Elizabeth Bathory

Over seven issues from 2002 to 2004, Fantagraphics published Raulo Cáceres's singular take on the notorious 16th-century Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Bathory. Written and illustrated entirely by Cáceres, this series blends historical horror with a darkly poetic, expressionistic art style, reframing its infamous protagonist not as a simple monster but as a complex, tragic figure. It stands as a distinctive, creator-driven work that explores the legend's bloody mythos with an unflinching, artistic sensibility.