The Weird Tales Graphic Novel Revives a Legendary Horror Magazine

Dating each the mode backmost to 1923, Weird Tales is easy 1 of the astir iconic pulp magazines ever published. That venerable bid is returning successful a caller signifier successful 2026, arsenic Monstrous Books aims to revive Weird Tales arsenic an anthology graphic caller with immoderate large creators attached.

IGN tin exclusively debut a caller screen representation from The Goon creator Eric Powell. Check it retired below:

Art by Eric Powell. (Image Credit: Monstrous Books)

You tin besides spot this screen alongside each the antecedently revealed preview creation for Weird Tales Vol. 1 successful the slideshow assemblage below:

Weird Tales Vol. 1 is simply a hardcover graphic caller that features a premix of adaptations of classical Weird Tales stories and caller stories. The adapted stories include:

• Michael Avallone’s “The Man Who Walked connected Air” — adapted by Robert Hack and David Avallone
• Ray Bradbury’s “The Scythe” — adapted by J.K. Woodward and Jonathan Maberry.
• Allison V. Harding’s “The Damp Man” — adapted by Marco Finnegan and Nancy A. Collins
• Robert E. Howard’s “Skulls successful the Stars” — adapted by Steve Niles
• An archetypal Lovecraft Mythos Story by Rodney Barnes with creation by Lukas Ketner
• C.L. Moore’s “Shambleau” — adapted by George Quadros and Blake Northcott
• Anthony M. Rud’s “Ooze” — reimagined by Weird Tales president, director, and shaper John Harlacher and Zac Atkinson

The archetypal stories successful this publication include:

• “Doctor Satan vs. Jules de Grandin” by James Aquilone and Dave Swartz
• “The Cthulhu Project” by Richard Krepit and EV Cantada

“For the archetypal time, the weird, the dark, and the wondrous stories that launched the careers of genre legends leap from the pages of the mag into a stunning graphic caller experience,” said Aquilone successful a statement. “Editor Jonathan Maberry and President John Harlacher person been doing breathtaking things since they resurrected Weird Tales successful 2019. When it came clip to assemble the contributors for the historical archetypal graphic novel, we went large and bold. These stories are worthy of the great, pulp bequest of Weird Tales."

“When I was a young teen I got to cognize and beryllium mentored by Ray Bradbury,” said Weird Tales Editor Jonathan Maberry. “His bonzer kindness was matched by heavy insights into the creation and subject of storytelling, and that has influenced each portion of beingness and career. He would beryllium delighted that I’m present the exertion of Weird Tales Magazine, which helium some loved and was published successful aboriginal successful his career. Adapting his almighty and empathetic story, 'Scythe' (Weird Tales, July 1943) is simply a joyful grant and I can’t assistance but deliberation Ray would beryllium delighted.”

The Kickstarter run for Weird Tales Vol. 1 is unrecorded now. The run includes assorted bonus tiers that see exclusive screen art, a Weird Tales situation coin, T-shirts, and more.

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