Tapping the Vein (comic)

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Tapping the Vein is a comic series published by Eclipse Books in the late 1980's through early 1990's that published a number of Clive Barker short stories from the 6 volumes of The Books of Blood. There was a total of 5 issues published between 1989 and 1992.

[edit] Issue Guide

Issue 1

  • Human Remains (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 3)
    • Adapted by P. Craig Russell
    • Art by P. Craig Russell
  • Pig Blood Blues (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 1)
    • Adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke
    • Art by Scott Hampton

Issue 2

  • Skins of the Fathers (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 2)
    • Adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke
    • Art by Klaus Janson
  • In the Hills, The Cities (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 1)
    • Adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke
    • Art by John Bolton

Issue 3

  • The Midnight Meat Train (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 1)
    • Adapted by Chuck Wagner and Fred Burke
    • Art by Denys Cowan and Michael Davis
  • Scape-Goats (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 3)
    • Adapted by Bo Hampton
    • Art by Bo Hampton

Issue 4

  • Hell's Event (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 2)
    • Adapted by Fred Burke
    • Art by Steven Johnson, Alan Okamoto and Jim Pearson
  • The Madonna (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 5)
    • Adapted by Fred Burke
    • Art by Stan Woch, Mark Farmer and Fred Von Tobel

Issue 5

  • How Spoilers Bleed (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 6)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles and Fred Burke
    • Art by Hector Gomez
  • Down, Satan (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 4)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Tim Conrad

[edit] Related Comics

Eclipse Books would continue to adapt various Clive Barker short stories in the early 1990's after the Tapping the Vein series came to an end. These include the following:

Dread

  • Dread (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 2)
    • Adapted by Fred Burke
    • Art by Dan Brerton
  • Down, Satan (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 4)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Tim Conrad

(A single volume featuring just Dread was also published)

Son of Celluloid

  • Son of Celluloid (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 3)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Les Edwards

The Life of Death

  • The Life of Death (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 6)
    • Adapted by Fred Burke
    • Art by Stewart Stanyard
  • New Murders on the Rue Morgue (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 2)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Hector Gomez

Revelations

  • Revelations (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 4)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Lionel Talaro
  • Babel's Children (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 5)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Hector Gomez

(A single volume featuring just Revelations was also published)

The Yattering and Jack

  • The Yattering and Jack (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 1)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by John Bolton

Rawhead Rex

  • Rawhead Rex (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 3)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Lionel Talaro
  • Twilight at the Towers (originally published in The Books of Blood Volume 6)
    • Adapted by Steve Niles
    • Art by Hector Gomez

Advertised, but never published was an adaption of The Age of Desire, from The Books of Blood Volume 4.

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