{"product_id":"the-bitter-end-and-other-stories-9781683968924","title":"The Bitter End and Other Stories","description":"Reed Crandall was an undisputed master of fine line detail and expertly nuanced pen-and-ink texture. He was a perfect fit for EC Comics, and he brilliantly illuminated sharp scripts featuring schemes, tricks, betrayal, and retribution in the company's crime, horror, and science fiction titles. \u003cp\u003eThis volume features 22 Crandall favorites from the pages of \u003cem\u003eTales From the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories, Weird Science-Fantasy, Extra\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eImpact\u003c\/em\u003e, including: \"Dog Food,\" one of EC's best revenge stories, featuring a sadistic prison camp warden who abuses his dogs to keep them mean -- to terrorize his prisoners. And no, it's not the twist ending you might expect -- which is why it was voted by fans as one of the top three EC horror stories. \"The Shadow Knows\" in which a man who murders his wife is pursued by her shadow everywhere he turns. \"The Bitter End\" in which a wealthy businessman tries to force his only son into becoming the hard-driving executive he needs to take over the family business. \"Close Shave,\" a science fiction parable about love overcoming racial prejudice and division. \"Swamped,\" voted by fans as one of the top three best illustrated EC horror stories of all time, is the grisly tale of a demented ghoul living in the Okefenokee Swamp. Plus: eight crime and horror stories by fellow EC artist George Roussos and an introduction by Jon Gothold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reed Crandall, Al Feldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683968924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrandall, Reed:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eReed Crandall\u003c\/strong\u003e (1917-1982, Indiana) is best known for his art for EC--and later Warren's--horror, crime, war, and adventure comics; he also contributed to \u003cem\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/em\u003e in the 1960s. Some of his more family-friendly work was featured in the \u003cem\u003eClassics Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTreasure Chest\u003c\/em\u003e series; he drew the Buster Brown comics for Buster Brown shoe stores for many years. He attended the Cleveland School of Art in Ohio, graduating in 1939, and served briefly in the Air Force during WWII--which served him well as one of the primary artists for the aviator-team comic \u003cem\u003eBlackhawk\u003c\/em\u003e. Crandall was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2009.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeldstein, Al:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAlbert B. Feldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e (1928-2014; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2003) was a triple-threat writer, artist, and editor, renowned for his work on such titles as \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoussos, George:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Roussos\u003c\/strong\u003e (1915 -2000), though known primarily as an inker, had the chance to showcase his full art skills and versatility at EC. His greatest fame came as arguably Jack Kirby's best inker, working under the pseudonym George Bell, on Marvel's \u003cem\u003eFantastic Four, Avengers, Sgt. Fury\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHulk\u003c\/em\u003e. Later Marvel's primary colorist, his interests ranged from automobiles to astronomy to architecture to philosophy to photography.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43048340488307,"sku":"9.78168E+12","price":39.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a70570c1-6714-4769-82a7-8227ec4d3c2d.jpg?v=1746881951","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-bitter-end-and-other-stories-9781683968924","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}