- Atomic Chili
"Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale" by Lansdale et al., (Klaw, ed.) (
Mojo Press ,1996 ) is a collection of previously written stories byJoe R. Lansdale , adapted into comic book form by assorted artists and writers. The book was designed byJohn Picacio , and featured a cover byDave Dorman . (Below)Previous availability
Although a new collection, much of "Atomic Chili"'s content had been previously available in some form. The "Dead in the West" adaptation by Neal Barrett, Jr. and Jack "Jaxon" Jackson had been published by
Dark Horse Comics as a two-issue mini-series in 1991. "By Bizarre Hands", "Night They Missed the Horror Show", and "Tight Little Stitches" were also previously published by Dark Horse as the 3-issue "By Bizarre Hands" mini-series (1994).Three stories had been previously published in collections from
Mojo Press : "Trains Not Taken" was included in "Wild West Show" by Richard Klaw (ed.) (1996); "Steel Valentine" appeared in "Weird Business" byJoe R. Lansdale and Richard Klaw (ed.s)) (1995); and "The Grease Trap" had seen print in Mojo's debut title, "Creature Features", by Richard Klaw (ed.) (1994)."Pilots" and "The Job" originated in this collection.
"Note that" "The Grease Trap" "was never printed as a text story and was originally published as a comic book story."
Contents
* "Introduction" by Timothy Truman
* "The Grease Trap" (art byTed Naifeh )
* "Trains Not Taken" (adapted byNeal Barrett, Jr. ) (art by John Garcia)
* "By Bizarre Hands" (adapted byJerry Prosser ) (art byDean Rohrer )
* "Night They Missed the Horror Show" (adapted by Jerry Prosser) (art by Marc Erickson)
* "Dead in the West " (adapted by Neal Barrett, Jr.) (art by Jack "Jaxon" Jackson)
* "Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back" (adapted by Neal Barrett Jr.) (art by Phil Hester)
* "Pilots" (co-wr:Dan Lowry ) (adapted by Richard Klaw) (art byTom Foxmarnick )
* "Steel Valentine" (adapted by Richard Klaw) (art by Marc Erickson)
* "The Job" (adapted by Richard Klaw) (art by John Lucas and William Traxtle)Also included is a gallery of ten artistic interpretations of Lansdale's creation
God of the Razor . Contributors include: Stephen Bissette ,Mark Nelson , George Pratt, Fernando Ramirez, Timothy Truman, andMichael Zulli .ubsequent availability
"Dead in the West" was subsequently re-printed by Night Shade Press in 2005. (ISBN 1-597-80014-7)
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