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Title: The High Cost of Dying, @fantagraphics
Writer/Artist: Reed Crandall (with Al Feldstein and others)
How
you discovered it: I’ve been ravenously snapping up any EC comics
I could get my hands on since I first saw the Tales from the Crypt TV show as a
kid, so Fantagraphics’ EC artists series is a dream come true.
Why
you like it: Each of the EC artists had a distinctive style that lent
itself to different kinds of stories, but Crandall’s blend of fine lines
and shadowing was adaptable to all of EC’s genres- crime (my favorite),
horror (2nd favorite), sci-fi (close 3rd)…All are well represented in
this volume.
Favorite characters: The doomed tough guy from the first
story, “Carrion Death” (”C’mon, you lousy vultures! C’mon down here and
FEAST!”)
Favorite moments: The hearbreaking ending of the “Kindapper,” the grim twist in “Together They Lie”
-Harris Smith, Senior Production Coordinator/Creator Outreach/Social Media Editor
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