Velvet Rope

Mark Poulton and Stephen Sistilli's Velvet Rope is a single-issue comic from Arcana, launched in 2008, that explores a world where access to an exclusive nightclub leads to a dark, supernatural mystery. The story hinges on the club's velvet rope as a literal and metaphorical barrier between the ordinary and the extraordinary, with Sistilli's art bringing the shadowy, atmospheric setting to life. Though brief, this one-shot stands as a self-contained, moody thriller from the independent publisher.