The Dark Goodbye

Overview

Hired to locate a missing girl, Detective Max "Mutt" Mason discovers deeper malignant forces at work. Femme fatales soon give way to strange creatures older than humanity, all bent on remaking our world as their own. Mason wants answers, but the solution to this mystery may lie within hidden realms where no man was meant to behold... Tokyopop

Editorial Reviews

Private eye Max "Mutt" Mason is enlisted by the sultry Lavinia Tillinghast to locate her errant twin sister, a mystery woman with secrets to spare. He soon finds himself thrust into an unimaginable sequence of events that, if unchecked, will lead to the return of arcane elder gods and the end of the world. Mason's investigation is fraught with chilling family secrets, corpses--both eviscerated and resuscitated-- and a full slate of other obscure happenings: kidnappings, giant carnivorous plants, women unwillingly sacrificed to the lusts of extra-dimensional horrors and the resulting half-human offspring of those unions. With its Leviathan-sized tentacled wigglies, diabolic rituals, tough guy fisticuffs, books of forbidden knowledge and even a creepy asylum, this heartfelt geekfest merrily blends the genres of crime noir and H.P. Lovecraftian horror fiction. Marraffino's homage-drenched script shamelessly piles on the clich?s and in-jokes (the most groan-inducing of which is a secretary named "Miss Katonic"), while Rausch's jittery artwork achieves the perfect balance between the cartoony and the outright disturbing, resulting in an enjoyable romp. (Apr.)
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Author Information

Bio of Frank Marraffino

When Frank isn't searching for hidden truths lurking beneath the thin veneer of "civilization," he works as head projectionist at New York City's famed Radio City Music Hall.

Bio of Drew Rausch

From the tender age of six, Drew has attempted to explore the macabre underbelly of the world through art. A graduate of the Hussian School of Art and Technology, his other projects include the comic "Sullengrey."

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Additional Info

Imprint

TOKYOPOP, Incorporated

Filesize

65.10 MB

Number of Pages

192

eBook ISBN

9781427814869