From the gory, lurid world of pre-Code comics….Dark Horse is putting together some kick-ass collections—in fact, you’ll soon be able to read the insides of all those comics that we post whenever we’re sick or late or whatever. ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN indeed.
With a jaw-dropping selection of well-known titles, accurate color restoration, uncoated off-white paper, and an impressive roster of foreword writers, Dark Horse Archives is hitting another peak season this year with a lineup of pre-Code collections.
This heavy-hitting year will see more volumes in the Crime Does Not Pay Archives series, with engaging forewords from Greg Rucka and Howard Chaykin. Adventures into the Unknown Archives will feature a series of essays by Bruce Jones, focusing on the long-running horror anthology and the climate that led to the Comics Code Authority.
Historian Dan Nadel will provide enlightening introductions for Forbidden Worlds Archives—a true “grab bag” anthology where anything strange, fantastic, or horrific can happen—and writer/artist/historian Michael T. Gilbert will write a series of information-packed foreword pieces for Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil.
“The comics found in these collections are incredibly hard to find, expensive, and full of freewheeling, pre-Code fun (and sometimes viscera). It’s a joy to be able to handle these comics and work on these collections—but a bigger joy comes from being able to bring these stories to new readers and to finally assign credits to some creators who have been uncredited for decades!” said Dark Horse editor Philip Simon.
The comics in these anthologies are seen as revered and influential—but they’ve been impossible to find. Now Dark Horse is making these gems available in affordable collections for discussion, dissection, and inspiration!
Adventures into the Unknown Archives Volume 1 is on sale May 30, 2012.
Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil Volume 1 is on sale June 27, 2012.
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 2 is on sale July 11, 2012.
Forbidden Worlds Archives Volume 1 is on sale December 12, 2012.
CRIME DOES NOT PAY!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELL YEAH!
What does it mean when I’m more excited by this than by the A vs X event or other events in other comic lines?
We need this stuff back in print to remind Americans of what we once were — AND COULD BE AGAIN!
@Michael Rhodes It means YOU ROCK!
Oh, I’m dying to read those original Daredevils! Some of that stuff is Jack Cole, right?
Wish I could afford all of these.
… also, I am wondering if the Silver Streak stuff will feature other bizarre superheroes (like the Silver Streak, but maybe also the Comet, etc.)?
@Michael Rhodes, I am turning 30 in June I can’t wait to get my hands on these books. I just LOVE the pre-code area a la EC books.
Now, back to your state, it is simple, you know great STORYTELLING when you see it!
Sweeeeet!
NICE.
A lot of that stuff’s public domain and you can grab it at digitalcomicmuseum.com or elsewhere, but man oh man I sure do enjoy having things in print. (Hope it’s got the original colors and is on newsprint.)