Epix #4/1991 (84)
"Black Orchid del 1" introduces a haunting, dreamlike tale from Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, whose distinctive art and storytelling blend surreal imagery with emotional depth. When Lex Luthor orchestrates the murder of Black Orchid I, the story shifts to Phil Sylvian’s memories of his childhood with Susan Linden, the genetically engineered orchid known as Black Orchid II—revealing a past tangled with loss, identity, and the blurred line between life and creation. Cover by Dave McKean.
In this gripping tale from Epix #4, a mysterious murder sets off a chain of revelations as Phil Sylvian recounts his past with Susan Linden to the genetically engineered orchid known as Black Orchid II. With Susan’s death a tragic mystery and her former husband Carl Thorne released from prison, old wounds resurface and the line between memory and creation begins to blur.
In a jungle where legend and danger blur, Albert Fosdyke ventures into the forbidden city of Irr on a mission to place a box of tripe. Meanwhile, Tom Fosdyke races against time to retrieve the deadly tripeball used in the brutal game of tripespelet in Little Mangling. As secrets surface, even the most private moments—like Bert Rumbold’s svensexa—hold revelations that could change everything.
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↩ Reprints Black Orchid #1 (1988), Bis auf die Knochen #[nn] (1990)
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