Anthology
Anthology
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Tapping the Vein Intro Tapping the Vein (2002)
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All the anthologized stories come from Barker's bestselling 1980s short story collections,
Books of Blood Vols. 1-3, and were adapted into comics for the Eclipse Comics series Tapping the Vein in 1989 and
1990. Checker's publication of Tapping the Vein marks the first time the comics adaptations have been collected
extensively in book form. The book collects nine stories, adapted to the comics medium by such stars as P. Craig Russell, Klaus Janson, John Bolton and Scott Hampton, among others. A limited edition (666 copies) appeared in a deluxe leatherbound in October 2002, followed by the paperback general release in November 2002. Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein Limited Edition Leatherbound Ed. (666 copies) October 2002 Cover price: $ ? 268 pp Checker Book Publishing Group ISBN # 0-9710249-3-6 Tapping the Vein November 2002 Cover price: $24.95 paperback 268 pp Checker Book Publishing Group ISBN # 0-9710249-3-6 |
