HERMES PRESS
DARK SHADOWS COMP SERIES HC #1
NEW PTG
(W) Donald Arneson (A) Joe Certa (CA) George Wilson
The forerunner to today's immensely popular vampire-themed television programs and theatrical films, Dark Shadows still garners serious attention as one of the most memorable TV shows of the last forty years. A new television adaptation is also in the works. The first volume of Hermes Press' complete restored series presents issues #1-7 of the comic book title. In addition to reprinting the stories, Volume One contains a generous supplement of poster art, pinups, and documentary material from the show together with an essay about the history of Dark Shadows.
DARK SHADOWS PAPERBACK LIBRARY NOVEL #9
FOE OF BARNABAS COLLINS
(W) Marilyn Ross
The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series. The ninth book in this reprint series is titled The Foe of Barnabas Collins. Barnabas befriends lovely Paula Jennings right after her marriage to strange, mysterious Christopher Jennings. He feels protective towards the lonely heiress because he suspects Christopher is the werewolf who has been ravaging the countryside. When Christopher is joined by Melissa Henry (the reincarnation of the evil Angelique), Barnabas is certain Paula is in terrible danger.
DARK SHADOWS PAPERBACK LIBRARY NOVEL #10
PHANTOM & BARNABAS COLLINS
(W) Marilyn Ross
The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series. The tenth book in this reprint series is titled The Phantom and Barnabas Collins. Maggie Evans visits the Collins family graveyard and is transported back in time to the year 1880. Slowly Maggie learns she is trapped in a nightmare. She has fallen into the hands of Dr. Giles Collins, whose mysterious experiments with human blood have already taken several lives. Now she is slated to be his next victim!
DITKO SHRUGGED UNCOMPROMISING LIFE OF THE ARTIST
(W) David Currie
The first in depth biography of comics-legend Steve Ditko, in his own works, taken from years of correspondence with author David Currie and endorsed by the Ditko family with a Foreword by Mark S. Ditko. Steve Ditko was the last of a generation of American comic book artists who created powerful modern-day mythology and became among the most influential and original creators of the 20th century. He co-created Spider-Man along with Stan Lee, but walked away from the character in the 1960s just as it was gaining popularity. He died alone at 90, known to the comic book industry as a "cranky recluse."
IF UR STABBY HC
(W) Kaz Windness (A) Kaz Windness (CA) Kaz Windness
Stabby is a unicorn who has had a very bad day. Who's positively magical and ready for sunshine, giggles, and sliding down rainbows? Not Stabby! Meet the world's surliest unicorn. This stab-happy unicorn is a fan-favorite character from "Mother Goth Rhymes" and now he's getting his own book! If UR Stabby follows Stabby as he deals with life's challenges the only way he knows how-horn first.