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A collection of short stories and selected scenes from the diverse and insightful Gary Reed. Illustrated by some of today's top artists, Reed deftly moves from horror to mythology to history and never loses his firm grasp on the human drama evident in his stories. His provoking narratives are splendidly illustrated by an all-star collection of artists including Jim Calafiore, Laurence Campbell, Guy Davis, Michael Gaydos, Michael Lark, Vince Locke, David Mack, Mike Perkins, R.G. Taylor, Patrick Zircher, and others. However, you won't find superhero tales here as Reed blends discerning sophistication that captures mood and emotion instead of action and adventure. Yet each tale is distinct and Reed handles the scenes from the twice Harvey Award nominated and cutting edge BAKER STREET as easily as he deals with a writer searching for a reason not to succeed in QUOTE THE RAVEN . He mixes straightforward historical work such as NO-MAN'S LAND and CORTEZ with drama sweeping through the past in MURDER OF THE MAD MONK and FOR A POET DYING YOUNG. Selected scenes of RENFIELD, SAINT GERMAINE, and RED DIARIES prove the critical acclaim of these titles is definitely warranted. For each of the selections, Reed provides a short preface that discusses the story and delves into the genesis of the idea, working with the artists, and other aspects in creating these scenes and stories. This is a true anthology in both quality and scope.
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About the Author:
Gary Reed was the President of Caliber Comics, an independent publishing house during the 90's that introduced many of today's top talents including himself. His first comic series was with Guy Davis as they launched the critically acclaimed, BAKER STREET which received a Harvey Award nomination for Best New Series. Gary continued showcasing his writing talent on such notable projects as RENFIELD with artist Galen Showman; SAINT GERMAINE with Vince Locke and other artists; his compelling tales of paranormal investigators in RAVEN CHRONICLES; his saga of the death of Marilyn Monroe and the assassination of JFK in RED DIARIES; and many other series and graphic novels. He was also the Vice-President of McFarlane Toys for the first three years of that company's existence. Gary, at one time, owned a chain of book stores in the Detroit area where he still lives. He teaches biology courses at community colleges in his Detroit/Ann Arbor home and continues to spin intriguing stories.
Review:
There's not many people in the comic book industry I respect more than Gary Reed. Gary is a true Renaissance man when it comes to comics. He's been involved in nearly every facet of the business. He was a retailer; he was a convention promoter (King Kon), a publisher (Caliber Comics), he served as Vice President of McFarlane Toys, and, of course, he s an outstanding comic writer. This 300-page trade paperback reprints nearly three-dozen of Gary's short stories written over his illustrious career. Now if Gary wanted to, I think he could be a fantastic writer on a title like Batman or Superman. But although he is a lifelong comic fan, he has no interest in doing the popular titles. Gary loves to do what he loves. First and foremost, he is a storyteller. For instance, Gary loves to set stories against a historical background or with a historical figure or character from literature and put his own unique and clever spin on them. Of Scenes and Stories provides some of these interesting takes. Many people have written about Dracula to the point of sheer boredom. Reed though takes a look at Dracula's insane servant Renfield. Reed explores the madness, which drove the character in a brilliant story illustrated by Galen Showman. Other historical figures that Reed tackles include The Mad Monk, Rasputin; Spanish Conqueror Cortez; and writer Edgar Allan Poe. But it's not all about historical stories. Reed is equally adept at writing the fantastic as well. Included in this volume are some of his stories about his team of paranormal Investigators, Raven, Inc., the apocalyptic zombie tale Deadword, and his immortal character Saint Germaine. Further displaying his eclectic talent are some of the prose stories that are also included, one of which is among my favorite stories in the book, Plague . Illustrated beautifully by Vince Locke, this story is the narrations of those unfortunate folk who lived and died during the Black Plague. Of Scenes and Stories features a host of talented artists including Guy Davis, Craig Brasfield, Dalibor Talajic, Michael lark, Michael Gaydos, and many more. If your're looking for something far different than the ordinary, something with a little more literary bite with stories much more intellectually stimulating , you must pick up Gary Reed s Of Scenes and Stories . --Newsarama: Best Shots
