El Borbah

El Borbah is a 2005 Fantagraphics one-shot by Charles Burns, collecting the artist's earlier, raw comic strips into a single volume. The series follows a hard-boiled, masked Mexican wrestler turned private eye as he navigates a lurid, surreal world of grotesque crimes and bizarre characters. This collection captures Burns's signature dense, crosshatched style and his fascination with pulp tropes, body horror, and adolescent unease, making it a key entry for fans of his work.