Releasing as part of the latest edition of the Richard Corben library, Dark Horse Books has announced its latest collection called ROWLF AND OTHER FANTASY STORIES. Written and illustrated by the celebrated artist, Grand Prix at Angoulême award-winner, and Will Eisner Hall of Fame member Richard Corben, this collection features a trilogy of werewolf stories in a beautiful hardcover edition, with a brand new introduction by legendary creator Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), a postface by project art director José Villarrubia, a cover gallery, original lettering scripts, and so much more.
This newest edition will be a collection of Rowlf (Corben’s fantasy/sci-fi dystopian masterpiece inspired by Beauty and the Beast), The Beast of Wolfton and its sequel The Spirit of the Beast (love stories of a werewolf family saga), and The Story of Oteg (an adaptation of a Japanese legend by Lafcadio Hearn) for the first time and features restored artwork.
About Rowlf and Other Fantasy Stories:
Rowlf is a postmodern take on Beauty and the Beast that mixes high fantasy with
dystopian science fiction. The Beast of Wolfton and its sequel, The Spirit of the Beast,
are ironic love stories of a werewolf family saga. The book closes with a poignant free
adaptation of one of the Japanese legends by Lafcadio Hearn called The Story of Oteg.
Rowlf and Other Fantasy Stories (128 pages, hardcover, 6.625 x 10.1875)
Praise for Richard Corben:
“He is the mainstay in my collection of original art and one of the most precise and
admirable storytellers in the medium.”—Guillermo del Toro
“Richard Corben…was one of the most gifted artists to emerge from the wonderfully
fertile 1960s underground scene.”—The New York Times
“Mr. Richard Corben… a genuine giant of his chosen medium.”—Alan Moore
“Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne
a long time, above the moving and multi-colored field of world comics, like an effigy of
the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma.”—Mœbius
ROWLF AND OTHER FANTASY STORIES will be available in bookstores on August 4, 2025 and in comic shops on August 5, 2025. It is now available to preorder at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, TFAW, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $39.99.
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