Last year the first collection of the cult favourite horror comic Scream! was something of a pre-order phenomenon, selling out so quickly that the book had to go back to press for a second edition. This year Rebellion will be giving us a follow-up volume which reprints the five holiday special from the 1980s alongside the more recent revival specials. More details on the Scream! Specials Archival Collection in the press release below alongside some preview pages.
More Stories to make you Shiver! Announcing The Scream! Specials Archival Collection
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE!
After our massive 40 Years of Scream Archival Collection brought together every single strip published in Scream between issues 1-15, the fans howled out for more, selling out the print run TWICE in short succession! And we hear your cries of terror: this Halloween we’re publishing a second collection which rounds out the Scream Archival Collection with comics from every single Scream! Holiday Special published since the 1980s!
Produced ‘from the depths’ of King’s Reach Tower by the mysterious ‘undead’ editor Ghastly McNasty, the first issue of Scream! was unleashed by IPC on 24th March 1984. More tongue-in-cheek than horrific, the comic was an immediate hit with younger fans as it included a pair of fake vampire fangs attached to the cover and a number of fantastic new strips from such talents including Alan Moore, John Wagner, Jose Ortiz, Cam Kennedy, Tom Tully, Alan Grant and Eric Bradbury.
This new collection features every Scream! Holiday Special, making this a historical record which traces the evolution of British horror from 1985 right through to the modern day. Classic comics and stories from creators including Dave Gibbons, Robin Smith, Barrie Tomlinson, Ian Gibson, Eric Bradbury and more are joined by contemporary chills from Frazer Irving, Henry Flint, Torunn Gronbekk, Alex Paknadel and more.
This volume is also designed as a companion piece for the previous volume, creating two thrilling tomes of terror to fill your shelf with fear!
To make the release even more ghoulishly exciting, true horror afficionados can take home a webshop-exclusive slipcase edition which pays homage to the classic style and design of the Scream! Holiday Specials of old:
The full list of specials included in this Archival Collection are:
SCREAM! HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 (1985)
SCREAM! HOLIDAY SPECIAL #2 (1986)
SCREAM! HOLIDAY SPECIAL #3 (1987)
SCREAM! HOLIDAY SPECIAL #4 (1988)
SCREAM! PRESENTS: SPINECHILLERS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1989)
SCREAM 2017 HOLIDAY SPECIAL
SCREAM 2018 HOLIDAY SPECIAL
SCREAM! PRESENTS THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR: HOME SWEET HOME
SCREAM 2020 WINTER SPECIAL
SCREAM! 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
The Scream! Specials Archival Collection is now available for pre-order either in standard hardback or webshop-exclusive slipcase editions now! Head to the 2000 AD website for more!
