Stagger Lee

In 2006, Image Comics published a single, potent issue of Stagger Lee, a graphic novella by writer Derek McCulloch and artist Shepherd Hendrix. The book reexamines the infamous, century-old folk murder ballad, using its stark, evocative art to explore the tangled roots of race, violence, and myth in American culture. It’s a lean, powerful work that stands as a thoughtful meditation on how a true-crime story becomes legend.