The Amazing Screw-On Head

In this standalone 2010 Dark Horse one-shot, Mike Mignola presents a delirious Victorian-era spy thriller starring a literal screw-on-headed secret agent for Abraham Lincoln. The creator of Hellboy writes and draws this brisk, self-contained tale of a mystical artifact, a mad scientist, and a zombie Theodore Roosevelt. It matters as a pure, unadulterated burst of Mignola’s idiosyncratic imagination, distilling his love of folklore, pulp adventure, and deadpan absurdity into a single unforgettable issue.