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The Pit and The Pendulum               One-Shot Flipbook Comic
Based on the Award-Winning short film, The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe!
Writers: Edgar Allan Poe & Marc Lougee
Artist: Susan Ma
Editor: Chad Helder
Cover by: Movie Photo

The Pit and the Pendulum is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story of condemnation, hope, and redemption. The comic book version of Poe’s story borrows images from the award-winning stop motion animated film, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, executive produced by the legendary Ray Harryhausen.

Story/Spoilers
The unnamed narrator is brought to trial before sinister judges of the Spanish Inquisition. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or of the charges on which he is being tried. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they burn down, his hopes of survival also diminish. He is condemned to death, whereupon he faints and later awakens to find himself in a totally dark room. At first the prisoner thinks that he is locked in a tomb, but then he discovers that he is in a cell. He decides to explore the cell by placing a scrap of his robe against the wall so that he can count the paces around the room, but he faints before he can measure the whole perimeter. When he reawakens, he discovers food and water nearby. He tries to measure the cell again and finds that the perimeter measures one hundred steps. While crossing the room, he trips on the hem of his robe and falls, his chin landing at the edge of a deep pit. He realizes that had he not tripped, he would have fallen into this pit. After losing consciousness again, the narrator discovers that the prison is slightly illuminated and that he is strapped to a wooden frame on his back, facing the ceiling. Above him is a picture of Father Time, with a razor-sharp pendulum measuring “one foot from horn to horn” suspended from it. The pendulum is swinging back and forth and slowly descending, designed to kill the narrator eventually. However, he is able to attract rats to him by smearing his bonds with the meat left for him to eat. The rats chew through the straps, and he slips free just before the pendulum can begin to slice into his chest. The pendulum is withdrawn into the ceiling, and the walls become red-hot and start to move inwards, forcing him slowly toward the center of the room and into the pit. As he loses his last foothold and begins to topple in, he hears a roar of voices and trumpets, the walls retract, and an arm pulls him to safety. The French Army has captured the city of Toledo and the Inquisition has fallen into its enemies’ hands.

Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops
Writer: Matt Frank
Artist: Matt Frank
Colorist: John-Paul Bove
Letterer: Malachi Sharlow
Editor: Chad Helder
Cover by: Matt Frank

Bluewater Comics presents, “Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops”. From the pages of the sold-out Wrath of the Titans series comes the Cylops, the terror of Colossa and one of the most fearsome monsters to menace Sinbad on his 7th Voyage.Watch the Cyclops as he matches wits and muscle against pirates, prehistoric monsters, and even other Cyclopeans, with the magical lamp as the glittering prize!

Story/Spoilers
While enjoying a steaming drink in a rough bar, a stranger approaches an old man who has a severe burn scar on the right side of his face. The stranger is curious about a particular “Lamp” and wants to know the story behind it. The old man recounts how him and a scouting party of fellow pirates lost the lamp to a Cyclops attack while doing recon on the island of Colossa. The original Cyclops is then ambushed by other Cyclops and the lamp is stolen by them, as well as some of the pirates. The Cyclops is left for dead to fight off prehistoric beasts. After defeating them, the original Cyclops seeks out the other two in their cave. He attacks and kills them, freeing the pirates in the process. The pirates snatch up the Lamp and escape from the cave. The original Cyclops realizes and pursues shortly after. The old man telling the story is seen tied up over a fire, showing where he got his scars from. The Cyclops catches up the pirates before they can reach their ship, but is confronted with a full fighting force. A battle ensues with the original Cyclops coming out on top and leaving with the lamp. The pirates are seen wounded and the old man is seen rejoining them, fresh severe burn marks across the right side of his face. The old man’s story concludes and the strange is revealed to be Sakura, who claims to fear no beast.

Flipbook Comic is bagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. 

First Printing
Publisher: Bluewater Comics
Publication Date: February 2009 / January 2009
Format: FC, 48 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.65″
UPC: 793573567703

Collectible Entertainment note: One-Shot Flipbook Comic is in Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Edgar Alan Poe, Horror and/or Wrath of the Titans collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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