Blackwater

Blackwater (2022–present) is a graphic novel series from Henry Holt and Co., launched with a single issue that adapts Michael McDowell’s Southern Gothic horror saga. The series is helmed by writer and artist Tyler Crook, whose atmospheric, watercolor-heavy artwork brings the eerie, multi-generational tale of the Caskey family’s dark secrets and supernatural ties to a small Alabama river town to vivid life. This adaptation matters for its faithful, visually stunning translation of a cult-favorite horror novel into comics, offering both longtime fans and newcomers a fresh entry point into McDowell’s unsettling world.