cultural crusaders of the the 1950s who targeted EC as purveyor of prurient material that directly led to juvenile delinquency. The 1950s moral panic led to an Congressional investigation that nearly doomed the entire comics industry. Gaines transformed himself into a leading free speech advocate and, with the founding of Mad (which...
The new partnership will roll out with two projects: Weird Fantasy, a television series based on the classic EC anthology series, and a biopic of EC publisher William M. Gaines, who was a firebrand figure in comics history and an infamous name to cultural crusaders of the the 1950s who targeted EC as purveyor of prurient material that directly led to juvenile delinquency. The 1950s moral panic led to an Congressional investigation that nearly doomed the entire comics industry. Gaines transformed himself into a leading free speech advocate and, with the founding of Mad (which...
- 2/8/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Horse Comics' "EC Archives Two-Fisted Tales" Hc Vol. 4, available April 10, 2019, is written and illustrated by Jack Davis, Reed Crandall and a whole lot more, collecting "Two-Fisted Tales" issues #36-#41 (1950's):
"...before 'Two-Fisted Tales' burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action, adventure and wartime propaganda.
"But under the editorial direction of writer/illustrator Harvey Kurtzman 'Two-Fisted Tales' dared to examine horror and madness on the battlefield..."
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"...before 'Two-Fisted Tales' burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action, adventure and wartime propaganda.
"But under the editorial direction of writer/illustrator Harvey Kurtzman 'Two-Fisted Tales' dared to examine horror and madness on the battlefield..."
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- 11/26/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
“Overlord” is one of the best video game movies ever made, and it’s not even based on a video game.
Filmmakers have been struggling for decades to adapt an actual video game story into a great movie, but many films have already successfully adapted the storytelling style of video games to the big screen. Take a look at the checkpoint gameplay mechanics of “Run Lola Run,” and the point-and-click problem solving of “Cop Car.” Consider the daredevil side scrolling of “District B13,” and the destructive fighting-game avatars of “Colossal.”
And now, check out “Overlord,” the ultimate Nazi zombie movie. The genre goes back at least as far as Ken Wiederhorn’s “Shock Waves,” which starred Peter Cushing as a mad scientist building an undead reich on an uncharted island, but it really came to life (pun intended) in video games. By the time the “Wolfenstein” games introduced Mecha-Hitler as a level boss,...
Filmmakers have been struggling for decades to adapt an actual video game story into a great movie, but many films have already successfully adapted the storytelling style of video games to the big screen. Take a look at the checkpoint gameplay mechanics of “Run Lola Run,” and the point-and-click problem solving of “Cop Car.” Consider the daredevil side scrolling of “District B13,” and the destructive fighting-game avatars of “Colossal.”
And now, check out “Overlord,” the ultimate Nazi zombie movie. The genre goes back at least as far as Ken Wiederhorn’s “Shock Waves,” which starred Peter Cushing as a mad scientist building an undead reich on an uncharted island, but it really came to life (pun intended) in video games. By the time the “Wolfenstein” games introduced Mecha-Hitler as a level boss,...
- 11/9/2018
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
“Hello, Boils and Ghouls” was a typical opening salvo from The Crypt Keeper, the wraparound host (and animatronic cadaver) of HBO’s inventive, creepy and more often than not, mordantly funny salute to the EC Comics of yesteryear, Tales from the Crypt (1989 – 1996). Throughout seven seasons, viewers were subjected to as much gore, nudity, and twisted morality as we could handle. God (or his underworld counterpart) bless premium cable.
Tales ran from June 10th, 1989 to July 19th, 1996, for a grand total of 93 episodes. That’s a lot of grue to ingest, and until ratings started to slip by Season Six, horror fans found it easy to lap up. And as with any anthology series, mileage varies and quality flickers to and fro – but Tales from the Crypt’s success is anchored in the very fact that it was allowed to live, and thrive, for as long as it did.
The show...
