It Shines and Shakes and Laughs

Milk Shadow Books launched this singular, ongoing series by Tim Molloy in 2012, a single issue that unfolds as a haunting, wordless journey through a surreal, subterranean world. Molloy’s densely crosshatched black-and-white art drives the narrative, following a lone, lantern-bearing figure through strange, shifting landscapes that feel both ancient and alien. It stands as a distinctive, atmospheric work of silent comics, showcasing the power of visual storytelling to evoke dread and wonder without a single line of dialogue.