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Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories Kindle & comiXology

by Ray Bradbury (Author), Wallace Wood (Artist), Will Elder (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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Between 1951 and 1954, EC Comics adapted 28 classic Ray Bradbury stories into comics form, scripted by Al Feldstein and interpreted and illustrated by all of EC's top artists: Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, George Evans, Frank Frazetta, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Angelo Torres, Al Williamson, and Wallace Wood. This special companion collection to our EC Comics Library series features all 28 stories with stunning art reproduced in generously oversized coffee table dimensions!Highlights in this singular volume include: "Home to Stay"— a clever combination of two Bradbury science fiction stories that Bradbury himself proclaimed topped his originals (available in no other form or medium), masterfully woven together by Al Feldstein and Wallace Wood. "A Sound of Thunder" — the classic time-travel-gone-wrong story brilliantly illustrated by Al Williamson and Angelo Torres. "Touch and Go" — an obsessive psychological thriller tautly executed by Johnny Craig. And many more, including "The Million Year Picnic" (Elder), "I, Rocket" (Williamson and Frazetta), "Zero Hour" (Kamen), "Mars Is Heaven" (Wood), and "There Will Come Soft Rains…" (Wood). Plus three bonus stories inspired by other Bradbury tales.A superb, sumptuous showcase for these classic comic book masterpieces that have never before been collected together in one volume.
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"Really, really good… Each story is executed with the precision that became the hallmark of EC… With an archivist zeal, Home to Stay documents masterful adaptations of a master storyteller."
― AIPT Comics --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. Growing up during the Great Depression, Bradbury began writing at the age of 11. Unable to join the military in World War II due to his poor eyesight, he began publishing science fiction stories. In 1947 he married Marguerite McClure and they had four daughters. His career as a writer included such notable works as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and I Sing The Body Electric. Primarily known for his successes in science fiction, Bradbury also worked on various horror and mystery stories, as well as screenplays and television scripts. During his lifetime he received numerous awards, including a Pulitzer in 2007. Bradbury passed away in 2012.

Wallace Allan Wood (1927–1981) is widely considered to be America’s greatest science fiction cartoonist, but he was also one of the brightest lights of the early Mad comic and, later, a pioneering alternative/underground cartoonist/publisher with his magazine witzend.

Will Elder was an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art but is best known for a frantically funny cartoon style that helped launch Harvey Kurtzman's Mad comic book in 1952. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.

Frank Frazetta (1928–2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of fantasy art", and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary Painting with Fire. Frazetta was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was awarded a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention.

Bernard (B.) Krigstein (1919–1990) was trained as a classical painter, but early on he recognized the artistic potential of the comics medium. His work is widely recognized as among the most innovative and cinematic in comics history. He was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3ZLC91V
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics (October 25, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2022
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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

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It doesn't get any better than Ray Bradbury and EC Comics, so when this collection was announced I hit the "buy" button in record time.I expected this book to be the same size as others in the "EC Comics Library" series. So I was very surprised when this massive volume arrived in the mail today! It's beautifully printed on glossy paper--mostly B&W, with a color section in the back. I don't need my reading glasses to read it, which is nice!
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William A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite EC reprint hardcover book
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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Wonderful large sized collection of all the Ray Bradbury series published by EC. I was familiar with Ray's Science Fiction tales but quite surprised with how many horror and suspense stories of his that EC had published. Also surprised by how many comedic stories are included. I guess I was not familiar with the breadth of Ray's work till I purchased this book. Beautifully printed black and white artwork(and some color artwork) from many of EC's best artists including Frank Frazetta. Highly recommended. so happy I purchased it and expect I will be rereading it multiple times.
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SCP Reno
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Presentation of EC Adaptions of Bradbury's Stories
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
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One of the most beautiful volumes in my library of comic-related material. A large book with a magnificent book design. The cover has text and illustrations slightly raised (imprinted). The stories are wonderfully adapted and presented with artwork by masters like Wally Wood and Al Williamson. Pristine black and white reproduction of the stories on thick glossy pages shine. There are chapters (articles) with background history and profiling how Bradbury's stories were adapted. Bonuses include a section of cover art in color and biographies of the EC writers and artists involved. A treasure for any fan of Ray Bradbury, the EC creatives involved, and anyone who appreciates solid science fiction, horror, and fantasy.
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Jonathan L. K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023
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So great to have all these in one place.
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stacyp
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift recipient really liked it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
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Gave it as a gift. Lots of great stories, nicely bound. Price was better than some of the regular book stores too.
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Gorque
4.0 out of 5 stars Great volume of illustrated short stories
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2022
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The art work is excellent, the stories are many and immersive. The only drawback is that all the artwork is black and white.
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Sam Torode
5.0 out of 5 stars Huge Book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
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It doesn't get any better than Ray Bradbury and EC Comics, so when this collection was announced I hit the "buy" button in record time.

