Weird A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories SC (2012) comic books

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1st printing. An extensive anthology of "weird tales" by such luminaries as Wm Gibson, G R R Marin, S King, A Carter, Kafka, C Mievlille,Barker, Murakami, MR James, Gaiman, Peake, Chabon. From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twentyfirst century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. Ann VanderMeer is the Hugo Award-winning editor of Weird Tales magazine. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 1,152 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.