La Chenille

Suehiro Maruo, a master of erotic grotesque manga, adapts Edogawa Ranpo’s classic Japanese mystery tale in this 2010 one-shot from Le Lézard Noir. With Maruo handling both writing and art, the story follows a man whose obsessive pursuit of a mysterious woman leads him into a nightmarish labyrinth of desire and decay. The volume, co-written by Miyako Slocombe, distills Ranpo’s psychological horror into Maruo’s signature, meticulously detailed style. It’s a striking, standalone entry in the publisher’s catalog, showcasing the dark elegance of a legendary creative partnership.