{"product_id":"atlas-creator-collection-4-bernard-krigstein-the-complete-atlas-stories","title":"Atlas Creator Collection #4: Bernard Krigstein: The Complete Atlas Stories [PRE-ORDER 11\/10]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOT YET AVAILABLE. Pre-order now. This title is scheduled to arrive November 10, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: release dates and prices are tentative and subject to change at the publisher's whim.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen pre-ordering with multiple items, remember your order will not ship until the last pre-ordered item is in stock. If you want items to ship separately, place separate orders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe latest volume in our Fantagraphics Atlas Creator Collection presents every single story drawn by the legendarily innovative artist in glorious and impeccably restored black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Bernard Krigstein’s groundbreaking work at EC Comics has been reprinted numerous times, his substantially larger output for Atlas has been unfairly neglected. The 78 stories in this volume – the vast majority restored from original photostats – will fully rectify that oversight, and provide a greater understanding of the achievement of this often-misunderstood graphic-storytelling pioneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKrigstein was the only Golden Age artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and he approached the black-and-white idiom of comics from the perspective of a student dissecting the drawings of the old masters—in this case those old masters included Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Alex Raymond, Jerry Robinson, and many others. Already a seasoned comic book veteran when he arrived in mid-1951, Krigstein’s two-year tenure at Atlas can be seen as a vital bridge to his artistic maturity. Story by story, page by page, he stretches and refines the Atlas house style expected of its artists to its outer limits, then defies that convention to forge the personal aesthetic he’ll continue to refine at EC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter EC’s collapse in 1956, Krigstein returned to Atlas to create his final body of work in comics: 29 short-form experiments demonstrating the infinite possibilities inherent in the art of graphic narrative. “I used them as a medium for dramatizing the breakdown technique, to show the limitless ways that a comic book story could unfold. I wanted to show that the form was fluid and dynamic and should not be considered a static form.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuest editor and Krigstein biographer Greg Sadowski’s introductory historical essay traces the arc of Krigstein’s development and his efforts to elevate the stature of a medium that was dismissed as disposable juvenile escapism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atlas Creator Collection No. 4: Bernard Krigstein: The Complete Atlas Stories is part of the Atlas Comics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e B (Bernard) Krigstein\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Michael J. Vassallo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuest Editor: \u003c\/strong\u003eGreg Sadowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlas Creator Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/strong\u003e400pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.25 x 13.75 x 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover, b\/w \u0026amp; color, cover not final\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e979-8875002755\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030708003072,"sku":"9798875002755","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/atlascreat2bkrig.jpg?v=1784480538","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/atlas-creator-collection-4-bernard-krigstein-the-complete-atlas-stories","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}