Altre storie brevi e senza pietà #[nn]

A robed, skull-faced Death presides at a grand circular banquet table surrounded by an eclectic menagerie of animals — giraffes, a zebra, a hippo, and more — all gathered as if for a last supper of dark whimsy, setting the tone perfectly for *Altre Storie Brevi e Senza Pietà*. Published in 2013 by Bel-Ami Edizioni, this Italian anthology brings together writer Marco Taddei and artist Simone Angelini, whose cover work here is as playfully macabre as the title ("More Short Stories, Without Mercy") promises. If the cover's absurdist charm is any indication, the stories inside — including "La storia della madre di Oscar" — balance humor and darkness with a deft, distinctive hand.