Tales ran from June 10th, 1989 to July 19th, 1996, for a grand total of 93 episodes. That’s a lot of grue to ingest, and until ratings started to slip by Season Six, horror fans found it easy to lap up. And as with any anthology series, mileage varies and quality flickers to and fro – but Tales from the Crypt’s success is anchored in the very fact that it was allowed to live, and thrive, for as long as it did.
The show...
- 7/3/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Sometimes I think I’m living in a comic book world.
Comics have often reflected the events going on in the real world. During World War II, American comics vilified the Axis Triumvirate, i.e., Germany, Italy, and Japan – Superman was fighting a German paratrooper on the cover of Action Comics #43, and Marvel (then known as Timely Comics) presented the All-American hero, Captain America, who, in a story written by and drawn by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, punched out Adolf Hitler on the cover of his eponymous first issue, cover-dated March 1941. In Gleason’s Daredevil #1 (July 1941), the red-and-blue hero also took on the Führer, as did the Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner in the autumn of that same year.
The Boy Commandos, again from the team of Kirby and Simon working for DC, were four orphaned kids from the United States, England, France, and the Netherlands. They form an...
Comics have often reflected the events going on in the real world. During World War II, American comics vilified the Axis Triumvirate, i.e., Germany, Italy, and Japan – Superman was fighting a German paratrooper on the cover of Action Comics #43, and Marvel (then known as Timely Comics) presented the All-American hero, Captain America, who, in a story written by and drawn by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, punched out Adolf Hitler on the cover of his eponymous first issue, cover-dated March 1941. In Gleason’s Daredevil #1 (July 1941), the red-and-blue hero also took on the Führer, as did the Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner in the autumn of that same year.
The Boy Commandos, again from the team of Kirby and Simon working for DC, were four orphaned kids from the United States, England, France, and the Netherlands. They form an...
- 4/6/2015
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
Andrews McMeel
Fun With Kirk And Spock Hc, $14.95
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #212, $3.99
Steam Wars #5, $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie 1000-Page Comics Explosion Tp, $14.99
Archie Comics Digest #253, $4.99
Avatar Press
Caliban #1 (Facundo Percio Final Frontier Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Design Sketch Incentive Cover), Ar
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Regular Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Terror Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #50 (Michael Dipascale Trophies Cover), $5.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Christian Zanier Red Crossed Incentive Cover), Ar
Crossed Badlands #58 (Christian Zanier Regular Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Fernando Heinz Fatal Fantasy Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Ignacio Calero Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Tim Vigil Torture Cover), $3.99
Extinction Parade War #1 (Raulo Caceres Leather Cover), $19.99
Extinction Parade War #1 Deluxe Collector Box Set, $99.99
George R.R. Martin’s In The House Of...
Andrews McMeel
Fun With Kirk And Spock Hc, $14.95
Antarctic Press
Gold Digger #212, $3.99
Steam Wars #5, $3.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie 1000-Page Comics Explosion Tp, $14.99
Archie Comics Digest #253, $4.99
Avatar Press
Caliban #1 (Facundo Percio Final Frontier Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Design Sketch Incentive Cover), Ar
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Regular Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Terror Cover), $3.99
Caliban #5 (Facundo Percio Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #50 (Michael Dipascale Trophies Cover), $5.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Christian Zanier Red Crossed Incentive Cover), Ar
Crossed Badlands #58 (Christian Zanier Regular Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Fernando Heinz Fatal Fantasy Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Ignacio Calero Wraparound Cover), $3.99
Crossed Badlands #58 (Tim Vigil Torture Cover), $3.99
Extinction Parade War #1 (Raulo Caceres Leather Cover), $19.99
Extinction Parade War #1 Deluxe Collector Box Set, $99.99
George R.R. Martin’s In The House Of...
