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I recently picked up a copy of cult author Edward Gorey's Amphigorey, a collection of illustrated comic verse, originally from fifteen books, first published between 1953 and 1965. It's full of dark dystopian gothic images, with versatile edgy narratives, outlined in verse. In many ways it can be seen as a forerunner to Tim Burton's well known work of the same ilk: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy. The image from the left is not from the book, but gives a small taste of the style of drawing, and just a hint of the wit which pervades the text. Love it. ISBN: 0-14-012903-0.