The book is in full colour and reprints the excellent illustrations that Ken did for Shiver and Shake back in 1973/74. This ranks amongst his best work and shouldn't be missed! For the purposes of being a comprehensive collection, the volume also includes the fill-ins by Reg Parlett and Robert Nixon, which are worthy additions to the book.
https://treasuryofbritishcomics.com/catalogue/RCA-H0009
Now available to pre-order - Ken Reid's CREEPY CREATIONS!
- CREATIVE TEAM: Ken Reid
- RELEASE DATE: 29th November (UK) 5th December (US)
- HARDCOVER, 117 pages
- PRICE: £17.99 (UK) $21.99 (US)
- ISBN: 9781781086605
- DIAMOND: OCT181869
10th March 1973 saw the first issue of Shiver and Shake released on the newsstands in Great Britain. Like its stablemate Whizzer and Chips, it was two comics in one, with Shiver mainly consisting of horror-themed comedy strips. On the back page of the comic, readers were treated to ‘A crazy “Monster Piece” for you to cut out and collect!’, and thus the Creepy Creations were born!
That first gloriously gruesome entry from Ken Reid was titled ‘The One-Eyed Wonk of Wigan’. Readers were invited to send in their sketches for further instalments. Winners would receive a pound note for their work and see their creation brought to full-colour life by various Shiver and Shake artists (mainly by Reid).
The Creepy Creations were a grand triumph. Seventy-nine appeared in total, with further entries appearing in annuals and specials.
4 comments:
ooooh you tease...good news another comic artist has been chosen...Leo Baxendale..Reg Parlett are my guesses..
We should know when Creepy Creations come out next month.
I hope to get my copy before Christmas, :D
I look forward to seeing this one! I am glad they changed the cover a little bit from the version that was advertised earlier this year as one of the Creepies features there was by Robert Nixon. Now they are all Ken's.
The same thing happened on the first design of the Faceache book, which had some Barrie Appleby images until it was corrected.
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