Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor

Volume 1 (1-5, Special; w Harlan Ellison, Len Wein, Faye Perozich, Phil Foglio, Diana Schutz, Max Allan Collins, Steve Niles, Sefan Petrucha, Nancy A. Collins, Jan Strnad, R. A. Jones, Peter David; a Eric Shanower, Pat Broderick, Doug Wildey, Michael T. Gilbert, Phil Foglio, Gary Gianni, Teddy Kristiansen, Craig Elliot, John K. Snyder III, Tom Sutton, Heinrich Kipper, Skip Williamson, David Lapham, Mike Deodato Jr., Eric White). [From Dark Horse Comics: Harlan Ellison is surely one of the most creative thinkers of our time -- his stories of the fantastic have captured the imaginations of millions of people over the last four decades. In this trade paperback, some of the comics industry's wildest and most original talents adapt Ellison's greatest stories to the comic-book format. Such renowned writers and illustrators as Len Wein, Pat Broderick, Doug Wildey, Phil Foglio, Gary Gianni, Teddy Kristiansen, Max Allan Collins, Tom Sutton, Skip Williamson, Peter David, Mike Deodato, and David Lapham bring to life such award-winning stories as "The End of the Time of Leinard," "Rat Hater," "Knox," "The Rough Boys," and "Catman," as well as nine others. Ellison's interstitial pages -- introducing and commenting on the adaptations -- transmogrified into art by famed OZ artist Eric Shanower -- are included in this 192-page collection, as are the five short stories Ellison wrote especially for the Dream Corridor series (one of which, "Chatting with Anubis," recently won both the Deathrealm Award and the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award as best short story of 1995). Includes an art gallery by Michael Whelan, Stephen Hickman, and Overton Loyd, and features a cover by Leo and Diane Dillon. If you've ever wondered what preoccupies the mind of a creative genius, just take a walk down Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor.]

Volume 2 (Quarterly 1 + unpublished stories; w Harlan Ellison, Mark Waid, Tonu Isabella, Gerard Jones, Jan Strnad, Steve Niles, John Ostrander, Diana Schutz, Elliot S. Maggin; a Eric Shanower, Gene Ha, Rags Morales, Jay Lynch, Paul Chadwick, Kent Bash, David Nestelle, Steve Rude, Martin Nodell, Gene Colan, Curt Swan, Neal Adams, Rafael Navarro, Terese Nielsen, Richard Corben). [From Dark Horse Comics: Ten years! Ten years of pain and gnashing of teeth! Ten years of deprivation and desolation! But the wait is over--at last! Yes, it is the ultimate, spectacular, senses-shattering, clobbering-time final damn volume of the Dream Corridor, hosted by the ever charming and irascible Harlan Ellison, and you can finally kiss those ten years of torment good-bye! At long last, see Harlan crucified! See Harlan disemboweled! See Harlan used as target practice and served up in stew! Pour yourself an otherworldly cocktail, with a pinch of Geritol for all those years, and snuggle down into the Dream Corridor! Your host for this amazing final volume is of course HE himself, not just the most award-winningest author on the planet but now his very own registered trademark! Aiding and abetting Harlan in his own destruction is the Eisner-winning Best Artist Eric Shanower, as they introduce each of ten fabulist tales in this volume with a fabulous tale of their own. Too cranky to go down without a fight, the man who needs no introduction presents this brand-new collection of his own stories, written and drawn by the likes of Mark Waid, Gene Ha, Steve Rude, Steve Niles, Paul Chadwick, Gene Colan, and more, including the very last work ever by Superman artist Curt Swan. Come on in, throw a few knives, pull up alongside Hemingway and Einstein for a game of poker, and gamble on enjoying your stay in the Dream Corridor . . . because you may never return!]