Synopses & Reviews
With creepy, spooky art, and sinister, suspenseful text, I. N. J. Culbard brings new lifeand deathto H. P. Lovecrafts psychological mystery of forbidden knowledge and pursuits. Young Charles Dexter Ward is fascinated by the history of Joseph Curwen, his wizard ancestor of the 17th century. Curwen was notorious for haunting graveyards, practicing alchemy, and never aging! Ward cant help his fixation: He himself looks just like Curwen. In an attempt to duplicate his ancestors cabbalistic feats, he resurrects the fearsome Curwen . . . and then the true horror begins!
Praise for The Case of Charles Dexter Ward:
Culbard triumphs in bringing to life a story that isn't inherently visual
. Another success by one of the best modern translators of the endlessly popular scribe.” Booklist
This is really the best way to enjoy Lovecraft.” Boing Boing
Culbard brings the classic tale to life, and his work will very likely entice readers who enjoy the macabre to seek out the original novel.” PublishersWeekly.com
If youre looking for chills, you'll find them here.” Scripps Howard News Service
Culbard illustrates this tale of life everlastingreplete with ancient lore and sinister networks crossing the boundaries of reason, morality and sciencein appropriately dark and lurid colors.” The Milwaukee Shepherd Express
It's been something of a renaissance for H.P. Lovecraft comics over the last couple of years thanks to SelfMadeHero.” Houston Press Art Attack” blog
Were giving it an ichor-dripping thumbs up.” The Austin Chronicle Under the Covers” blog
Rich details in his drawings cull out the storys shadows and the sadness that lurks behind the fearsome details. Culbard masterfully controls the pacing as well, creating suspense and shock through his elegant pages.” Graphic Novel Reporter
Review
andldquo;Culbardandrsquo;s often silent pages, filled with a rich and sumptuous palette and clean-lined figures, are beautifully painterly more than pulpy, and the winding together of the tales is as artful as the events are unsettling.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;Clean lines, bold colors, and characters that wriggle right into the readersandrsquo; brain are Culbardandrsquo;s trademark. In the realm of The King in Yellow, those skills are put to dastardly use as what begins in intrigue ends in poisonous insanity and palpable fright.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;Essential for all readers of Lovecraft. Adults and teens who are fans of old-school horror will delight in these macabre tales.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;A book thatandrsquo;s so deeply in love with language and the unseen doesnandrsquo;t leave very much for an illustrator to work with. Culbardandrsquo;s style is well-suited to this difficultyandmdash;itandrsquo;s defined as much by what it doesnandrsquo;t show as by what it does. Instead of laying on the Victorian gingerbread, Culbard creates spare, almost modernist tableaux.andrdquo;
Synopsis
andldquo;Three times Randolph Carter dreamed of the marvelous city, and three times was he snatched away while still he paused on the high terrace above it.andrdquo; Randolph Carter embarks on an epic quest across a world beyond the wall of sleep, in search of an opulent and mysterious sunset city. When he prays to the gods of dream to reveal the whereabouts of this magical city, they do not answer, and his dreams stop altogether. Undaunted, Carter resolves to go to Kadath, where the gods live, and beseech them in person. However, no one has ever been to Kadath, and no one even knows how to get thereandmdash;but that wonandrsquo;t stop Randolph Carter from trying.
Synopsis
The supernatural stories that make up Robert W. Chambersandrsquo;s classic piece of weird fiction are tied together by a play that brings madness to all who read it:
The King in Yellow. Itandrsquo;s a book that draws readers in with an irresistible yet innocent opening act, then drives them insane with the poisonous words of Act 2. Itandrsquo;s a book that cannot be suppressed, spreading like a disease from city to city, continent to continent. An influence on writers from H. P. Lovecraft to Neil Gaiman,
The King in Yellow is one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. In this dangerously unputdownable graphic-novel adaptation, I. N. J. Culbard brings to life a thrilling tale of horror that will make readers laugh and cry and tremble with fright . . . Read at your own risk.
Synopsis
In Los Angeles, Ray is sitting in gridlock when he receives a call from an LAPD officer with news about his wife. Fearing the worst, he listens intentlyand#151;but suddenly the caller and everyone else around him disappears. In London, the moment two commuters catch sight of each other on a packed Monday morning tube train, everyone around them vanishes. In Japan, comic artist Yoshi has come to the Aokigahara Forest to hang himself. But when the attempt fails and he slides free, the forest comes alive with mythological creatures. Taking us through the empty freeways of Los Angeles, the deserted streets of London, and the dream world of the Aokigahara Forest, Celeste is an ambitious and profound graphic novel that explores what it means to be alive.
About the Author
I. N. J. Culbard is an award-winning artist widely known for his graphic adaptations of classics. He collaborated on a critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes series withIan Edginton, as well as adapting several titles by H. P. Lovecraft. Culbard lives in England. Robert William Chambers (1865andndash;1933) was a Brooklyn-born artist andauthor. After studying art in Paris, he worked as an illustrator in New York for Life, Vogue, and Truth magazines. With the immediate success of The King in Yellow, he became a full-time author, publishing more than 70 books.