More news from the excellent Dark Horse Corben collections with an upcoming volume concentrating on rarely seen work from Fantagor…
RICHARD CORBEN’S LEGENDARY UNDERGROUND WORK WILL BE COLLECTED AND RESTORED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE NEXT BOOK IN THE RICHARD CORBEN LIBRARY, THE BEST OF FANTAGOR
Featuring an introduction by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman
Dark Horse Books is proud to present the next volume of the Richard Corben Library, The Best of Fantagor. The Best of Fantagor will collect some of Corben’s most iconic early stories and collaborations originally published in his own self-produced comic series, Fantagor, like the complete Razar the Unhero trilogy (completely compiled for the first time), “Twilight of the Dogs,” “The Temple,” and more. Additional writers include Jan Strnad and Doug Moench, with all illustrations by Corben and restorations by project art director José Villarrubia. The book will also feature an introduction by one of the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman.
About The Best of Fantagor:
This collection brings together some of Corben’s most iconic early stories, originally published in his own self-produced comic series Fantagor, in a definitive edition that reveals the raw power of his early imagination. It includes an eclectic mix of science fiction, horror, surreal comedy, and full-on psychedelic storytelling. Readers will find postapocalyptic fables, bizarre creature features, twisted fairy tales, and two rarely seen photo comics. The collection includes seven high fantasy tales, three comedic stories, two sci-fi works, and several unclassifiable ones:
- “Twilight of the Dogs”
- “Razar the Unhero” (Parts 1–3)
- “The Temple”
- “Kittens for Christian”
- “For the Love of Daemon”
- “Ogre” and “Ogre II”
- “Inna Pit”
- “We Sure Like Worms”
- “Cidopey”
- “Doomscult”
- “Damsel in Dragon Dress”
These stories are reprinted from from Fantagor #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Up from the Deep #1, Métal Hurlant #28, Heavy Metal #75 and Grim Wit #1 and 2.
The Best of Fantagor (hardcover, 160 pages, 8 x 11”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on November 24, 2026. It is now available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop for $39.99.
Praise for Richard Corben:
“He is the mainstay in my collection of original art and one of the most precise and admirable storytellers in the medium.”—Guillermo del Toro
“This is Corben at his consummate best.”—Harlan Ellison
“Richard Corben . . . was one of the most gifted artists to emerge from the wonderfully fertile 1960s underground scene.”—The New York Times
“Mr. Richard Corben . . . a genuine giant of his chosen medium.”—Alan Moore
“Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne a long time, above the moving and multicolored field of world comics, like an effigy of the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma.”—Mœbiu
