Measuring 15" x 22", The Best of EC Comics Artist Edition, Volume One will feature works from the likes of Al Williamson, Harvey Kurtzman, Bernie Krigstein, and Johnny Craig as well as an art gallery of classic covers which includes Weird Science-Fantasy #29 by Frank Frazetta. "It's no secret that I am a serious EC lover," says Artist's Editions editor Scott Dunbier. "I can honestly say that this volume will feature some of the most beloved and remembered EC stories of all time!” Complicating the project was the fact that a lot of the original art for the EC stories being auctioned off during the early 1980s. “Tracking down these treasures is a major undertaking since the stories are widely scattered among multiple collectors, but fortunately we have been able to unearth some of the truly best stories to come out of EC,” says Dunbier. “The book will present readers with a veritable cornucopia of outstanding examples of true classics.”
Each page is printed so to mimic the original artwork allowing for readers to clearly see such things editorial notes and art corrections. The Best of EC Comics Artist Edition, Volume One arrives in stores on May 19, 2013.