Thursday, December 01, 2011

Notable Horror Themed Graphic Novels and Art Books for this Gruesome Holiday Season


The holiday shopping season is here, and to satisfy a fickle horror fan can be very tough. The following is a suggestion of various graphic novels that are either now available or will be released very soon. If they can’t be located at locally at a book or video store, Amazon is Santa’s helper after all. The text reprinted is from Diamond Comic Distributors, Previews catalogue.

Baltimore Plague Ships Volume 1 (Hardcover)

"After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards, on the hunt for the creature who has become his obsession."

Release Date: November 16th, 2011.

MSRP: $24.99

Baltimore Plague Ships Volume 1

Coffin, The Art of Vampire Hunter D (Softcover Slipcase Edition)

"For over twenty years, the character Vampire Hunter D has haunted the imaginations of people around the world, its image forever etched in the mind's eye through the dazzling artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. This gorgeous retrospective embraces the full scope of Amano's work with the character: in the novels, as inspiration for the animators of the two theatrical films, rare paintings, and illustrations created for release as limited edition prints. This edition features 113 black and white illustrations and 72 amazing color images!"

Release Date: November 16th, 2011.

MSRP: $39.95

Coffin, The Art of Vampire Hunter D

"Arkham Asylum Anniversary Edition" (Softcover)

"DC Comics is proud to reprinting the now-classic confrontation between the Dark Knight and his arch nemeses the Joker, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and more in the black heart of Gotham City's house for the criminally insane. This graphic novel is well known for its psychological intensity and probing portraits of Batman and the Joker, as well as groundbreaking art that influenced scores of artists by introducing a new school of storytelling and technique to comics. This special edition also includes Morrison's complete original script annotated by both himself and editor Karen Berger, many of his original thumbnail breakdowns, step-by-step samples of how the story and art came together and much more!"

Release Date: November 16th, 2011.

MSRP: $17.99.

Arkham Asylum Anniversary Edition Soft Cover

American Vampire Volume One (Trade Paperback)

"This first volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Scott Snyder and one written by Stephen King, both with art by superstar Rafael Albuquerque. Snyder's tale follows Pearl, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles, who is brutally turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European monsters who tortured and abused her. And in King's story set in the days of America's Wild West, readers learn the origin of Skinner Sweet, the original American vampire - a stronger, faster creature than any vampire ever seen before."

Release Date: November 16th, 2011.

MSRP: $19.99.

American Vampire Volume One


Damn Nation (Trade Paperback, Re-release)

"From the creator of UPN's Haunted and the Sci-Fi network original series Eureka comes one of the most ambitious and horrifying tales ever committed to the comic page! Writer Andrew Cosby has imagined a United States shut off from the world by concrete barricades and barbed wire-not because of what might get in, but what might get out. A vampire plague has spread from sea to shining sea and when a small holdout of scientists trapped outside of Buffalo, N.Y. discover a cure, it's up to a Special Ops team from the President's current offices in London to go in and get it."

Release Date: November 23rd, 2011.

MSRP: $12.95.

Damn Nation Paperback

Blood, The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts (Re-release)

"At Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink of the Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even more dangerous enemy waits within-bloodthirsty vampires walk among them. Appearing human, the beasts lurk in secret among the soldiers, waiting for the moment to attack. Saya, a fierce and beautiful vampire hunter, is sent to lead a team of undercover agents whose mission is to decide who is human and who is not, and wipe out the vampires before they can wipe out the base."

Release Date: November 23rd, 2011.

MSRP: $8.95.

Blood, The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts


Screamland Death of the Party (Trade Paperback)

"When a legendary sex tape threatens to leak and the Invisible Man is found murdered in his booth, it is up to Wolfman Carl and his pal Travis to run through the monstrous suspects and stop the film before it drives a stake through the heart of all their careers.:

Release Date: December 7th, 2011.

MSRP: $16.99.

Screamland Death of the Party in Paperback

Clive Barker Omnibus (Trade Paperback)

"Master storyteller Clive Barker is no stranger to graphic novel adaptations to his work, and this massive omnibus collects three of his IDW projects! This volume starts off with The Thief of Always, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez, moves on to the epic twelve-part The Great and Secret Show, and ends with Seduth, both illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Gabriel Rodriguez. With no shortage of sprawling high-concept, spine-chilling thrills, and inspired art, the Clive Barker Omnibus is a great launching point into his dark universe."

Release Date: December 14th, 2011.

MSRP: $29.99.

Clive Barker Omnibus Paperback

Witch Doctor, Volume One (Trade Paperback)

"Meet Vincent Morrow, a doctor looking for a vaccine... for the apocalypse! In this stand-alone first issue, a family needs Dr. Morrow's help with their son's illness: Demonic possession. But when Morrow attempts an experimental cure, he discovers the boy's disease isn't all spinning heads and pea soup – it's like nothing you've seen before!"

Release Date: December 14th, 2011.

MSRP: $12.99.

Witch Doctor, Volume One in Paperback

Source:

Diamond Comic Distributors, Previews. Print. 29 November 2011.

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