Some of the top comic book artists collaborate to present short stories from the genius of Gary Reed! I have to say this..."oh my god!". Check out the diverse stories in this book! True Love, Baker Street, For a Poet Dying Young, Raven Chronicles, Quote the Raven, Inferno, The Caretakers, Deadworld, Dead-Killer, Cortez, Orlak, Amazing Mr. Holmes, Magus, The Body Snatchers, Ghost Sonata, Murder of the Mad Monk, Renfield, This is Only a Test, Plague, The Red Diaries, Helsing, No-Man's Land, A Monster's Tale, Seeker, Sinergy, Troy, To Feed the Monster, The Visit, The Realm, The Beatles, Saint Germaine and A Christmas Tale. You have everything in here! Drama, horror, paranormal, famous fictional characters, historical stories, murder stories, detective stories and everything else in the mix! This book is the kind of book you want to bring with you on a long flight to Hong Kong and enjoy! It will take you some long hours to finish it all, but you will be entertained all the way through! Some of the stories are hot jalapeno suspense, as weltering as the Rio De Janiero sun, while other stories are powerful, white knuckle suspense at its finest! --Jazma Online
As the title suggests, some of the selections in this book are not complete stories, as Reed picks some scenes from longer stories that he thinks give a good idea of the whole. Reed, who was the publisher of Caliber Comics back in the Nineties, is also a rather prolific writer, and so he has a lot to choose from. Plus, a lot of good artists cut their teeth with Caliber, so this book has stories illustrated by Guy Davis, Michael Gaydos, Michael Lark, Vince Locke, Patrick Zircher, and Mike Perkins. Part of the charm of the book is checking out early work by these artists. Reed also introduces each scene/story with some nice background about it, including letting us know what happened to the artists after they drew these selections. Reed throws in some illustrated prose as well, and the book is a very nice package for your ducats. Reed obviously has some favorite themes, including examining horror ideas from different angles and historical fiction, and they come through in this book. For a Poet Dying Young is a nice short story with art by Galen Showman about the aftermath of Percy Bysshe Shelley's death and whether it s a good idea to be so passionate about your art. The story of Cortez is rather dry, as Reed just narrates the course of the Spanish conquest of Aztec Mexico, but Mitch Waxman's lush pencils make it visually stunning. Michael Lark's story, Murder of the Mad Monk, is a wonderfully rendered horror story about Rasputin and the ghosts of Tsarist Russia. One of the scenes in the book is No-Man's Land, which is about trench warfare in World War I. Charles Yates gives the art a gritty look that fits well with the story. Another scene is Troy, which is the opening scenes of Reed's Trojan War epic (which precedes Age of Bronze). Philip Xavier has a very nice Kevin Nowlan look to his pencils. The horror stories in the book include Inferno, which is about a journey through Hell and therefore looks very hellish (not surprisingly) with Michael Gaydos pencils, and Orlak, the story of a man with steel hands who kills when he blacks out and is darkly illustrated by David Hill. There's an excerpt from the graphic novel Renfield, which is about the man who prepared the way for Dracula (it's a pretty good comic, too, nicely drawn by Galen Showman) and a sweet love story about Frankenstein's monster after he is left in the Arctic (yes, a sweet love story). Saint Germaine, which is about an immortal, concludes the volume with a few nice tales, one about the Russian Revolution, one about the Salem witch trials, and a third, which is a very nice story about death and memory. The mundane stories, that is, the ones that strip out the genre aspects and focus instead on the realistic characters, also work well. The first story in the volume, True Love, is, on the surface, a typical john-falls-for-the-hooker story, but a nice twist at the end reveals that it s something far more insidious. The Caretakers is about garbageman and the nobility of that profession, and it's a bit preachy, but handled well. Ghost Sonata is a liberal adaptation of the August Strindberg play, brought into the modern world, and is a beautiful and tragic tale about living with the past always looking over your shoulder. Reed has a lot of excellent ideas, and it would be nice to see more creators tackle a wide variety of genres and themes instead of pigeon-holing themselves. Reed might not be the greatest writer, but he does try a lot more things than most creators, and it's that willingness to explore other kinds of fiction that makes this a very cool collection. --Comics Should be Good
