Richard Corben

Collects the entire Murky World series in print for the first time -- first in a series of deluxe graphic novels from renowned creator Richard Corben's library "Mr. Richard Corben... a genuine giant of his chosen medium."--Alan Moore The first-ever volume collecting Richard Corben's entire Murky World series, it features never-before-seen sketch material, the Dark Horse Presents one-shot, and an introduction by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, all presented in a gorgeous hardcover with a dust jacket. In Murky World, Tugat the warrior wakes from a strange dream only to find himself in a bizarre land populated by hungry deadlings, cruel necromancers, buxom cyclopes, evil cults, and more as he sets off on a dangerous journey with his beloved horse Frix. Corben is known for his legendary fantasy underground masterpieces published by Fantagor Press as well as Heavy Metal. His work has been recognized internationally, winning one of the most prestigious recognitions in comics literature, the Grand Prix at Angoul me International Comics Festival. In 2012, Corben was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. For mature audiences. "The artist I most want to aspire to is Richard Corben. His style is visual and it tells the story just as you see it... ...my favorite is Corben. I love everything he does, I love his stuff ...he's an amazing artist."-Guillermo del Toro "Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne a long time, above the moving and multi-colored field of world comics, like an effigy of the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma"-Moebius

Richard Corben follows up 2014's Spirits of the Dead with a new collection of original short stories, ranging from gothic tales worthy of Poe, to Twilight Zone-style encounters with the weird, to a full-length fantasy epic featuring a barbarian reminiscent of Corben's most notorious creation, Den, immortalized in the 1981 animated film Heavy Metal. Corben rose to prominence with short horror and science fiction stories in the early 1970s in Creepy and Eerie, which were later collected in Creepy Presents Richard Corben. He remains one of the most important voices in horror comics. In 2009 he won the Eisner for Best Miniseries as well as being named Spectrum's Grand Master, one of illustration's most prominent awards. In 2011 he won the Eisner for Best Oneshot, and the following year he was inducted in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame.

Här på jorden är han ingen, en nörd. Så förflyttas han till landet Aldrigstans och blir DEN – en muskelsvällande krigare som tvingas naken kämpa mot onda prästinnor och bisarra monster för att rädda sin tungbarmade älskade ur faror, den ena värre än den andra ... DEN är fantasy upphöjt till myt, vacker, blodig, grym, men inte utan en rejäl dos självironi. Corbens berömda, storslagna berättelse har blivit stilbildande för den moderna fantasyserien och är fortfarande oöverträffad med sina svepande landskap och sin förtätade handling.