How Loathsome#1

How Loathsome #1

Jan 2003 · NBM · 2.95 USD; 4.50 CAD

📊 ~2,205 copies sold its debut month

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"Catherine" in How Loathsome #1 (2003) presents a haunting, atmospheric tale of grief and memory, following a young girl named Catherine as she endures the quiet tragedies of losing her sister Lillian and then her father in a remote, isolated home. Written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane, with both artists sharing inking and lettering duties, the story unfolds with a delicate, melancholic precision, grounded in the emotional weight of loss and the lingering presence of the past. The cover by Tristan Crane and Ted Naifeh captures the story’s somber tone, hinting at the quiet horror that lives just beneath the surface of a child’s world.

Contains 2 stories

Catherine

16 pp

Script Ted Naifeh, Tristan CranePencils Ted Naifeh, Tristan CraneInks Ted Naifeh, Tristan CraneLetters Tristan Crane, Ted Naifeh

Catherine Gore (introduction)Nick (introduction)Chloe (introduction)

The Woods

6 pp

Script Ted Naifeh [as Catherine Gore], Tristan Crane [as Catherine Gore]Pencils Ted Naifeh, Tristan CraneInks Ted Naifeh, Tristan CraneLetters Tristan Crane, Ted Naifeh

Catherine Gore

In "The Woods," a young Catherine recalls her isolated childhood in a single-room shack with her father and her golden-haired sister, Lillian. When Lillian vanishes into the woods one night and returns ill, her sudden death leaves Catherine tormented by a ghostly echo of her sister—soon after, her father, giving her his cross necklace, begins to fade away. Written by Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane under the name Catherine Gore, and illustrated by the duo with atmospheric inks and letters, this haunting six-page story lingers in the quiet dread between memory and loss.