FOUL PLAY by JACK DAVIS | EC Comics | Fantagraphics | Pre-Code Horror |

[@oudevoida]

My favorite EC horror artist is Graham Ingels. Kind of on the opposite end of the spectrum from Jack Davis where Ingels heavily leaned into the grim, dark and gritty horror portrayal. The diverse group of artists EC used is part of what made them so great!

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@oudevoida I agree! Every EC artist had their own distinct style! I love Ghastly Graham too!

[@Owen1699]

Thanks for showing this off, Taylor. Looks great! Horror comics always hit different in black & white. Baffles me how some people avoid b&w comics!

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@Owen1699 I agree 100%! Black and white fits the mood! Thanks for watching!

[@tomcampbell8545]

Jack Kamen is probably my favorite. His style plays very well against type with the stories he did for EC.

[@TaylorTalksComics]

Yea! Kamen is great! The last volume in this set was Kamen’s Kalamity collecting his horror comics!

[@davidetess3518]

I can't wait the updates video on ec comics. Thanks for what you are doing !

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@davidetess3518 THANKS! This week I’ll be releasing my “Every EC Artists’ Library by Fantagraphics” video!

[@ecfan-addict9477]

Great video! There's a lot to cover in this volume 😅 HOOHAH!

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@ecfan-addict9477 Thanks for watching! It’s an honor! Great work in the intro, as always! Love the research and thought you put into these.

[@cultofj3777]

I had no idea that Binder wrote for EC comics! There's something about the way Jack Davis inks that his work is instantly recognizable as soon as you see it.

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@cultofj3777 yep! A lot of times, I think, it was EC taking older Binder stories and adapting them to comics. And I agree! Davis is definitely one of those stylized artists you can recognize right away.

[@kblixt]

I have a three way tie for favorite artists tbh! Jack Davis, Johnny Craig, & Jack Kamen would be at the top of my list. Love all the artists though

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt Davis and Craig are up there for me. I’d probably put Kurtzman up there too. But, it’s hard to keep our Ingels, Williamson and Wood.

[@kblixt]

@@TaylorTalksComicsI totally get that

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt It’s so tough!

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

A Sports Horror Story - Don't Think I Have Ever Heard Of One Before

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@cliffwoodbury5319 Yep! There’s another one I’ll be showing off later this month!

[@kblixt]

I want to ask, What are some of your favorite stories in this volume?

[@TaylorTalksComics]

Hmm… “Foul Play,” “Witch Witch’s Witch,” “Cold Cuts,” and “Out of his Head.” But there’s still so many good ones!

[@kblixt]

Great picks though

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt Thanks! You really can’t go wrong. They didn’t have a bad artist/story teller among their line up!

[@kblixt]

@@TaylorTalksComicsThey sure didn’t. There are some people who are more fond of their art than their stories, but I’m a huge fan of both. Because I’m a fan of horror in all its forms.

[@kblixt]

Great Jack Davis art and some of my favorite stories! Love that book😊

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt Me too! It’s instantly one of my favorite of the whole set!

[@kblixt]

It's hard for me to have only one favorite from all of the volumes because everyone's art contributes a different feeling to the stories imo

[@kblixt]

And I’ve heard from a trusted source that after the Wally Wood release next year there will be six more & reprints of out of print volumes

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt I agree with that! If I HAD to actually rank them, it would be a near impossible task!

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@kblixt So, 44 total?! That sounds amazing!

[@donthepainter480]

Jack Davis first!

[@TaylorTalksComics]

@@donthepainter480 He’s my favorite!