Out Feb. 25, 2014
Dripping With Fear: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 5 features
another 200-plus meticulously restored, full-color pages from Spider-Man
co-creator Steve Ditko in his early prime, at the time working in near
anonymity for Charlton Comics in the then-popular horror/suspense genre.
Comics like Tales of The Mysterious Traveler and This Magazine Is Haunted saw
an explosion in Ditko’s ingenuity, as he manipulated the traditional
comic-book page layout with masterful results. It was during this time
that Ditko and his art-school colleague, the famed fetish artist Eric
Stanton, began sharing a studio in Manhattan. The introduction by editor
Blake Bell examines Ditko’s stylistic evolution and delves deep into
his association with Stanton. Ditko’s secret collaborations with Stanton
on his female bondage material remain a highly controversial topic, and
Bell’s introduction highlights numerous examples that prove the
allegedly shy and private Ditko contributed with wild abandon to these
risqué tales of titillation. This fifth volume stands as the best
example yet of the Steve Ditko that would soon begin crafting such
iconic classics as Spider-Man and Doctor Strange alongside Stan Lee at
Marvel Comics. Full color
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