![]() Because the stories are written in the same manner as non illustrated tales are penned there’s a lot more “incidental” detail in the words… descriptive elements that can draw the reader in more than they might otherwise have been if they were limited to mostly speech bubbles. It would have been quite interesting to see where this series could have gone if it had taken off, just thinking of the sort of writers who worked in the short story format… there could have been some truly amazing tales. Essentially that’s because the stories here are short stories in their own right. The format of the comic means the words would work on their own without any images. The stories are quite pulpy, almost touching on an Edgar Allan Poe meets Tales From The Crypt sort of style. ![]() Enjoyable because the art work alone is quite captivating, sad because the “experiment” did not succeed and only resulted in two issues originally being published (a third was made but not published due to EC’s distributor going bankrupt though it was subsequently printed as part of an EC library collection). It’s equal parts enjoyable and sad to read through. Aimed at an adult audience these comics were termed “Picto-Fiction”, basically highly illustrated short stories in text form… no speech bubbles to be found. ![]() ![]() Reaching back in time to collect the complete run of “Terror Illustrated” from EC, this collection shows just how ambitious the comics were. ![]()
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