Hooked on true crime stories? Want to know more about the stories behind the infamous Ed Gein and others? Now, you can dive into the stories and investigations behind notorious killers, learn more about the man who almost killed the comic industry, and check out a new story inspired by actual events in this week's Dark Horse recommendations.
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Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? - One of the greats in the field of true crime literature, Harold Schechter, teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell to present the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged murderers in American history: Ed Gein.
This is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile who haunted the dreams of 1950s America and inspired such films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Schechter and Powell's true-crime graphic novel takes the Gein story out of the realms of exploitation and gives the reader a fact-based dramatization of these tragic, heartbreaking and psychotic events.
Dr. Werthless - From the creative team behind the award-winning Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? comes an examination of one of the most polarizing figures in pop culture: Dr. Fredric Wertham. Reviled by comic book fans as a witch-hunting zealot who stirred up a panic among the parents of America for his own self-promoting purposes, he was also a renowned psychiatrist who, among other accomplishments, opened a clinic in Harlem for disadvantaged African-American patients and played an important role in the desegregation of the nation's schools. Believing that murder could be abolished through a proper understanding of the mental and social roots of criminal violence, he took a genuinely humane approach to some of the most notorious homicidal maniacs of his time, while simultaneously exploiting their stories for his own commercial ends.
Acclaimed true crime author Harold Schechter and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Eric Powell present a graphic novel that takes an unbiased look at this flawed and enormously and complex man--whose obsessive dream of freeing the world from violence nearly murdered the comics industry.
Green River Killer - The story of one of America's most notorious serial killers and the true detective who cracked the case is revealed in Green River Killer, a true-crime graphic novel unlike any other. Written by Jeff Jensen with art by Jonathan Case, this second edition also includes a foreword by Brian Michael Bendis. Throughout the 1980s, the highest priority of Seattle-area police was the apprehension of the Green River Killer, the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women. In 1990, with the body count numbering at least forty-eight, the case was put in the hands of a single detective, Tom Jensen. After twenty years, when the killer was finally captured with the help of DNA technology, Jensen spent 180 days interviewing Gary Leon Ridgway in an effort to learn his most closely held secrets--an epic confrontation with evil that proved as disturbing and surreal as can be imagined.
Devil On My Shoulder - For a fictionalized account that takes place after a true crime occurrence, try Devil On My Shoulder, a new dark horror comic series from Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski with Brad Simpson and Joshua Reed.
Something terrible has happened. For 40 days she was tortured by five men and left for dead--but she will get her revenge on each and every one of them. And it will be bloody. An event that takes her on a strange and violent supernatural path of payback through bizarre encounters with ex-hitmen, sadistic art enthusiasts, and literal devils.