Hermes Press

Creative Team

• AJoe Certa
• WD J Arneson
• CAPhoto

Description

a complete facsimile of the 1968 Gold Key #1, exactly as it appeared when originally published, with a heavy, full gloss cover; together with the rare 12” x 18” frameable poster originally included with the comic ; published to celebrate Dark Shadows 60th anniversary and limited to a print run of 1500 copies

Creative Team

• A/CAJok
• WCraig Hurd-McKenney

Description

Hermes Press presents an original graphic novel adding a new chapter to the classic vampire/gothic romance universe of Dark Shadows — The Curse of Dark Shadows with a spell-binding script by Craig Hurd-Mckinney and artwork by Jok. This 192 page color graphic novel presents a tale of drama and suspense: Carolyn Stoddard-Hawkes made a deathbed promise to her mother. But, in order for Carolyn to complete that promise, she must rely on the one person in the world she doesn’t want to see: vampire Barnabas Collins. His return home after an extended period away sets in motion a chain of events that will change the Collins family forever. Can Carolyn and her cousin David survive the newly-awakened Curse of Dark Shadows, or will Barnabas be the end of the family line? Also included are documentary content with art and supplemental materials and four pages of all new character portraits by Curse of Dark Shadows artist, Jok. —John Logan, Playwright Screenwriter and Creator of PENNY DREADFUL after reading this new chapter in the Dark Shadows saga observed: “If you, like me, long for more adventures at Collinwood and with your Dark Shadows friends, look no further. CURSE OF DARK SHADOWS is modern, sexy, scary and, most of all, thoroughly Dark Shadows.”

Creative Team

• A/CAPhil Davis
• WLee Falk

Description

Mandrake the Magician began as a daily strip on June 11, 1934, and whether Lee Falk knew it as a sophomore at the University of Illinois, he was making history. The daily strip ended after a 79-year run, and the Sunday strip, which started in 1935, ran for 68 years. Any fan of comic strips is almost certainly familiar with Falk’s other creation, The Phantom, which started in 1936 and continues to this day. The strips presented in this series of reprints feature two staple characters in addition to the master magician: Lothar and Princess Narda (princess of the mythical European kingdom Cockaigne). Lothar appears within the first few days (June 14, 1934), and Narda is introduced in Mandrake’s second adventure. Narda is similar to Flash Gordon’s Dale Arden: beautiful, constantly in need of rescue, and the love interest of our hero. A Prince of the Seven Nations of Africa, Lothar is Mandrake’s devoted servant, friend and companion. He is, “the strongest man in the world,” and decked out in a fez, shorts, and a leopard shirt. Comics historian Don Markstein commented that, “Some people say Mandrake the Magician...was comics’ first superhero,” and we at Hermes Press couldn’t agree more. Volume five presents: “The Mystery of the Striped Orchid,” 4/7/1941 - 6/21/1941; “The Great Grando,” 6/23/1941 - 11/8/194; “Lothar The Champ,” 11/10/1941 - 7/11/194; “The Rumor Factory,” 7/13/1942 - 9/12/194; and “Baron Kord,” 9/14/1942 - 4/10/1943.

Creative Team

• AVarious
• WZaddick Longenback
• WDan Herman
• CAN/A

Description

The 1960s and 1970s witnessed upheavals in American culture, an explosion of new ideas in cinema; a renaissance in American abstract painting, and, yes, lots of semi-salacious, suggestive, and down right kitschy “Nurse Paperbacks” which boasted covers which were eye-catching and enticing. Each of these covers are little gems that present images which reeled readers in. This book chronicles these covers and presents the first pictorial history of classic “nurse” paperback covers and features an in-depth essay about the genre and profiles many of the artists involved in creating the artwork for these tomes. Each of these covers showcase a different aspect of the genre and were created by some of the finest illustrators of the era. Each cover, many reproduced from the original paintings, show the tongue in check humor employed in the creation these pop-culturally iconic covers.