Some of the top comic book artists collaborate to present short stories from the genius of Gary Reed! I have to say this..."oh my god!". Check out the diverse stories in this book! True Love, Baker Street, For a Poet Dying Young, Raven Chronicles, Quote the Raven, Inferno, The Caretakers, Deadworld, Dead-Killer, Cortez, Orlak, Amazing Mr. Holmes, Magus, The Body Snatchers, Ghost Sonata, Murder of the Mad Monk, Renfield, This is Only a Test, Plague, The Red Diaries, Helsing, No-Man's Land, A Monster's Tale, Seeker, Sinergy, Troy, To Feed the Monster, The Visit, The Realm, The Beatles, Saint Germaine and A Christmas Tale. You have everything in here! Drama, horror, paranormal, famous fictional characters, historical stories, murder stories, detective stories and everything else in the mix! This book is the kind of book you want to bring with you on a long flight to Hong Kong and enjoy! It will take you some long hours to finish it all, but you will be entertained all the way through! Some of the stories are hot jalapeno suspense, as weltering as the Rio De Janiero sun, while other stories are powerful, white knuckle suspense at its finest! --Jazma Online
As the title suggests, some of the selections in this book are not complete stories, as Reed picks some scenes from longer stories that he thinks give a good idea of the whole. Reed, who was the publisher of Caliber Comics back in the Nineties, is also a rather prolific writer, and so he has a lot to choose from. Plus, a lot of good artists cut their teeth with Caliber, so this book has stories illustrated by Guy Davis, Michael Gaydos, Michael Lark, Vince Locke, Patrick Zircher, and Mike Perkins. Part of the charm of the book is checking out early work by these artists. Reed also introduces each scene/story with some nice background about it, including letting us know what happened to the artists after they drew these selections. Reed throws in some illustrated prose as well, and the book is a very nice package for your ducats. Reed obviously has some favorite themes, including examining horror ideas from different angles and historical fiction, and they come through in this book. For a Poet Dying Young is a nice short story with art by Galen Showman about the aftermath of Percy Bysshe Shelley's death and whether it s a good idea to be so passionate about your art. The story of Cortez is rather dry, as Reed just narrates the course of the Spanish conquest of Aztec Mexico, but Mitch Waxman's lush pencils make it visually stunning. Michael Lark's story, Murder of the Mad Monk, is a wonderfully rendered horror story about Rasputin and the ghosts of Tsarist Russia. One of the scenes in the book is No-Man's Land, which is about trench warfare in World War I. Charles Yates gives the art a gritty look that fits well with the story. Another scene is Troy, which is the opening scenes of Reed's Trojan War epic (which precedes Age of Bronze). Philip Xavier has a very nice Kevin Nowlan look to his pencils. The horror stories in the book include Inferno, which is about a journey through Hell and therefore looks very hellish (not surprisingly) with Michael Gaydos pencils, and Orlak, the story of a man with steel hands who kills when he blacks out and is darkly illustrated by David Hill. There's an excerpt from the graphic novel Renfield, which is about the man who prepared the way for Dracula (it's a pretty good comic, too, nicely drawn by Galen Showman) and a sweet love story about Frankenstein's monster after he is left in the Arctic (yes, a sweet love story). Saint Germaine, which is about an immortal, concludes the volume with a few nice tales, one about the Russian Revolution, one about the Salem witch trials, and a third, which is a very nice story about death and memory. The mundane stories, that is, the ones that strip out the genre aspects and focus instead on the realistic characters, also work well. The first story in the volume, True Love, is, on the surface, a typical john-falls-for-the-hooker story, but a nice twist at the end reveals that it s something far more insidious. The Caretakers is about garbageman and the nobility of that profession, and it's a bit preachy, but handled well. Ghost Sonata is a liberal adaptation of the August Strindberg play, brought into the modern world, and is a beautiful and tragic tale about living with the past always looking over your shoulder. Reed has a lot of excellent ideas, and it would be nice to see more creators tackle a wide variety of genres and themes instead of pigeon-holing themselves. Reed might not be the greatest writer, but he does try a lot more things than most creators, and it's that willingness to explore other kinds of fiction that makes this a very cool collection. --Comics Should be Good
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- PublisherTransfuzion Publishing
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0941613283
- ISBN 13 9780941613286
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
- EditorJim Pruett, Chester Jacques
- IllustratorGalen Showman, Andy Bennett, Vince Locke, Guy Davis
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