{"product_id":"the-spawn-of-venus-and-other-stories-9798875000393","title":"The Spawn of Venus and Other Stories","description":"This mouth-watering collection features the finest (and rarest!) science fiction stories Wallace Wood ever drew -- more than two dozen! Wood's meticulously detailed, genre-defining brushwork introduces you to breathtaking planetary vistas, terrifying aliens, and sleek rocket ships surging with the power to conquer the stars. \u003cp\u003eOur title story is a rarity that never appeared in any EC comic. Written and drawn for a 3-D comic that was canceled before it could be printed, we present it here in easy-on-the-eyes 2-D. Then, Wood's most iconic story, \"My World\" is a stunning showcase of the preternatural talent and technique he brought to all his stories. Also included are his trilogy of Ray Bradbury adaptations -- \"Home to Stay,\" \"There Will Come Soft Rains...\" and \"Mars Is Heaven!\" -- plus \"He Walked Among Us,\" a \"what if...?\" variation on Bradbury's \"The Man\" from \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's not all! An incredible science fiction bonus: Al Feldstein wrote many stories of people reaching from the beyond to right a wrong, but with this volume, in a twist worthy of the best of EC, he does the same himself! In 1955, the Comics Code rejected the second page of \"You, Rocket\" and forced EC to completely rewrite and redraw it. When the original art for that rejected page was rediscovered, one panel was missing. But Feldstein, in a middle-finger gesture to the Code and its heavy-handed censorship, wrote a new panel, restoring \"You, Rocket\" to what it was always meant to be. Sadly, he passed away before his final EC writing assignment was published. But here it is now, for the first time anywhere. Justice from beyond the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 stories in all, most scripted by EC legend Al Feldstein, plus in-depth commentary by EC experts Thommy Burns, Grant Geissman, and Jon Gothold. \u003cem\u003eThe Spawn Of Venus And Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate EC Wallace Wood science fiction collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeldstein, Al:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAlbert B. Feldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e (1928-2014; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2003) was a triple-threat writer, artist, and editor, renowned for his work on such titles as \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeissman, Grant:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGrant Geissman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the four-time Eisner Award-nominated author of several books related to the EC comics and \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the most recent being \u003cem\u003eThe History of EC Comics\u003c\/em\u003e (Taschen). He is also an Emmy-nominated guitarist and composer (for co-writing the theme to \u003cem\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/em\u003e), and his most recent solo album, \u003cem\u003eBLOOZ\u003c\/em\u003e, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurns, Thommy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThommy Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founding administrator of the EC Fan-Addict Club on Facebook, appears frequently as a speaker on pop culture and comics-related podcasts and livestreams, and co-hosts the EC Fan-Addict Podcast and YouTube channel. He lives in Southern California.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51624069267730,"sku":"9798875000393","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90d1218c-3885-4a2d-aeeb-38021db7297d.jpg?v=1758653121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spawn-of-venus-and-other-stories-9798875000393","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}