Acclaimed Comic Creators Make Horror a Family Affair with Pixu: The Mark of Evil

“The story telling [in Pixu] is beautiful, creating a real sense of dread and supernatural menace. Smart, subtle and genuinely disturbing.”—Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy

The 2008 Eisner Award-winning team for Best Anthology -- New York residents Becky Cloonan (American Virgin), and Vasilis Lolos (Last Call), and their close friends, the Brazilian twins Gabriel Bá (The Umbrella Academy) and Fábio Moon (Sugarshock) -- have reunited to create one of the most–talked–about comics collaborations of the year, Pixu: The Mark of Evil.

This gripping tale of urban horror follows the lives of five lonely tenants – strangers -- whose lives become intertwined when they discover a dark mark scrawled on the walls of their building. The horror sprouts quite innocently from a small seed and finds life as something otherworldly, damaged, full of love, hate, fear, and power. As the walls come alive, everyone is slowly driven mad -- defenseless against the evil in the building, stripped of free will, leaving only confusion, chaos, and eventual death.

Originally self-published as a two-volume book, this groundbreaking work receives a deluxe presentation in a hardcover edition featuring never–before–seen concept illustrations from each of the artists.

“The passion and zeal that Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fábio Moon, and Vasilis Lolos bring to comics is contagious,” said Pixu editor Sierra Hahn. “Accomplished cartoonists in their own right, their collaborative efforts have garnered them much deserved acclaim from the comics community and fans alike. Dark Horse is honored to bring their lushly illustrated, poetically articulated book of horror to the masses.”

This hardcover collection arrives on shelves July 15, 2009, carrying a $17.95 price tag.