The Dancing Plague

In The Dancing Plague, writer and artist Gareth Brookes brings a haunting historical event to vivid life for SelfMadeHero. This single-issue comic explores the mysterious 1518 outbreak in Strasbourg, where scores of people danced uncontrollably for days. Brookes blends meticulous research with a visceral, expressionistic visual style, using hand-embroidered panels and bold colors to capture the frenzy and fear. It’s a striking, standalone graphic novella that reimagines a bizarre chapter of history with empathy and eerie beauty.