- 7/29/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
When Max Gaines died in 1947 from a boating accident he left the family business, EC Comics Company, (which stood for alternately Entertaining Comics and Educational Comics) to his son William “Bill” Gaines. Rather than follow in his father’s footsteps and publish illustrated bible adaptations for the little ones, he instead published graphic horror, crime and science fiction comics that, keeping true to the company name, were both entertaining and educational (nearly all stories had a moral and the evildoer always got his comeuppance in the end). Titles included Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, Shock SuspenStories, Two Fisted Tales and a little humor book called Mad Magazine. Crude and violent, it was only a matter of time before parental outrage would bubble and burst into a torrent of censorship. In 1954 the now infamous congressional hearings over juvenile delinquency and their relation to comic books (led by Dr.
- 8/13/2013
- by Andrew Perez
- SoundOnSight
Dark Horse Comics and Russ Cochran are collaborating to restore and release Tales from the Crypt Volume 4 in digital color, with Vault of Horror Volume 3 to follow in the new year.
The announcement came from Dark Horse at Comic-Con last weekend that the horror comic would return with the help of publisher Russ Cochran and Cathy Gaines, daughter of the Entertaining Comics publisher, Bill Gaines. Dark Horse said that the project is “one of its biggest undertakings yet!” Here is the official press release from Dark Horse Comics:
“Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s’ most controversial and talked-about works, including such legendary anthologies as Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Fantasy, and of course, Tales from the Crypt.
The announcement came from Dark Horse at Comic-Con last weekend that the horror comic would return with the help of publisher Russ Cochran and Cathy Gaines, daughter of the Entertaining Comics publisher, Bill Gaines. Dark Horse said that the project is “one of its biggest undertakings yet!” Here is the official press release from Dark Horse Comics:
“Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s’ most controversial and talked-about works, including such legendary anthologies as Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Fantasy, and of course, Tales from the Crypt.
- 7/29/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Get ready boils and ghouls, The Cryptkeeper is getting ready to make his return to the spotlight (or moonlight, as it were). Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will be teaming up with famous publisher Russ Cochran to release the Entertaining Comics library, including Tales From the Crypt Volume 4, just in time for Halloween.
The press release (originally found on darkhorse.com) reads as follows:
As announced during the Diamond Retailer Lunch at Comic-Con 2013, the publishing maverick Dark Horse Comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics’ most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet!
Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s’ most controversial and talked-about works,...
The press release (originally found on darkhorse.com) reads as follows:
As announced during the Diamond Retailer Lunch at Comic-Con 2013, the publishing maverick Dark Horse Comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics’ most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet!
Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s’ most controversial and talked-about works,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Josh Wright
- ScifiMafia
During this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Dark Horse Comics announced one of its biggest undertakings yet, and it involves fan favorite Tales from the Crypt. Read on for the details!
From the Press Release:
Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s' most controversial and talked-about works, including such legendary anthologies as Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Fantasy, and of course, Tales from the Crypt.
Now, Dark Horse, known for the best in both new and original material, as well as archiving comics’ most important works, will work with comics luminary Russ Cochran, under the careful guidance of Cathy Gaines, to continue this legacy with the release of Tales from the Crypt Volume 4 in October, with Vault of Horror Volume 3 following in January!
From the Press Release:
Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s' most controversial and talked-about works, including such legendary anthologies as Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Fantasy, and of course, Tales from the Crypt.
Now, Dark Horse, known for the best in both new and original material, as well as archiving comics’ most important works, will work with comics luminary Russ Cochran, under the careful guidance of Cathy Gaines, to continue this legacy with the release of Tales from the Crypt Volume 4 in October, with Vault of Horror Volume 3 following in January!
- 7/26/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
[Press Release] Milwaukie, Or – July 25 – As announced during the Diamond Retailer Lunch at Comic-Con 2013, the publishing maverick Dark Horse Comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics’ most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet. Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such industry legends as Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and many, many more. EC Comics produced many of the 1950s’ most controversial and talked-about works, including such legendary anthologies as Two-Fisted Tales, Weird Fantasy, and of course, Tales from the Crypt. Now, Dark Horse will work with comics luminary Russ Cochran, under the careful guidance of Cathy...
- 7/25/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
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