Poison Flowers & Pandemonium

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Just months before his tragic passing in March 2020, Richard Sala completed his final works, which are now collected in a stunning hardcover. This volume includes four original graphic novellas that highlight Sala's mastery of the macabre. The first story, "House of the Blue Dwarf," is a 125-page thriller featuring the master criminal Bloody Cardinal, whose chaotic presence leaves destruction in his wake. Next is "Monsters Illustrated," a whimsical 64-page homage to monster movies that showcases Sala's visual creativity. It follows a young woman in a dusty bookstore who reads a peculiar bestiary, presenting a "book within a book" filled with Sala's exquisite watercolor and ink illustrations. The third novella, "Cave Girls Of The Lost World," is a campy 60-page adventure about a group of young women whose plane crashes in a prehistoric land filled with dinosaurs and carnivorous plants. These brave and clever women are ready to confront the challenges ahead. Finally, "The Amazing Adventures of Fantomina Fantomella" delivers 45 pages of relentless action, as Fantomina returns with a vengeance against those who believed her dead. This collection is a testament to Sala's stunning artwork and his passion for B-movie horror, silent film archetypes, and strong female characters.