Clive Barker

Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein (IDW; 5-issue mini, originally published by Eclipse Comics; missing one story, "Hell's Event"; w & a various). [From Checker: This Eisner-nominated anthology mini-series brings the best of Clive Barker's short stories to the comics medium. Barker's stories are brought to a stunning visual realization by comics greatest artistic talent: John Bolton, Craig Russell, Klaus Jansen, Tim Conrad, Bo Hampton, Stan Woch, Hector Gomez, and more. Collected in this edition are such horror classics as "Skins of the Fathers," "Human Remains," "In the Hills, In the Cities" "Down Satan," "How Spoilers Bleed," "The Madonna," "Pig Blood Blues," "The Midnight Meat Train," and more.]

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best (IDW; Selected shorts from Epic Comics Hellraiser series; w & a various). [From Checker: One of the most popular horror movie series of all time spawned a landmark comic book anthology, which ran from 1990- 1993. Featuring short stories from some of the best in the comics industry, this series shocked and entertained fans across the country. Checker BPG collects for the first time the absolute best from this stellar series into one trade paperback collection. The stories include: "The Harrowing" Part 1 by Clive Barker and Alex Ross, "The Harrowing" Part 2 by Barker and Tristin Shane, "Wordsmith" by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, "Mazes of the Mind" by Mark Nelson, "To My Son" by Frank Lovece and Bill Koeb, "Death Where is Thy Sting" by Malcom Smith and Paul Johnson, "The Lesson" by D.G. Chichester and Mark Evans, "Dead Man's Hand" by Sholly Fisch and Dan Speigle, "Dead Things Rot" by D.G. Chichester and Mike Mignola, "Dear Diary" by Sholly Fisch and Colleen Doran, "The Threshhold" by Scott Hampton, "The Girl in the Peephole" by Del Stone Jr. and Marc Hempel, and "Losing Herself in the Part" by Murray/Dwayne McDuffie and featuring artwork by comics legend Gray Morrow]

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best 2 (IDW; Selected shorts from Epic Comics Hellraiser series; w & a various). [From Checker: Comics' greatest talent (Wachowski, Bolton, McDuffie, Dorman, Conrad, Nutman, Villagran, Van Fleet) unleashed with the graphic potential of Barker's horrifying world of warring order and chaos. The second Hellraiser collection from CheckerBPG features nearly 200 pages in jaw-dropping full color. The stories include: Razing Hell (Parts 1-3), Sheddim, The Pleasures of Deception, Of Love, Cats, and Curiosity, Songs of Metal and Flesh, Old Wives Tale, The Blood of a Poet, Canons of Pain, Cenobite, Fury.]

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best 3 (IDW; Selected shorts from Epic Comics Hellraiser series; w & a various). [From Checker: The third anthology of comic short stories set in Barker’s incredibly popular horror film milieu. Comics’ greatest talent (John Bolton, Colleen Doran, John Van Fleet, Bernie Wrightson, Dan Spiegle and Larry Wachowski) unleashed on Barker’s horrifying world of warring order and chaos. The third Hellraiser collection from Checker features a massive 340 pages (15 stories) in jaw-dropping full color, including the complete fully illustrated Hellraiser gallery art from the original Epic publications. The stories included are: In these Blue Depths Lie Hell, The Sweet Science, Later, Firetrap, Birth Rite, Angels to some Demons to others, Under the Knife, I in the Pyramid, Glitter and Go, Closets, The Tontine, To Prepare a Face, Diver's Hands, The Warm Red.]

Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show 1 (1-6; w Kris Ryall; a Gabriel Rodriguez). [From IDW: The first half of an adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic, The Great and Secret Show. Adapted by Chris Ryall and artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Land of the Dead), this first collection presents the beginning of a battle between good and evil that will span many decades and different dimensions. Featuring a special introduction from Barker himself.]

Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show 2 (7-12; w Kris Ryall; a Gabriel Rodriguez). [From IDW: It ends here! The second half of an adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic, The Great and Secret Show. This second collection presents the conclusion to the epic battle between good and evil that spans many decades and different dimensions.]

The Complete Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show (1-12; w Kris Ryall; a Gabriel Rodriguez). [From IDW: Collected here in one deluxe edition is the complete 12-part saga that comprises the comic book adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker's epic journey into the fantastic, The Great and Secret Show. Adapted by Chris Ryall (Zombies vs. Robots) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Beowulf), this collection presents the ultimate battle between good and evil that spans many decades and dimensions. Also featuring complete cover galleries by Rodriguez and Barker, full issue-by-issue annotations by Ryall, and more! Available as a TPB, HC or limited edition hardcover featuring an all-new painted piece and signed tip-in plate by Clive Barker, strictly limited to 250 copies.]

Clive Barker's Thief of Always (3-issue mini; w Kris Oprisko; a Gabriel Hernandez). [From IDW: Master of horror Clive Barker's Thief of Always is a fable appealing to horror and fantasy fans young and old. Now IDW brings you its own lavishly illustrated adaptation of the thrilling tale. Within, Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful round of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied... for a price. In book one, young Harvey Swick enters the house, mindless of the consequences.]