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The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (Mammoth Book of) | 
| Creator: Peter Normanton
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 36072
Media: Paperback
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.9
ISBN: 0786720727
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780786720729
ASIN: 0786720727
Publication Date: March 24, 2008
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Product Description
Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror?from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Horror Review October 15, 2008
John J. Taray (Tampa, FL)
Not a bad collection of stories for the price, but not great. Also the cover says over 50 great horror comics which is a lie. there are only 48 stories. Should be 51 according to the cover!! I suggest getting the House of Mystery Showcases first if you have not done so yet!
 Horror, Gore and more Gore September 29, 2008
Bruce Bezold (kettlefalls WA)
If you like E.C. Horror comics this isn't it. the comics reprinted here were their compititors in the worst way. Lousy stories and the art is good to fair. However if you never heard of E.C. or just like Horror in general, then your in for a treat with a price that can't be beat.
 Great selection for the price, nicely done. One big flaw. August 31, 2008
Chuck E Coli (NJ)
I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone interested in the history of horror comics. The omission of EC comics and Warren magazines is appropriate as they are archived and written about so many other places. All the other positive aspects of this book have been covered in other reviews and most of the negatives are slightly unfair or simply a matter of opinion.
My one complaint is this; for a book where the editor tells us how striking and brilliant the art work is, it is printed rather poorly. I did not expect, or want, the book in color. I DID expect the pages not to be shrunken to the point where the lettering and many panels are hard to make out. I would have happily shelled out and additional $10 to $15 for the same book with clearly printed pages.
A FUN-SCARY TRIP THROUGH HORROR COMIC HISTORY July 29, 2008
M. E Grant (Clinton Twp., Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics is a steal when you compare pages (540+) and story selections (48) to the overall price. The comics are presented in black and white (as any good horror comic should be). Editor Peter Normanjon also does a nice job of dividing the tales up by decades guiding the reader along from the 50's through present day with a nice introduction page to each tale.
Some of my favorites in the bunch include:
*DREAD END - a nice giant monster tale and there's a bonus modernizing retelling with actual photographs substituting for artwork
*Fatal Scalpel and Dungeon of Doom - both have a Twilight Zone feel
*Sea of Graves - gave me goosebumps when I first read it as a child
*Home Lies - a simple story where the ending cathes you off guard
*Purgation - probably the best visual story in the lot, some of the artwork actually creeped me out...the people behind this should make movies
*Killer Planet - reads and looks like it could have been from an issue of Heavy Metal
*The Graveswellers - another story that uses actual photographs over illustrations
The only minor problem with this collection is the absence (and it is addressed) of more widespread comics from EC (Tales from the Crypt) or Eerie. As a child these were always my favorites. However this Mammoth collection does a great job of introducing readers to the wide variety of horror comics that have been published over the last 50 years. It's a great place to start your appreciation of Horror stories, and the price can't be beat for the amount of reading (and scares) that await you.
Ventage comics collections July 14, 2008
Claude W. McNutt (El Paso, TX United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The artwork was great with the recreation of the comic in readable and good text form. The use of printing the stories in black and white added and enhance the reading for the reader.
Now if they could only put out a publication of the collections of mysteries in space, and the complete collection of WEIRD SCIENCE (only vol 1 and 2 are available at this time).
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