From the creator of 30 Days of Night comes a collection so terrifying, so huge, so gritty and raw that it had to be called MONSTROUS! Collecting the collaborations between two living horror legends - Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson - this Monstrous Collection includes three complete tales- Dead She Said, The Ghoul, and Doc Macabre, each a piece of the dark, dangerous universe Niles has created in the shadows of the world we think we know. Enjoy them here, collected together and in oversized, black-and-white form for the first time.
Author Biography
Steve Nilesais a comic book author and novelist, known for works such asa30 Days of Night,aCriminal Macabre,aSimon Dark,aMystery SocietyaandaBatman- Gotham County Line.aHe is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence. Legendary artistaBernie Wrightsonahas been creating horror art for over 45 years. Bernie oBernio Wrightson (born October 27, 1948, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. His first professional comic work appeared inaHouse of Mysterya#179 in 1968. He continued to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and its principal rival, Marvel Comics. In 1971, with writer Len Wein, Wrightson co-created the muck creature Swamp Thing for DC. He also co-created Destiny, later to become famous in the work of Neil Gaiman. He's worked onaSpider-man,aBatman, andaThe Punisher, and provided painted covers for the DC comicsaNevermoreaandaToe Tags, among many others. Recent works includeaFrankenstein Alivea Alive, Dead She Said,aThe Ghoul, andaDoc Macabrea(IDW Publishing) all co-created with esteemed horror author Steve Niles.