#172: MONSTER by the Month 03 (w/Stephen Bissette) - "Dracula"

Stephen Bissette is a legend of comics and
horror and horror comics. In 1984, he penciled a little story in
Saga of the Swamp Thing
#21 called “The Anatomy Lesson” and, with Alan
Moore, Rick Veitch, and John Totleben, proceeded to turn the
comics world on its ear. His Eisner Award-winning horror
anthology Taboo featured a who’s who of
‘80s and ‘90s independent creators, including Moebius, Neil
Gaiman, Chester Brown, and Charles Vess and was the original home
of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell.


Check out his latest creaturiffic artbooks from Amazon's
print-on-demand service, as well as his 700-page The
Brood, the definitive book
on David Cronenberg's film of the same name.


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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:


"Dracula" - Tomb of Dracula #1, written by Gerry Conway, art by
Gene Colan, 1971 Marvel Comics


"The Fear Within!" - Tomb of Dracula #2, written by Gerry Conway,
art by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta, 1972 Marvel Comics


 


"MONSTER by the Month" theme and all incidental music by
Robb Milne.


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