CRYPTIC COMICS EC ARTISTS COVERS, OA 0

[Bunky Brian]

GREETINGS ALL, We have stumbled across a collector, and comic publisher, and purchased some 200 ish Gary Arlington comics. The first load was put up for sale couple weeks, ago, and the second batch was just taken in to be processed. As it turns out, the seller, also has some OA that he like to sell. I will be putting them up here, to see if anybody has any interest in them. I have seen them all, they are gorgeous and unique and one of a kind, first a back story for your enjoyment,  Cryptic Entertainment In the early 1990’s, after two decades of collecting EC comics, Jeff Cain decided it was time to pick up where William Gaines has left off. Cryptic Entertainment launched as a small, independent publisher, located in the San Francisco area. The goal was to publish a line of EC, "homage" titles. With little money and much effort, the first title "Tomb Tales" was published using a small printing company out of Texas. About 3,000 copies were printed, of which one third went to Diamond for distribution. The flagship title, "Tomb Tales" ran for 7 issues. A second title called, "Grave Yarns" (featuring one artist doing the whole book), was published and begin building some buzz in the comic industry. With interest building, plans for a third and fourth title quickly came about. Leveraging longtime relationships, Cryptic Entertainment reached out to legendary EC artist such as Jack Davis, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig and Jack Kamen for covers, mock ups and story ideas. As the story goes, Diamond then "killed" the company by requiring minimum target sales, and additional advertising that would require huge amounts of cash to fund ads in the monthly catalog. Unable to raise enough capital to meet marketing needs, coupled with production costs and mounting debt, Cryptic Entertainment had no choice but to closed up shop. The artwork you see was either used in the first series title, Tomb Tales, or mocked up and scheduled to be used in the upcoming titles that never made it to print. One small tiny story in the universe that is comic fandom.   All  orders come with 100% full refund if not happy. Payment any way you like. All orders shipped FEX EX insured, sig req, USA only, sorry international, References Gator, Bedrock, Vinnie, Bob Storms, Primetime,    I can and will get more pix if and when needed, I will be laying these out very slow, as to gauge the interest, THEY WILL NOT BE AT THE SAN DIEGO SHOW, BUT I WILL HAVE BINDER AND FULL PAGE PIX FOR ANYBODY TO SEE IF INTERESTED.

Edited July 8, 2018 by Bunky Brian

[Bunky Brian]

AL WILLIAMSON ORIGINAL ART #5
Grade: 9.0 VF/NM
Price: $25,000

In the 1990's; Cryptic Entertainment was born as a small independent publisher. The original art you see was either used in the first series title 'Tomb Tales' or scheduled to be used in the upcoming titles that never made it to print. The size is approximately 10.00 inches x 14.00 inches. The published comic is here. 

 

[Bunky Brian]

GEORGE EVANS ORIGINAL ART #1
Grade: 9.0 VF/NM
Price: $30,000

In the 1990's; Cryptic Entertainment was born as a small independent publisher. The original art you see was either used in the first series title 'Tomb Tales' or scheduled to be used in the upcoming titles that never made it to print. Approximately 13.5 inches x 19.25 inches in size. The published comic is here.