Black Hole

stephanieohdee recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Dark, disturbing, and exquisite.

zchillman recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

With his use of just two colors--black and white--Charles Burns captures adolescent isolation in horrifyingly poetic way.

Black Hole chronicles the challenging decisions and the strange feelings that teens experience as they turn into adults. As someone who studied to teach high school English, this needs to be on more reading lists, or at least on hand to let students know they're not alone.

mkrumbein recommended this 2 years, 7 months ago

Sharp inking and dense, deep blacks set the mood for dread in this comic. Handles its allegory of adolescence=mutation surprisingly well. Some moments that are both creepy and sexy.
Cons: Much of the horror is set at a slow burn.

ictus recommended this 3 years, 10 months ago

Great depiction of adolescence.
Big inspiration for the band The Knife, see e.g. the style of the cover of Fever Ray.