Epic Illustrated Vol. 1, No. 27
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before the age of the graphic novel dominated comic culture, Epic Illustrated carved out a singular space in the American comics landscape — a magazine-format anthology from Marvel Comics that dared to treat sequential art as high art. Launched in 1980, this premier fantasy and science fiction publication brought together the most daring creators of the era, presenting in this issue a thrilling lineup including Cobalt 60 by Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd, The Last Galactus Story, and Relic by the legendary Al Williamson, each strip a masterclass in speculative storytelling. Epic Illustrated stands as one of the most ambitious publishing ventures of its era, occupying the same cultural territory as Heavy Metal while maintaining a distinctly American sensibility. The magazine championed creator rights at a time when the mainstream industry rarely did, drawing boundary-pushing talent who chronicled worlds of sword-wielding warriors, cosmic entities, and dystopian futures with equal conviction. Each issue functioned as a curated gallery of the possible, and this edition is no exception — a vivid time capsule that asks how far imagination can truly reach.
Author: Various (Vaughn Bodē, Larry Todd, Al Williamson)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1984, Marvel Comics
Genre: Graphic novels
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before the age of the graphic novel dominated comic culture, Epic Illustrated carved out a singular space in the American comics landscape — a magazine-format anthology from Marvel Comics that dared to treat sequential art as high art. Launched in 1980, this premier fantasy and science fiction publication brought together the most daring creators of the era, presenting in this issue a thrilling lineup including Cobalt 60 by Vaughn Bodē and Larry Todd, The Last Galactus Story, and Relic by the legendary Al Williamson, each strip a masterclass in speculative storytelling. Epic Illustrated stands as one of the most ambitious publishing ventures of its era, occupying the same cultural territory as Heavy Metal while maintaining a distinctly American sensibility. The magazine championed creator rights at a time when the mainstream industry rarely did, drawing boundary-pushing talent who chronicled worlds of sword-wielding warriors, cosmic entities, and dystopian futures with equal conviction. Each issue functioned as a curated gallery of the possible, and this edition is no exception — a vivid time capsule that asks how far imagination can truly reach.