''Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale'' by Lansdale et al., (Klaw, ed.) (

Mojo Press Mojo Press is a now-defunct small press which primarily published science fiction, horror, and western books and graphic novels between 1994 and 1999. History Mojo Press was founded in 1994 by publisher Ben Ostrander and managing editor Richard ...

, 1998) is a collection of previously written stories by

Joe R. Lansdale Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...

, adapted into comic book form by assorted artists and writers. The book was designed by

John Picacio John Picacio (born September 3, 1969) is an American artist specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror illustration. Biography Picacio was born on September 3, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas.

, and featured a cover by

Dave Dorman Dave Dorman (born 1958 in Michigan) is a science fiction, horror and fantasy illustrator best known for his ''Star Wars'' artwork. Early life Dorman's parents are Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jack N. Dorman and Phyllis Dorman. Both parents are ...

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Although a new collection, much of ''Atomic Chilis content had been previously available in some form. The ''Dead in the West'' adaptation by Neal Barrett, Jr. and Jack "Jaxon" Jackson had been published by

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

as a two-issue mini-series in 1991. "''By Bizarre Hands''", "''Night They Missed the Horror Show''", and "''Tight Little Stitches''" were also previously published by Dark Horse as the 3-issue ''

By Bizarre Hands ''By Bizarre Hands'' is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R. Lansdale, published in 1989. The collection was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for best fiction collection, and contains two stories which won Stokers. It ha ...

'' mini-series (1994). Three stories had been previously published in collections from

: "''Trains Not Taken''" was included in ''Wild West Show'' by

Richard Klaw Richard Ira "Rick" Klaw (born December 22, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American editor, essayist, and bookseller. Biography Rick Klaw is the paternal grandson of Irving Klaw, the photographer and film maker most noted for his bondage pho ...

(ed.) (1996); "''Steel Valentine''" appeared in ''

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'' by

and Richard Klaw (ed.s)) (1995); and "''The Grease Trap''" had seen print in Mojo's debut title, ''Creature Features'', by Richard Klaw (ed.) (1994). "''Pilots''" and "''The Job''" originated in this collection. ''Note that'' "The Grease Trap" ''was never printed as a text story and was originally published as a comic book story.''

* "Introduction" by

Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on '' Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), ''Scout'', and the re ...

* "The Grease Trap" (art by

Ted Naifeh Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American comic book writer and artist known for his illustrations in the goth romance comic ''Gloomcookie''. Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award-nominated series '' Courtney Crumrin'', ...

) * "Trains Not Taken" (adapted by

Neal Barrett, Jr. Neal Barrett Jr. (November 3, 1929 – January 12, 2014) was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery/suspense, and historical fiction. He also worked under the pseudonyms Victor Appleton, Chad Calhoun, Franklin W. Dixon (Strate ...

) (art by John Garcia) * "By Bizarre Hands" (adapted by

Jerry Prosser Jerry Prosser is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for his work with Dark Horse Comics. Prosser was part of Dark Horse Comics from its early days, and was one of five creators, who as ''Team CGW'' created the Comics' Greatest ...

) (art by

Dean Rohrer Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles ...

) * "Night They Missed the Horror Show" (adapted by Jerry Prosser) (art by Marc Erickson) * ''

Dead in the West ''Dead in the West'' is a short horror novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It involves the tale of longtime Lansdale character the Reverend Jebediah Mercer: he rides into the town of Mud Creek, Texas that is about to be attacked by a ...

'' (adapted by Neal Barrett, Jr.) (art by Jack "Jaxon" Jackson) * "Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back" (adapted by Neal Barrett Jr.) (art by Phil Hester) * "Pilots" (co-wr:

Dan Lowry Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa ** Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Iv ...

) (adapted by

) (art by Tom Foxmarnick) * "Steel Valentine" (adapted by Rick Klaw) (art by Marc Erickson) * "The Job" (adapted by Rick Klaw) (art by John Lucas and William Traxtle) Also included is a gallery of ten artistic interpretations of Lansdale's creation God of the Razor. Contributors include:

Stephen Bissette Stephen R. Bissette (born March 14, 1955) is an American comic book artist, editor, and publisher with a focus on the horror genre. He is known for working with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comics series ''Swamp Thing'' in ...

, Mark Nelson, George Pratt, Fernando Ramirez, Timothy Truman, and

Michael Zulli Michael Zulli is an American artist known for his work as an animal and wildlife illustrator and as a comic book illustrator. Career Michael Zulli's career in the comics industry began in October 1986 with ''The Puma Blues'', on which he collab ...

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''Dead in the West'' was subsequently re-printed by Night Shade Press in 2005. () {{Joe R. Lansdale Short story collections by Joe R. Lansdale American comics titles Comics anthologies Comics based on fiction 1996 comics debuts 1996 short story collections Works by Joe R. Lansdale

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