The Comics Journal Library #10

The Comics Journal Library Volume 10 gathers an impressive roster of EC Comics artists — William M. Gaines, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Bernard Krigstein, Marie Severin, Al Williamson, George Evans, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, George Dawkins, Jack Kamen, and Jack Davis — in what promises to be a rich critical survey of their work. The cover itself is a love letter to EC's visual legacy, assembling a mosaic of inked faces and figures in that unmistakable mid-century horror-and-drama style: wide-eyed terror, shadowed grimaces, and a striking woman's portrait, all rendered in bold black and white. At $34.99 from Fantagraphics in 2016, this second part of the EC Artists volume is a compelling deep-dive for anyone fascinated by the artists who shaped comics' most daring era.