Black Dahlia
Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia

Treasury of XXth Century Murder

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

80 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Paperback

Paperback, $9.99 (US $9.99) (CA $12.99)

Publication Date: December 2018

ISBN 9781681121789

Price: $9.99
 
 

Overview

Eisner Award winner Geary takes us through the twists and turns of a captivating unsolved mystery in this latest installment of his Treasury of XXth Century Murder

On January 15, 1947, a woman walking with her daughter in a Los Angeles neighborhood passed what looked to be a discarded mannequin. It turned out to be the body of Elizabeth Short: posed, drained of blood, meticulously scrubbed, and cut in two. From this point, Geary reconstitutes and reveals for us the life of this 22-year-old woman who had become known as "Black Dahlia" because of her striking appearance. How could her life have ended in such a ghastly fashion? Was it a jealous boyfriend, a rejected suitor, or one of LA's notorious mafia members, with whom she had been connected? The case gets more complex when, days later, a local newspaper receives a cut-out letter from an anonymous "Black Dahlia Avenger" admitting to the crime.

Reviews

"As usual, his black-and-white line art gives the stories a slightly retro, though never nostalgic, feel, with a tinge of weirdness to the chronicle of transgressions that reveal higher truths in their gruesomeness." —Publishers Weekly starred review

"Clearly delineates the intricacies of this still-intriguing case." —Booklist?

"Geary is an accomplished cartoonist and storyteller, and these installments in his long-running series on American crime are sure to satisfy fans of graphic novels and true crime alike." —Tom Batten, Library Journal

Author Biography

Rick Geary is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who has been published by Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Heavy Metal magazine, Rolling Stone, National Lampoon and the New York Times Book Review, to name a few. He lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico, with his wife, Deborah.