“The Raven [II]”
9 pgs. Appeared first time [B&W] in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe #1 (2006). Reprinted [B&W] in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe [HC] (2006) and [B&W] in Haunt of Horror (2009).
Inspiration: Edgar Allan Poe. Story/Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettering printed (VC’s Randy Gentile).
Serbia [SER]: as “Gavran [II] [SER]”, in Jeznovik #5: Leglo strave 2, Edgar Alan Po (2015).
Style: CG Greytones. Genre: Horror. Time Span: Gothic past. Nudity: None (voluptuous girl on pg 8).
Keywords: Raven. Death. Message. Lost. Snow.
Story Origin: Edgar Allan Poe poem, “The Raven”.
Synopsis: A classical rerun of old story by Edgar Allan Poe. Raven comes in and thus quoth the raven, “nevermore”. This time we’ll get to know more about the lost of guy’s beloved Leonore.
Comment: This is not the first time Mr. Corben reruns his old comic stories. A new version contains same details: same house, same guy with sideburn, but the interpretation is fresh and new. Even raven is more modern than in the first version.
Special: The story appeared first time for Warren under the same name, “Raven”, and for Dark Horse, “Raven [III]”.
Created: July 8, 2006. Last updated: July 3, 2019 at 7:29 am