Creepy + Eerie Dark Horse + Warren Reprints

[Danish]

General thread about Dark Horse's new Creepy/Eerie series and their Archive reprints.
Are you enjoying the Archive collections? How's the Creepy ongoing?
I would love to see a reprint collection of 1984 magazine.

[jackdaw53]

Got the first 3 vols of the Creepy Archive books. Very impressed with the artwork. Less enthused with the stories.... probably for me main problem is that its hard to really care about any of the characters... the"average" story (in the Creepy Archive books) being so short and punchy that very little space is devoted to establishing character quirks, history, etc.

[Oskar Von Strange]

I just started reading Creepy with issue #7 and have #8 on my "to read pile". I wish I would of picked it up from the get-go, but I was still new to comics in 2009. I hear Eerie will make its DH debut this July. Pretty excited for that.

[emb021]

"Eerie" and "Creepy" are the comic book equivalents of short stories. So you really can't expect a lot of character development.

For me, what I was more interested in would have been artist-focused collections and collection of particular characters/storylines (especially so in the later Eerie). It didn't look they were going to do so, but now they came out with a more or less complete "Hunter" collection (wish they had included all the Exterminator robot stories), and there will be future Corben and Wrightson collections. I'd be interested in a Corben collection and would love to see collections of Wood and Ditko.

[jackdaw53]

"Eerie" and "Creepy" are the comic book equivalents of short stories. So you really can't expect a lot of character development.

For me, what I was more interested in would have been artist-focused collections and collection of particular characters/storylines (especially so in the later Eerie). It didn't look they were going to do so, but now they came out with a more or less complete "Hunter" collection (wish they had included all the Exterminator robot stories), and there will be future Corben and Wrightson collections. I'd be interested in a Corben collection and would love to see collections of Wood and Ditko.

One thing that the Creepy Archives made me remember is what a great artist Steve Ditko is. He does things in comics that you can never see in a movie.

Among other things I love the way he drew Peter Parker. You just looked at Pete, and knew him straight away... an ordinary looking nerdy kid, but brainy with real guts. The way Peter is drawn nowadays... a good looking athletic kid who looks like he was ordered up from a catalogue marked "another typical super hero stunning looking guy".... that's not Pete, for me.

[Danish]

Picked up #8 of the Creepy ongoing. I love how it reprints an old story from the original Creepy; that Jones/Wrightson story was definitely the best from issue #8 for me. Overall, it was fun short horror stories. I can't wait for Eerie in July. I would love to pick up the gorgeous hardcover Archives but, ack, that price!

So the new Eerie is going to be semiannual? Only twice a year? That's a bummer.

[Oskar Von Strange]

Read #8 last night, loved it. For me, personally, the Lovecraft story was my highlight. I'm big fan of Kelley Jones' art so seeing him and Dough Moench teaming up was a treat and the story continues next issue. I also loved the "Loathsome Lore" story with the horror influenced music through the decades. Seeing the Cramps and Misfits mentioned had me creaming a little.

Yeah its a bummer that its only semiannual, but hopefully they come out between the months of Creepy.


So here's the cover to Eerie #1:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/im...Quarterly1.jpg
Apparently its only 32 pages??

[Danish]

Oh yeah, I'm interested in seeing where the second part of that Lovecraft story goes.
I'm a bit disheartened about Eerie. I was hoping for a magazine style format kinda like what Creepy almost is. But two stories plus a classic story doesn't sound bad for $2.99. "Robotic paranoia" interests me. Can't wait!
I wonder if Eerie will be more sci-fi oriented than Creepy. What Cousin Eerie said in Creepy #8 makes me assume so.

[Artycool8or]

General thread about Dark Horse's new Creepy/Eerie series and their Archive reprints.
Are you enjoying the Archive collections? How's the Creepy ongoing?
I would love to see a reprint collection of 1984 magazine.

So far I have them all, and looking forward to the more advanced numbers as the art improves considerably there, (in my opinion).
I would also love to see the 1984/1994 - GOBLIN - and ROOK HC's, too.
Stopped buying the new comic sized CRAPY after #6. It's an art repressed money grabbing shame, but don't mind me.

I would love to pick up the gorgeous hardcover Archives but, ack, that price!

Yeah, what's up with that? I buy them through Amazon, and it comes considerably cheaper than through LCS since it fall into their free shipping option, but seriously Dynamite's Vampirella Archives have at least 7 issues reprinted for the same money, while some Creepy and EERIE Archives have only 4 issues. Now that's a bummer.
Uncle Creepy milking the Cow, Eh?

[dr chimp]

are there any other details on the new eerie? i wouldnt mind checking this out but dark horses site doesnt say how many times a year its coming out - no previews - nothing (unless i am looking in the wrong place)

[Danish]

are there any other details on the new eerie? i wouldnt mind checking this out but dark horses site doesnt say how many times a year its coming out - no previews - nothing (unless i am looking in the wrong place)

In Creepy #8 it says Eerie will be semiannual. I'm really excited about new Creepy and Eerie but I wish they came out more frequently. Publishing anthologies must be a lot of work though and Dark Horse already has DHP.

[dr chimp]

In Creepy #8 it says Eerie will be semiannual. I'm really excited about new Creepy and Eerie but I wish they came out more frequently. Publishing anthologies must be a lot of work though and Dark Horse already has DHP.

nice one danish. what's the difference in styles between creepy and eerie? - i like sci-fi and fantasy more than straight up horror so i am guessing eerie is more the one for me?

idea behind it sounds really good - two stories and a reprint - all in black and white which i love and the cover is worth it alone.

[The Animal Man]

it's hard to like a series that you can't even add to your pull list because it doesn't come out that often....

[Danish]

Creepy #9 and Eerie #1 were solicited for July 4 but my LCS didn't have them and says they are coming out next week. Anyone else have the same problem? Bummer.

[Blastermaster]

In Creepy #8 it says Eerie will be semiannual. I'm really excited about new Creepy and Eerie but I wish they came out more frequently.

How are the comics collected then? is it 4 issues or 6 issues. That would mean you would have to wait 2/3 years per volume.

Publishing anthologies must be a lot of work though and Dark Horse already has DHP.

Well yes, Dark horse can only focus so much on Eerie/Creepy, They aren't that big a company. They have other comics/HC/TPB to publish. They recently made The Goon monthly and added two new monthly ongoing series(Brian Wood's The Massive and Matt Kindt's Mind MGMT).But who know, if demand is great(which I hope) perhaps they will make it bi monthly or even monthly.