▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁H BO ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁turn ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁into ▁a ▁three - ep is ode ▁anth ology ▁show ▁similar ▁to ▁their ▁T ales ▁from ▁the ▁C rypt ▁series . ▁The ▁deal ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁was ▁facil itated ▁by ▁screen writ ers ▁Mark ▁Patrick ▁Card ucci ▁and ▁Peter ▁At kins . ▁Direct ors ▁Tim ▁Bur ton , ▁Francis ▁Ford ▁Co pp ola , ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Stone ▁were ▁executive ▁produ cers , ▁with ▁each ▁one ▁expected ▁to ▁direct ▁an ▁episode . ▁ ▁Stone ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁pilot , ▁but ▁the ▁series ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁No ▁issues ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Sc ith ers ▁and ▁Schwe itzer ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Warren ▁L up ine ▁of ▁DNA ▁Publications ▁which ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁start ▁publishing ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁under ▁license ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁dated ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁om ission ▁of ▁the ▁Winter ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁issue , ▁a ▁regular ▁quarter ly ▁schedule ▁was ▁maintained ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁Sales ▁were ▁weak , ▁never ▁rising ▁above ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁and ▁DNA ▁began ▁to ▁experience ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁Wild side ▁Press , ▁owned ▁by ▁John ▁Bet anc ourt , ▁joined ▁DNA ▁and ▁Term inus ▁Publishing ▁as ▁co - publish