Graphic Classics #6

Dedicated to the wickedly witty Ambrose Bierce, this 2008 entry in the Graphic Classics series collects tales of horror and satire drawn from The Devil's Dictionary, Bierce's fables, and more. Steven Cerio's cover art delivers a gloriously unhinged vision — a massive, bug-eyed red demon face rendered in swirling psychedelic detail, surrounded by serpentine creatures and wild, crawling color. It's a fitting visual feast for a volume that clearly relishes the darkly comic spirit of one of American literature's sharpest and strangest voices.