The Crow

James O'Barr's The Crow, published by Kitchen Sink Press beginning in 1993, is a singular, self-contained graphic novel that spawned a franchise. O'Barr wrote and illustrated this dark, gothic revenge story, channeling personal tragedy into a starkly beautiful and violent tale of a man resurrected by a supernatural crow to avenge his own murder and that of his fiancée. Its raw emotional power and striking black-and-white art made it an influential touchstone in the alternative comics scene of the early '90s.