I expected this book to be the same size as others in the "EC Comics Library" series. So I was very surprised when this massive volume arrived in the mail today! It's beautifully printed on glossy paper--mostly B&W, with a color section in the back. I don't need my reading glasses to read it, which is nice!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Huge Book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
It doesn't get any better than Ray Bradbury and EC Comics, so when this collection was announced I hit the "buy" button in record time.

I expected this book to be the same size as others in the "EC Comics Library" series. So I was very surprised when this massive volume arrived in the mail today! It's beautifully printed on glossy paper--mostly B&W, with a color section in the back. I don't need my reading glasses to read it, which is nice!
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Jay Quintana
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but scripts adapted by others from Ray Bradbury's stories
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2022
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Great reading experience. I don't know why, but I thought these were stories that Bradbury wrote for comics. They are not. They are adaptions of his short stories. Not sure how significant a distinction this is, but I just thought I'd mention it. Have to add -- and this has nothing to do with the content -- but the shipping was poor, so this expensive book arrived with a dent in the spine. Frankly, I'd advise buying this in person rather than expecting Amazon to ship it to you undamaged.
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Rich R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
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If you’re a fan of either EC Comics or Ray Bradbury, this collection is essential. All of the official Bradbury EC adaptions, plus the stories that Gaines and Feldstein swiped from Bradbury as well. Kind of expensive, but worth the money.
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BETEL
5.0 out of 5 stars Melhor impossível
Reviewed in Brazil on September 24, 2023
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Belíssima edição, caprichada mesmo, com papel adequado, formato gigante, impressão perfeita e vários textos, incluindo a reprodução de uma carta que Ray Bradbury enviou para a EC COMICS, além do principal, que são todas as hqs que a EC COMICS publicou baseados em material do autor. Recomendação máxima
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente!
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2023
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Un artículo ideal para fanáticos y coleccionistas de Bradbury!!
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EisNinE
5.0 out of 5 stars Bradbury Gave all Those Intrusive Captions & Bubbles a Chance to Live Up to the Artwork!
Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2022
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After all, it wasn't the writing that made EC one of the highwater-marks in Sequential Art history, it was Gaines & Feldstein's desire to attract the greatest talents in the industry. That said, Feldstein & Johnny Craig did some very memorable & entertaining storytelling, and Harvey Kutzman wrote, edited & laid out in exacting detail some of the greatest war comics ever published... personally, I think his collaborations with John Severin, Will Elder, Jack Davis, Alex Toth, & Wally Wood are the best of the EC best. But that would ignore the alchemical transformations that Bernie Krigstein brought to the drawing table. Then there's the crime comics by the extremely under-rated Johnny Craig, as well as the beloved horror titles that were synonymous with the ubiquitous EC logo. And of course, there were the science fiction titles that Gaines was proudest of: Weird Science & Weird Fantasy. This was where Wally Wood truly became a legend, bringing a riveted sheet-metal realism to those wholly imaginary spacecraft, with tangled but logical matrices of dials & gauges & levers & pipework, intricately detailed & compositionally correct.

The writing process for Feldstein & Gaines involved brainstorming sessions where they each introduced 'springboards', just rough ideas they might have jotted down after waking from a bizarre dream, or sipping a morning coffee, or listening to a strange news story on the radio. A couple of these sessions produced ideas that refined themselves into tales very similar to ones written by Ray Bradbury. The young writer had a unique approach to this apparent plagiarism: he wrote EC a letter, asking for a very reasonable sum that they had 'forgotten' to pay him for adapting the stories in question. Instead of becoming incensed at the audacity & slyly implied accusation that they had stolen his ideas, Gaines happily paid Bradbury the money, and used the opening to strike a deal with Bradbury, proudly adapting as many of his stories as possible. The results began appearing in the science fiction books, of course, as well as other genre titles, like 'Shock Suspenstories' & Craig's 'Crime Suspenstories', always with Bradbury's name proudly emblazoned on their covers.

