By Bizarre Hands (Avatar)

    (Avatar, 2004)
™ and © 2004 Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale is one of the most popular horror writers. This six issue series adapts some of his favorite short stories into comic book format for the first time. For example is the first story which from which the series takes its title, By Bizarre Hands.

The stories begin with a tale about young man’s mentally retarded sister’s murder in a gruesome fashion, by “bizarre hands” on a Halloween night. Years later, the young man has grown into a traveling preacher with a passion for preaching the Word, especially to young retarded girls on Halloween. But he may not be as altruistic as he seems when his insistent demands to take the girl out into the woods causes conflict with the suspicious mother…

An excellent black and white series for mature readers.

— Ron Black
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    #1
    Cover: blood covered hand in foreground
    Apr 2004
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    By Bizarre Hands 6-ptych Cover B, 1/6
    Apr 2004
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    May 2004
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    May 2004
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    Jul 2004
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    W: Joe R. Lansdale, Neal Barrett Jr.  ·  A: Andres Guinaldo
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    Jul 2004
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    #4
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    Sep 2004
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    Cover: light tower in backgorund, men and women with plant heads shambling towards reader
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    By Bizarre Hands 6-ptych Cover C, 4/6
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    Regular Cover by Jacen Burrows
    Jan 2005
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    Dec 2004
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    Dec 2004
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    Dec 2004
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