The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala

The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala

The 1997 magnum opus of the late Richard Sala, master of graphic noir, has been out of print for years and is now available in hardcover for the very first time.

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 (GASH), and the enigmatic Mr. Ixnay. Sala's deadpan delivery makes this ingeniously layered narrative a roller-coaster ride of darkly pure comic suspense. Sala's drawing style also reveals the influence of everything from Hollywood monster movies and Dick Tracy to German expressionism and Grimm's fairy tales. It's a style that's perfectly suited to the narrative, constantly flirting with Sala's fascination for the grotesque and lending palpable tension to the gruesome riddle of The Chuckling Whatsit.

Richard Sala was born and raised in Chicago. He holds an MFA from Mills College and has worked with Lemony Snicket as well as illustrating a Jack Kerouac script. He lives in Berkeley, California.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781683966975
ISBN 10	168396697X
Titel	The Chuckling Whatsit
Autor	Richard Sala
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Fantagraphics
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-01-17
Seitenanzahl	200
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.