Agujero Negro

Charles Burns’s Agujero Negro, originally serialized from 1999 to 2005 by Ediciones La Cúpula, is a haunting, black-and-white horror drama set in the suburbs of 1970s Seattle. The 12-issue series follows a group of teenagers whose lives are upended by a sexually transmitted disease that causes bizarre, surreal mutations. Burns’s meticulous, moody artwork and unsettling narrative create a dreamlike exploration of adolescence, alienation, and the body’s betrayals. This is a landmark work of graphic fiction, revered for its singular vision and its unflinching, poetic take on the anxieties of youth.