Violent Cases

Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Violent Cases, published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1994, is a haunting, atmospheric one-shot that explores memory, violence, and the murky edges of storytelling. Through a man's recollections of his childhood visits to an elderly osteopath—who once worked for Al Capone—the comic weaves a hypnotic, dreamlike narrative. McKean's experimental, painterly art perfectly complements Gaiman's lyrical prose, making this an early, essential collaboration between the two creators that foreshadows their later work on The Sandman and Mr. Punch. It remains a quietly influential gem of 1990s alternative comics.