Night Drive, Richard Sala
In English, 64 colour pages, hardcover, 287 x 222 x 13 mm, Fantagraphics, June 2025
When Richard Sala passed away in 2020, he left behind a unique oeuvre of graphic novels and illustrations, fueled by a macabre fantasy and a love of dark mysteries and vintage monsters. Like David Lynch, Sala was a painter who turned to a narrative medium that allowed him to create inventive stories inspired by influences as disparate as French crime fiction, the dark humor of Charles Addams, the surreal poetry of Jorge Luis Borges, and his own penchant for all things gleefully macabre and sinister. Originally published independently in an edition of 500 copies in 1984, "Night Drive" marked the creative emergence of a singular talent that found its place with the security of an artist endowed with an innate mastery of his craft and vision. Edited by longtime friend, Dana Marie Andra, and drawn by friend and colleague, Daniel Clowes, this graphic novel is complemented with rare artwork, interviews with Sala about the book, and an essay by Andra. "Night Drive" by Richard Sala published by Fantagraphics in 2025.
