Richard Sala
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| Born | June 2, 1954 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 2020 (aged 65) Oakland, California, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Illustrator |
Notable works | Invisible Hands The Chuckling Whatsit Evil Eye |
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Richard Sala (June 2, 1954 – May 7, 2020) was an American
Biography
Richard Sala was born in
More of a reflection of his art school education than a typical comic book, Night Drive nevertheless ended up opening doors for Sala that would eventually lead to his rediscovering and embracing his childhood love of comics and monsters. The book came to the attention of several individuals who contacted Sala to request work. These included
Sala has continued to be a prolific illustrator and comic book artist. Two of his books, The Chuckling Whatsit and Mad Night, began as
Sala has also worked on projects with
In 2014, Sala began writing and drawing a webcomic entitled Super-Enigmatix, which follows the investigation into a sinister super-criminal.[3] In 2016, Sala began a second webcomic, The Bloody Cardinal, also about a mystery-shrouded super-criminal.[4] The Bloody Cardinal was published in print form by Fantagraphics in 2017.
Death
Sala died on May 7, 2020, at the age of 65 of a heart attack. [5][6][1][7]
Bibliography
- Poison Flowers and Pandemonium (Fantagraphics Books, 2021)
- Carlotta Havoc versus Everybody (unfinished webcomic, 2020)
- The Bloody Cardinal (Fantagraphics Books, 2017)
- Violenzia and Other Deadly Amusements (Fantagraphics Books, 2015)
- In A Glass Grotesquely (Fantagraphics Books, 2014)
- Violenzia (Fantagraphics Books, 2013)
- The Hidden (Fantagraphics Books, 2011)
- Cat Burglar Black (First Second Books, 2009)
- Delphine (4 issues, Fantagraphics Books, 2006–2009; collected by Fantagraphics in 2012)
- The Grave Robber's Daughter (Fantagraphics Books, 2006)
- Dracula (2005) (Volume 3 of IDW's Little Book of Horror Series, in collaboration with Steve Niles)
- Peculia and the Groon Grove Vampires (Fantagraphics Books, 2005)
- Mad Night (Fantagraphics Books, 2005)
- Maniac Killer Strikes Again! Delirious, Mysterious Stories (Fantagraphics Books, 2003)
- Peculia (Fantagraphics Books, 2002)
- Evil Eye (12 issues, Fantagraphics Books, June 1998–June 2004)
- The Chuckling Whatsit (Fantagraphics Books, 1997)
- The Ghastly Ones and Other Fiendish Frolics (Manic D Press, Inc., 1995)
- Black Cat Crossing (Kitchen Sink Press, 1993)
- Thirteen O'Clock (Dark Horse Comics, 1992)
- Hypnotic Tales (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992)
- Night Drive (self-published, 1984)
References
- ^ a b Dean, Michael. "Richard Sala 1955-2020," The Comics Journal (MAY 12, 2020).
- ^ Sullivan, Darcy. "The Richard Sala Interview by Darcy Sullivan," The Comics Journal #208 (November 1998).
- ^ Davis, Lauren (23 July 2014). "This Nefarious Webcomic Evildoer Is Every Bond Villain Rolled Into One". io9.com. Gawker Media. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Sala, Richard (23 February 2016). "New web-comic THE CARDINAL debuts!". hereliesrichardsala.blogspot.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Siqueira, Cris. "Lion's Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira remembers cartoonist Richard Sala". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Fantagraphics Books Twitter feed". Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Richard Sala
External links
- Official website
- Lambiek Comiclopedia article.
- Tumblr
- Web Comic: SUPER-ENIGMATIX
- The Beat on Sala's life and work
- John Freeman of DownTheTubes.net on Sala's life and work
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