It only took them 55 years, but the Easton Press finally got around to releasing a deluxe edition of I Am Legend in 2009.
It was part of a five-volume, 'Day After Doomsday" collection, which also included Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, On the Beach by Nevil Shute, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, and Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. I was frankly not excited about having to buy multiple overpriced volumes just to get the one title I needed, and thankfully my pal and fellow Matheson aficionado Matthew R. Bradley was able to hook me up so I was able to order just the one book I needed.
Each book in the series has an original frontispiece by artist Patrick Jones, who (spoiler alert) we'll be talking about soon enough.
A nice looking edition on the shelf, and certainly one the Archive wouldn't be complete without.
Be sure to check back next week to see another item from the I Am Legend Archive!
