Daria Tessler

This almost silent comic tells the story of an amateur alchemist and getaway driver for a bank heist. When the holdup goes wrong, he finds himself with a bag full of hot cash, orders a build-your-own homunculus kit, and goes on the run. Tessler's dense and detailed drawings pull the reader into a nightmare world inspired by film noir. Cult...

The Astounding Magnus has been hypnotizing audiences at the Feedbag cocktail bar with his resplendent dancing dog act, Salome, and her "Serpentine Dance of the Seven Veils." Yet despite his success, the pearl of life has lost its lustre for Magnus. He visits the psychologist, Dr. Silkini, who promises to massage Magnus's id into a higher dimension: the pearly gates...