Richard Sala
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sala weaves the gothic cartooning traditions of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams with a melodramatic murder mystery involving astrology, ghouls, academia, and outsider art. Part noir, part horror, and part comedy, this labyrinthine tale of intrigue follows an unemployed writer named Broom who becomes ensnared unwittingly in a complex plot involving mysterious outsider artist Emile Jarnac, the shadowy machinations of the Ghoul Appreciation Society Headquarters...
2) Delphine
Author
Series
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A mysterious traveler gets off the train in a small village surrounded by a thick, sinister forest. He is searching for Delphine, who vanished with only a scrawled-out address on a scrap of paper as a trace. In his newest chiller, Richard Sala takes the tale of Snow White and stands it on its head, retelling it from Prince Charming's perspective (the unnamed traveler) in a contemporary setting. This twisted tale includes all the elements of terror...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
K.'s aunt, who works at the Bellsong Academy for Girls, has invited K. to attend the school. But as soon as she arrives, K. notices some strange goings-on: her aunt has suddenly taken ill; there are only three other students and no regular classes; and a statue speaks to K. when no one else is around.
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The search for an extremely unusual book, written by a bizarre master of crime, is causing an epidemic of sudden, violent murders. But why? To some, the book is poetry. To others, it's gibberish. But to a special few, it contains the key to mysteries and secrets the madman took with him to his grave. The question is--just how dead is he?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Just a couple of months before his tragic passing in March 2020, cartooning master of the macabre Richard Sala completed his final book -- or, actually, his final four books. Poison Flowers and Pandemonium collects all four of these original graphic novellas in one beautiful hardcover worthy of Sala's legacy. First up in Poison Flowers is "House of the Blue Dwarf," a 125-page thriller featuring master criminal the Bloody Cardinal, who leaves a wake...
6) The hidden
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Eight desperate people are stranded at a snowbound diner. Their phones can only pick up brief and perplexing bits of conversation. The radio is filled with static, although occasional, broken-up bits of news are heard - reports of some sort of global catastrophe. A ninth person arrives, hiking to the diner from his stranded car, where he had been listening to his car radio. A global catastrophe has happened - and an inmate has escaped from a nearby...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"'Let there be no mercy or forgiveness for they have shown none.' With these words, whispered into the wind, a mysterious young woman leaps into action with wild abandon, twin automatics blazing. Is she a brave and reckless heroine taking on a monstrous evil? Or is she a deranged angel of death? One thing is clear: whether she is dropping from a high window into a crowd of red-robed fanatical cultists, or facing down a horde of psychotic hillbillies,...
10) Dracula
Author
Series
Little book of horror volume 3
Publisher
IDW Pub
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the classic horror story, Dracula, in graphic format.
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"As Now hits its landmark tenth issue, what better time to bring back the cover artist who launched the series? Painter and cartoonist Rebecca Morgan (Instagram: @rebeccamorgan10) returns with one of her signature depictions of the underbelly of America. Meanwhile, the issue also features new work by a number of familiar names, such as Steven Weissman (Instagram: @wei_ss_man), Tim Lane (timlaneillustration.com), and Walt Holcombe (Twitter: @WaltHolcombe)....