Preview: Stories To Make You Shiver! It’s 40 Years of ‘Scream!’ — More Classic Brit Comics Collected

Something not for the nervous now, a collection of strips from one of Brit Comics’ most iconic titles, celebrating 40 years since IPC launched Scream!

Scream! was unleashed on the world in 1984, becoming one of the finest horror anthologies in Brit comics’ history, and now it’s getting an archival collection to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of its launch, one huge 468-page volume collecting every single strip from issues 1-15 of the title’s run – 40 Years of Scream! – The Archival Collection.

That means the likes of The Thirteenth Floor, The Dracula Files, Monster, Terror of the Cats, Tales From The Grave, Fiends and Neighbours, Library of Death, The Nightcomers, and plenty more – all classic examples of Scream‘s strips, full of fear and chills!

It’s time to relive the days of the undead editor Ghastly McNasty and the magnificently tongue-in-cheek horror of the title. Packed full of incredible talent including Alan Moore, John Wagner, Jose Ortiz, Cam Kennedy, Tom Tully, Alan Grant, and Eric Bradbury, this collection is an absolute must for fans of classic horror and thriller comics.

Beginning with introductions by editors Ian Rimmer and Barrie Tomlinson and available in either a standard edition with a Cam Kennedy cover or webshop exclusive cover by David Roach, this looks like another quite gorgeous archival collection of everything in the entire run of Scream plus extras such as unpublished pages and a gallery of Ghastly McNasty images.

40 YEARS OF SCREAM! – The Archival Collection

Written by Gerry Finley-Day, Alan Moore, Tom Tully, Barrie Tomlinson, Chris Lowder, Alan Grant, John Wagner, Simon Furman, Brian Burrell, James Tomlinson, Ian Rimmer, Malcolm Shaw, James Nicholas, Ken Noble, Fred Baker, R. Hunter, Angus Allan, Scott Goodall, Gil Page, Les Lilley.

Art by Eric Bradbury, Heinzl, Jose Ortiz, Jim Watson, Cam Kennedy, Gonzalez, Jesus Redondo, Ron Smith, John Richardson, Vivas, T.Coleman, John Cooper, Brendan McCarthy, Steve Dillon, Mike Dorey, Mario Capaldi, Jose Casanovas, Steve Parkhouse, Boluda, Graham Allen, Trevor Goring, Ian Gibson, Brett Ewins, Oliver Frey, Mike Western.

Letters by John Aldrich, P. Bensberg, Mike Peters, Tim Skomski, Peter Knight, Jay Cobb, Steve Parkhouse. Cover art by Cam Kennedy (standard cover), David Roach (webshop exclusive cover), Emily Roach (cover colours)

Published by the Treasury of British Comics on 22 May 2024.

Now, a preview to enjoy – gird your loins and get ready to feel the fear…