Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery

In this single-issue one-shot from Dark Horse, writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith introduce Cal McDonald, a hard-drinking, pill-popping detective whose cases take a turn for the monstrous. Blending noir crime with horror, the story establishes a world where the supernatural is a grim, everyday reality for its cynical protagonist. A key early entry in the Criminal Macabre series, it showcases the distinctive, moody visual style Templesmith would bring to the character's ongoing adventures.