This collaboration proved lucrative & popular, until Dr. Wertham's 'Seduction of the Innocents' & the subsequent Kefauver Senate Sub-Committee very deliberately made comic-books, particularly crime & horror comics -- particularly EC comics -- every parent's public enemy number one. In 1956, the industry came together with a plan to avoid government censorship by forming an industry-wide self-regulating body: the Comics Code Authority. It would implement strict content-based reforms & use the newspaper & magazine distribution network -- which every publisher relied upon to get their books to shops across the continent on time -- as its muscle to enforce compliance. If a comic-book didn't have the Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval on the cover, it wouldn't get shipped. Since EC had already been made the industry scapegoat, the body did everything they could to sabotage the company.

Arbitrary additions of restricted words & content, additions which clearly targeted EC titles, were included in the Code by the CCA. The CCA itself was populated by the heads of competing companies -- like Archie & DC & Timely (which Stan Lee would successfully rebrand as Marvel a few years later) -- who could finally get even with this upstart Gaines. Gaines, the kid who had taken over the company after his father's sudden passing, and had broken all the unwritten rules. He paid his artists better than anyone, he turned his artists into stars; when he suddenly focused on horror & crime & science fiction, EC's success forced everyone else to play catch-up. Now they had their chance for payback, and they took it. Suddenly words like 'Crypt', 'Weird', 'Tomb', 'Horror', 'Fear' & 'Crime' -- words taken almost exclusively from the titles of EC's books -- were now verboten for the titles of comics on the shelves of Eisenhower's America. Or McCarthy's America. Yokels across the nation were convening in church parking lots to joyfully toss their once-precious back-issues on massive bonfires. It was during this madness that Bradbury asked not to have his name on the covers, and not long after, Gaines couldn't really afford to buy any more stories anyway. He'd had to scrap his entire line of successful 'New Trend' books in favor of the CCA-compliant 'New Direction' line. He attempted to flank the censor requirements with an adult-oriented selection of magazine format 'Picto-Fiction' books, mixing illustration with prose, their 8" x 11" format putting them outside the purview of the CCA. Everyone at EC continued to do a fine job, with titles like 'Extra!' & 'M.D.', but the fascistic zeitgeist of a hyper-conformist culture had turned against them, and the new books failed to catch on with adult customers. The only survivor was MAD, which also chose to skirt CCA restrictions by switching to a magazine format.

Now that I've unloaded that unnecessary exposition on anyone patient or kind enough to read through it, this is yet another gorgeously designed volume from Fantagraphics, and stands up to the now highly-sought Russ Cochran slipcase editions, which collected each title in sets of 3-5 oversized hardcover. This book is also in black & white, and at 10" x 13.5", is just as large or larger. It gathers every Bradbury EC story into one pleasantly heavy 310-page slab, with a compelling assortment of forewords, introductions, afterwords & appendices that I've only glanced at thus far, but which lend an authoritative air that jerks like me appreciate. I'll read all that crap eventually, I promise. In the meantime, I'm mostly in it for the comics, and man, they look beautiful. I prefer a thicker, denser, finely-grained paper-stock, with a semi-gloss coating. Too much of the matte finish paper stock used for deluxe, high-priced hardcovers in the last decade has a larger grain, allowing inks to bleed or not properly absorb, often leaving blacks & colors looking dull or muddy. 'Home to Stay' uses a slightly thinner, finely grained paper, with a high gloss coating. The result is a crisp vibrancy to the blacks & zipatone greys throughout; I like the smaller-format EC Library HC's, but the reproductions in 'Home to Stay' have a clarity that is amplified by the size, giving it the feel of an art monograph. Highest recommendations.
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Lea
1.0 out of 5 stars Kaputt
Reviewed in Germany on March 13, 2023
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Ich liebe Ray Bradbury und diese Comics sind so unfassbar schön und gut.... aber es kam schon kaputt an. Die Ecken geknickt und hinten war das Buch eingerissen. Ich frage mich wie sowas passieren konnte. Aber kauft das Buch nicht hier, es kommt wahrscheinlich nicht heil an. Für Sammler auf keinen Fall geeignet.
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Cakeypig
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2022
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This book's only just arrived today but I love it already. Beautiful art reproduction, lots of extra content - covers, essays, etc. Can't wait to read it.
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