Graphic Classics

    (Eureka, 2001-2021)
™ and © Eureka Productions

From a story that evokes the mystery of ancient Egypt to a tale of an old west train robbery, this title is a potpourri of styles and moods. Under a beautiful painted cover by Chris Moore, stories by such literary luminaries as Damon Runyon, Zane Grey and Arthur Conan Doyle are presented in this impressive book. While not necessarily the stories these authors are most renowned for, (the Arthur Conan Doyle story is not about Sherlock Holmes, for example), these are, for the most part, intriguing and enjoyable tales.

The artists are also a varied lot, and some are more successful than others in their interpretation. Also included is a four-page mini biography of all the writers and artists which is very enlightening especially with regard to some of the classic writers.

— George Haberberger


Comics Buyer’s Guide Tim Lasuita adds:

Repeat the mantra: “Graphics Classics are awesome. Graphics Classics are awesome.”

OK, now that everyone is in the proper state of mind, it’s time to crack the spine of Volume 12, Adventure Classics. The best writers since the late 1800s are here with adaptations such as Sax Rohmer’s “Valley of the Sorceress,” Alexandre Dumas’ “The Masked Ball,” Zane Grey’s “Tigre,” Robert Service’s “Shooting of Dan McGrew,” Rafael Sabatini’s “Blood Money,” Johnston McCulley’s “The Stolen Story,” and O. Henry’s “The Roads We Take.”

Rarely seen, “The Valley of the Sorceress” is haunting, “Tigre” is reminiscent of an almost Al Williamson style, and Zane Grey lives again. Graphic-poetry fans will not be disappointed in “Dan McGrew.” The lesser-known stories “Two Men Named Collins” and “The Crime of the Brigadier” are the buried jewels here.

Tom Pomplun is having fun with this series. You will, too. Guaranteed!
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    Edgar Allan Poe; ca. 2001
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    Jul 2005
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    W: Robert Louis Stevenson, Sax Rohmer, Alexandre Dumas, Zane Grey, Robert W. Service, Damon Runyon, Rafael Sabatini, Rudyard Kipling, Fitz-James O’Brien, Johnston McCulley, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry  ·  A: Skot Olsen, Jeffrey B. Bonivert, Michael Manning, Donald Marquez, Hunt Emerson, Noel Tuazon, Kevin Atkinson, Mary Fleener, Milton Knight, Mark A. Nelson, Chris Pelletiere, Nick Miller, Pedro Lopez
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    Feb 2006
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    W: Rafael Sabatini, Mort Castle  ·  A: CArlo Vergara, Rich Tommaso, Gerry Alanguilan, Milton Knight, Roger Langridge, Stan Shaw, Jackie Smith, Kevin Atkinson, Hunt Emerson, Joel Naprstek
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    W: Jane Austen, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Rod Lott, Ann Radcliffe, Antonella Caputo, Edgar Allan Poe, Tom Tomplun, Trina Robbins, Myla Jo Closser  ·  A: Molly Kiely, Lisa K. Weber, Carlo Vergara, Leong Wan Kok, Anne Timmons, Shary Flenniken
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    Mar 2008
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    W: Lord Dunsany, Rod Lott, Mary Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, L. Frank Baum, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, Ben Avery, Lance Tooks  ·  A: Rachel Masilamani, Mark A. Nelson, Skot Olsen, Lance Tooks, Brad Teare, Evert Geradts, Leong Wan Kok
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    W: Edgar Allan Poe, Rod Lott, Ambrose Bierce, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Burrows, Mary Shelley, Antonella Caputo, Lord Dunsany, Knight  ·  A: Gerry Alanguilan, Mark Dancey, Simon Gane, Anne Timmons, Knight
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