Dark Horse And Marvel Comics Announce 2 New Comic Collections

Dark Horse and Marvel Comics have announced 2 new Marvel Comic Collections. 

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One is a collection of Vampire stories, and the other is all about the X-Men’s biggest enemy. We are starting off with Marvel’s Vampire Tales.

Marvel Returns With Vampire Stories

This comic collection is a 300-page book with the original black-and-white tales. The creative team for the book includes:

• Writers: Stan Lee & Chris Claremont
• Contributors: Alfredo Alcala, Rich Buckler, Ernie Chan, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett, Gardner Fox, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, Don McGregor, Pablo Marcos, Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Palmer, John Romita, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas & Marv Wolfman

Full Book Description

The book’s full description reads: 

“The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One is the first in a series of Dark Horse collaborations with Marvel Comics to excavate the dark and hidden corners of the Marvel Universe and re-present them in beautiful archival hardcover editions.

Starting in 1973, Marvel Comics embarked on a series of black-and-white horror anthologies in magazine format. These magazines helped ignite a new horror-comics boom while allowing Marvel to expand the boundaries of the stories they told.

One of those series, Vampire Tales, included stories of bloodsucking fiends as both heroes, villains, and anti-heroes, involving fan-favorites like the reluctant monster Morbius, the Living Vampire; the first solo tales featuring Blade the Vampire Slayer; and Dracula’s daughter, the ever-lethal Lilith. Vampire Tales magazine also introduced the comic-book world to Satana, the Devil’s Daughter, and her introductory stories are also in this first volume.

The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One contains nearly 300 pages of terrifying tales from the first six issues of the magazine, including stories by comic-book talent such as Alfredo Alcala, Rich Buckler, Ernie Chan, Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett, Gardner Fox, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Don McGregor, Pablo Marcos, Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Palmer, John Romita, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more!

This oversize collection also features full-color reproductions of Vampire Tales covers painted by the likes of Bob Larkin, Esteban Maroto, and Boris Vallejo, along with a new introduction and discussion of the Marvel horror mags’ lasting influence from writer/editor/historian Chris Ryall, as well as a number of Marvel’s most horrific monster-comic covers.” 

The Best Of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Vol. 1 releases October 27th. 

Magneto’s Getting A Spotlight

Meanwhile, Magneto is in the spotlight for a new collection spotlighting his adventures from throughout Marvel history. The book has an impressive creative team, including:

• Writers: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chris Claremont, Roy Thomas & Grant Morrison
• Artists: John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Neal Adams, Brent Eric Anderson, John Bolton, Butch Guice, John Romita Jr., Jim Lee & Phil Jimenez

The book’s description reads: 

“This first volume showcases the merciless Magneto as he battles his way through the Marvel Universe, including epic showdowns with the X-Men, the Avengers, the New Mutants, X-Factor, and the Mighty Thor. It features classic stories from 1963 to 2003, told by a selection of Marvel greats like Magneto’s creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; Roy Thomas and Neal Adams; and writer Chris Claremont and artists Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Brent Eric Anderson, John Bolton, Butch Guice, John Romita Jr., and Jim Lee, as well as additional stories by creators such as Grant Morrison and Phil Jimenez. This volume also includes a new essay by comics historians John Lind and Chris Ryall discussing Magneto’s origin, impact, and character development over the decades, and scans of original art and Magneto-focused covers from Marvel’s archives. Fans won’t want to miss this book focused exclusively on one of the most legendary and powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe!” 

Marvel’s Most Villainous: Magneto releases October 6th.