Alraune

A dark, psychological horror-fantasy series from Fantagraphics, Alraune ran for eight issues between 2001 and 2004. Written by Kim Thompson and Rochus Hahn, with moody, evocative art by Toni Greis, it reimagines the classic German legend of the mandrake root as a modern, unsettling tale of obsession and the unnatural. The series stands out for its atmospheric, European-inflected storytelling and its place in Fantagraphics’ early-2000s push for mature, creator-driven genre work.