Poison Flowers & Pandemonium - Hardcover

Sala, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683962745 ISBN 13: 9781683962748

Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2021

Synopsis

The master of macabre returns with three quirky, campy new graphic novellas, collected in one volume!

In the graphic novella "The Amazing Adventures of Fantomina Fantomella," the titular heroine is presumed dead ― but the mob realizes they were wrong when she visits her vengeance on the city's evildoers. In "Cave Girls Of The Lost World," a group of stranded schoolgirls realizes they are cut off from civilization in a land forgotten by time and rife with dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and apemen ― but these intelligent, brave, and resourceful women are ready to rumble! This adventure story is a showcase for Sala's lovely watercolor artwork and his love of B-movies. The third and final section is "Monsters Illustrated." A young woman enters a strange old bookstore and begins reading a catalog of monsters. This "book within a book" is presented with watercolor and ink drawings. What will happen when she reaches the end? Full-color illustrations throughout.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Sala grew up in Chicago. He has an MFA from Mills College, has collaborated with Lemony Snicket, and illustrated a Jack Kerouac script. He spends his time in Berkeley, CA.

Review:

“Brilliantly atmospheric art, full of shadows and spikes.”
- Booklist

“To read a Richard Sala comic is an experience both jarring and fun. Good for a rainy day or a stormy night.”
- Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1683962745
• ISBN 13: 9781683962748
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 308