Astragalo

Stepping out of the shadows of Italian horror publishing, Astragalo made their debut in 1990 within the pages of Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso #1 — a launch title from Edizioni Eden that wore its genre influences proudly on its sleeve. Brought to life by the creative trio of Mario Polese, Nello Tulli, and Sergio Muratori, this Copper/Modern Age character inhabits a world where they share eerie pages with the likes of Stella Holmes and even the maestro of Italian horror cinema himself, Dario Argento. With appearances stretching across three decades into 2022 — spanning I Grandi Maestri and Profondo Rosso presenta Tenebre alongside their home title — Astragalo is a rare specimen of Italian genre comics that endured long past the era that birthed them. For collectors drawn to the atmospheric edge of European horror comics, this is exactly the kind of cult discovery worth tracking down.