Heavy Metal Presents New Tales of the Arabian Nights

Richard Corben was one of America's greatest proponents of graphic narrative.

He was an animator, illustrator, publisher and cartoonist, springing from the tumultuous wave of independent counterculture comix of the 1960s and 1970s to become a major force with his own unmistakable style and vision.

He was equally renowned for his mastery of airbrush, captivatingly excessive anatomical stylisation and delightfully wicked, darkly comedic horror, fantasy and science fiction tales.

Always garnering huge support and acclaim in Europe, he was regularly collected in luxurious albums even as he fell out of favour – and print – in his own country. New Tales of the Arabian Nights gathers a particularly impressive fantasy serial unseen in English since its late 1970s serialisation.

The artist's signature stylisation includes abundant nudity, excessive, balletic violence and astoundingly proportioned male and female physiques. These are all prominently displayed in this cunning and beguiling continuation of the fabulous legend of an immortal hero, which still finds room for a brilliantly contemporary twist.

Corben is a unique visual stylist blessed with a love of the dark and graced with a scathingly sharp sense of humour. Combine that with our apparently insatiable hunger for monsters and mystery and this book becomes the ideal treat to while away the witching hour.

Authors: Jim Strnad, Harlan Ellison
Artist: Richard Corben
Publisher: HM Communications, 1979 First Edition (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 104
Format: Soft Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 8" x 11" (210mm x 280mm)
ISBN: 0930368444
Condition: F - Fine
Code: ARABIANCORBEN

ADULT material.