Bernard Krigstein's legend rests mostly on the 30 or so stories he created for the EC Comics, but dozens of stories drawn for publishers such as Atlas (which would become Marvel) showcase his skills and radical reinterpretation of the comics page, in particular his groundbreaking time lapses through a series of narrow, nearly animated panels. Editor Greg Sadowski has assembled the very best of Krigstein's comics work, running through horror, science fiction, war, western, or romance (but no super-heroes). Messages In a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by Bernard Krigstein reprints the out-of-print 2004 hardcover B. Krigstein Comics, with a number of stories re-tooled and improved in terms of reproduction, and several new stories added.

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Bernard Krigstein (1919–1990) was trained as a classical painter, but early on he recognized the artistic potential of the comics medium. He worked for major publishers including Harvey, Fawcett, Atlas (Marvel) and National (DC), in 1952 he moved to EC Comics, where his work is widely recognized as among the most innovative in comics history.

Comic book historian Greg Sadowski has produced more than a few books for Fantagraphics, including landmark volumes on Alex Toth, Bernard Krigstein, and Basil Wolverton. He resides in Asbury Park, NJ, where he looks after the B. Krigstein archives and plays the music of Django Reinhardt with his acoustic trio, OG Swing.

Marie Severin (1929-2018) joined EC as their first and only in-house colorist to work on Kurtzman’s war books. She had no art schooling, no production experience, and was color-blind, but her bold and creative work immediately delighted Kurtzman. Her work ethic saw her develop enough skills that she went on to decades on staff at Marvel as a colorist and production artist, with many assignments as a penciller or inker including for Marvel’s own MAD rip-offs, Not Brand Echh and Crazy magazine. Her last regular assignment before retirement saw her return to coloring, on DC’s Superman Adventures from 1996 to 2002.

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