The Face-Skull

Pat Dorian’s The Face-Skull (2012–present), from Doom & Gloom Comics, is a two-issue, creator-driven series written and drawn entirely by Dorian. A lean, self-contained work, it showcases Dorian’s singular vision—mixing stark, expressive art with a terse, atmospheric narrative. While brief, the series stands as a concentrated example of independent, auteur comic-making in the early 2010s.