Tales of Modern Tragedy

From 2003 to 2007, Laura Kenins brought a quiet, unsettling intimacy to horror comics with Tales of Modern Tragedy, a five-issue series published by Birch Control. Each issue stands alone as a self-contained short story, exploring the mundane dread and cold ironies of contemporary life rather than supernatural monsters. Kenins’s stark, expressive artwork and sharp pacing made this a distinctive, understated voice in early-2000s indie comics, earning a cult audience for its ability to find tragedy in the everyday.