Big Baby collects Charles Burns’ eerie tales of an odd, horror-obsessed boy named Tony Delmonte. Set in a bleak suburban landscape, these stories blend 1950s nostalgia with unsettling paranoia, exploring themes of repression, alienation, and twisted fantasies. Burns’ signature stark black-and-white artwork enhances the creeping unease, turning everyday life into a surreal nightmare. Published by La Cúpula, this Spanish edition preserves the unsettling brilliance of one of underground comics’ most distinctive voices. A must-read for fans of psychological horror and retro Americana gone wrong.
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Charles Burns crafts eerie, hyper-controlled illustrations that probe the grotesque undercurrents of adolescence, identity, and disease. Best known for Black Hole, a haunting tale of teens afflicted by a sexually transmitted mutation, Burns fuses horror, surrealism, and suburban malaise in narratives that are as psychologically disturbing as they are visually exacting. His signature thick linework and stark black-and-white compositions amplify the unease within his stories. Deeply influenced by EC comics, punk zines, and pop surrealism, Burns helped redefine the aesthetic of independent comics, creating a uniquely unsettling body of work that lingers long after reading.
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Charles Burns crafts eerie, hyper-controlled illustrations that probe the grotesque undercurrents of adolescence, identity, and disease. Best known for Black Hole, a haunting tale of teens afflicted by a sexually transmitted mutation, Burns fuses horror, surrealism, and suburban malaise in narratives that are as psychologically disturbing as they are visually exacting. His signature thick linework and stark black-and-white compositions amplify the unease within his stories. Deeply influenced by EC comics, punk zines, and pop surrealism, Burns helped redefine the aesthetic of independent comics, creating a uniquely unsettling body of work that lingers long after reading.
Big Baby collects Charles Burns’ eerie tales of an odd, horror-obsessed boy named Tony Delmonte. Set in a bleak suburban landscape, these stories blend 1950s nostalgia with unsettling paranoia, exploring themes of repression, alienation, and twisted fantasies. Burns’ signature stark black-and-white artwork enhances the creeping unease, turning everyday life into a surreal nightmare. Published by La Cúpula, this Spanish edition preserves the unsettling brilliance of one of underground comics’ most distinctive voices. A must-read for fans of psychological horror and retro Americana gone wrong. Comix, Charles Burns, La Cúpula, 2000 La Cúpula 978-8478335985 Charles Burns 2000