More recommended Halloween reading:
BERNI WRIGHTSON: MASTER OF THE MACABRE 1-5. Reprinting virtually all of Wrightson's work for the Warren magazines from the early 70's. Only in this 1983-1984 reprint edition, these previously b & w stories are beautifully colored by Steve Oliff for the first time in this series. Some of the very best writing, art and coloring that's ever been done in comics form.
Wrightson's best-known work, SWAMP THING 1-10.
Reprinted three times now in collected trade form, twice as SWAMP THING: DARK GENESIS trade.
And a third printing in a smaller recent digest SECRET OF THE SWAMP THING book last year.
Also previously reprinted in 4 scattered issues of DC SPECIAL series (one issue annually, from 1977-1980)
And in the five-issue ROOTS OF THE SWAMP THING reprint series (1985).
One of my favorites from Richard Corben is his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher", in Pacific's 1983 one-shot CORBEN SPECIAL.
Which was more recently collected as part of a Corben EDGAR ALLAN POE graphic novel, with other Poe adaptations by Corben from the Warren magazines.
Some other new Poe-inspired stories appeared more recently in Marvel's 3-issue HAUNT OF HORROR Corben anthology, just a few months ago. This was a black-and-white series.
Corben has done many other great horror stories. Another that springs to mind is THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND pulp story adaptation, that Corben did for Vertigo recently.
Finally, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado", by Don McGregor and a very early Michael Golden (circa 1977). Even in this early work, Golden has a stylized sophistication, complemented by great McGregor scripting, very true to the original story.
