DenSaga

DenSaga #1

Dec. 1992.

“Den and Dragon Wall”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.

Pg 2: Credits. B&W. [PICT].

“The Price of Memories”, Part 1(4) [SYNOPSIS].
20 pgs: pgs 3-22. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Add. material: Jan Strnad. Lettering: printed.

“The Seed from the Sepulcher” [SYNOPSIS].
10 pgs: pgs 23-32. s-Clark Ashton Smith. adapt/a-Richard Corben. c-Stan Dresser. Color. Lettering: printed. Reprint in Heavy Metal #181 (1999).

DenSaga #2

May 1993. Corben Mail (2 pgs).

“Rock Climbing”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.

Pg 2: Mail, part 1. B&W. [PICT].
Pg 35. Mail, part 2. B&W. [PICT].

“Days on Heaven”, Part 2(4)
16 pgs: pgs 3-18. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

“The Vaults of Yoh Vombis” [SYNOPSIS].
10 pgs: pgs 19-38. s-Clark Ashton Smith. adapt/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

DenSaga Epilogue #2: “Bog’s Deal” [SYNOPSIS].
4 pgs: pgs 29-32. s/a/c/r[Heavy Metal #141 (1992)]-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
In this version, logo now straight, some balloons have minor changes.

DenSaga #3

Aug. 1993. Corben Mail (2 pgs).

“Yellow Drape”
Front Cover Art [CI-card #58]-Richard Corben. Color.

Pg 2: Mail, part 1. B&W. [PICT].
Pg 35. Mail, part 2. B&W. [PICT].

“Falling Angels”, Part 3(4)
16 pgs: pgs 3-18. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

“The Return of the Sorcerer” [SYNOPSIS].
10 pgs: pgs 19-38. s-Clark Ashton Smith. adapt/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

DenSaga Epilogue #3: “Mola the Mole” [SYNOPSIS].
4 pgs: pgs 29-32. s/a/c/r[Heavy Metal #145 (1993)]-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

DenSaga #4

May 1994. Corben Mail (2 pgs).

“Mal vs. Hydra”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Pay attention, the hydra is taken from cover art of Green Hydra (1985)!

Pg 2: Mail, part 1. B&W. [PICT].
Pg 35. Mail, part 2. B&W. [PICT].

“Heavenly Holocaust”, Part 4(4)
20 pgs: pgs 3-22. s/a-Richard Corben. c-Richard Corben & Beth Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

DenSaga Epilogue #4: “The Light at the End of the Tunnel” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 23-30. s/a/r[Heavy Metal #149 (1994)]-Richard Corben. c-Richard Corben & Beth Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
In this versin, logo totally different, balloons and text boxes radically in different places on pg 1. Last row (pg 3) moved to pg 7, everything inbetween totally new material (4 pgs more than in HM-version).

Den. Volume 5: The Prince of Memories [HC]

January 29, 2025. Dark Horse / Fantagor Press. Hard Bound with Dust Jacket. 8″x11″. 120 pgs. $34.99. Story/Art-Richard Corben. Color-Richard Corben, Jose Villarrubia (Art Restoration and Project Art Director). Letters-Nate Piekos of Blambot®. [id]

“Yellow Drape” [PICT]
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben (© 1991). Color.

In the beginning of the book:
Foreword. By Christopher Gage (2 pgs). Feb. 24, 2024.

At the end of the book:
The Prince of Memorie Epilogue. By Josè Villarrubia (2 pgs). Baltimore. May 1, 2024.

Gallery:
“Denaues in Hell” (2014). Color.
“The Word and the Arrow” (2004). B&W. Unpublished Den drawing.
“Dun’s Return” (2013). B&W. Cover Line Art for CBLDF Liberty Annual (2013).
“Club Attack” (2004). B&W. Unpublished Den drawing.

Den Cover Gallery:
“Den and Dragon Wall” (1992). Cover for DenSaga #1 (1992). Color.
“Green Hydra” (1994). Cover for DenSaga #4 (1994). Color.
“Den and Boonthas”. Famous Monsters Gallery: Dark Arts #1 (2011). Color.
“Den and Dragon Wall” (1992). Cover for DenSaga #1 (1992). Color. Original Greyscale Art.
“Rock Climbing” (1992). Cover for DenSaga #2 (1992). Color. Original Greyscale Art.
“Green Hydra”. Sagard the Barbarian Gamebook #2 (Archway, 1985). Corben repurposed the Hydra for the cover of DenSaga #4 (1994). Color.

Gurgy Tate Illustration from the Introduction to Richard Corben’s Funny Book (1971). B&W.
Front letters pg from DenSaga #2 (1991). B&W.
Back letters pg from DenSaga #2 (1991). The character illustrated is Gurgy Tate, the horror host of Corben’s series in Skull Comics and Fantagor. The figure comes from the introduction to Richard Corben’s Funny Book (1971). B&W.
Front letters pg from DenSaga #3 (1993). B&W.
Back letters pg from DenSaga #3 (1993). The characters illustrated are Fantagor and Uk, the horror hosts of Corben’s stories in Fantagor. The figure comes from the introduction of Fantagor #1. B&W.
Front letters pg from DenSaga #4 (1994). B&W.
Back letters pg from DenSaga #4 (1994). B&W.
Richard Corben bio. Color.

“The Price of Memories”, Part 1(4) [SYNOPSIS].
20 pgs. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Add. material: Jan Strnad. Lettering: printed.
“Days on Heaven”, Part 2(4)
16 pgs. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
DenSaga Epilogue #2: “Bog’s Deal” [SYNOPSIS].
4 pgs. s/a/c/r[Heavy Metal #141 (1992)]-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
“Falling Angels”, Part 3(4)
16 pgs. s/a/c-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
DenSaga Epilogue #3: “Mola the Mole” [SYNOPSIS].
4 pgs. s/a/c/r[Heavy Metal #145 (1993)]-Richard Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
“Heavenly Holocaust”, Part 4(4)
20 pgs. s/a-Richard Corben. c-Richard Corben & Beth Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.
DenSaga Epilogue #4: “The Light at the End of the Tunnel” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs. s/a/r[Heavy Metal #149 (1994)]-Richard Corben. c-Richard Corben & Beth Corben. Color. Lettering: printed.

“Dun’s Return” with Mag the Hag
5 pgs. s/a/r[The CBLDF Liberty Annual 2013 (2013)]-Richard Corben. lettering-Nate Piekos of Blambot. B&W.

Fantagor Intro #1: “Fantagor and Uk”
1 pg. s/a/r[Fantagor #1 (1970)]-Richard Corben. B&W.