Strange Cases: A Graphic Novel
Autor Riotbonesen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 noi 2026
In the wake of his attorney mother's sudden death, dutiful law student Jude Aguilar returns to the town of Lazaro to take over her practice—but the only thing stranger than the peculiar cases she left behind are the clients themselves.
As the cases unfold, Jude uncovers a tapestry of family secrets and local monsters. Can he save Lazaro, his mother's legacy, and himself before it all goes up in flames?
- The new-adult debut from queer creator Riotbones
- Coming-of-age paranormal horror meets crime drama
- An uncanny world inspired by Filipino and European history
- Lush, atmospheric, gothic graphic novel art
- The gloom of Emily Carroll meets the socio-political drama of Jose Rizal
Step onto the streets of Lazaro, where justice and monstrosity blur and leave an indelible mark.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9798881602192
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 157 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Colecția Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 157 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Colecția Andrews McMeel Publishing
Notă biografică
Riotbones is a queer Filipino illustrator and comic artist with a passion for all things haunting, dark, and tender—anything that celebrates the euphoria and devastation of the human condition. Bones holds a master’s degree with distinction in critical and cultural theory from the University of Leeds and graduated summa cum laude and as the class valedictorian from the College of Fine Arts in 2022 at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
They worked for Adarna House's comics imprint and Anino Comics and have self-published several short comics: The AO-33 Nebula, Nest, Homecoming, and The Body from the River, which was a part of the 2023 ShortBox Comics Fair. Specializing in narrative work and illustration, they've worked for magazines, video games, books, and TTRPGS, having collaborated with clients such as Dark Horse Comics and DANGEN Entertainment. Outside of illustration, they are also a longtime activist and journalist, participating in solidarity events and writing about the ongoing struggles of marginalized communities in the Philippines.
They worked for Adarna House's comics imprint and Anino Comics and have self-published several short comics: The AO-33 Nebula, Nest, Homecoming, and The Body from the River, which was a part of the 2023 ShortBox Comics Fair. Specializing in narrative work and illustration, they've worked for magazines, video games, books, and TTRPGS, having collaborated with clients such as Dark Horse Comics and DANGEN Entertainment. Outside of illustration, they are also a longtime activist and journalist, participating in solidarity events and writing about the ongoing struggles of marginalized communities in the Philippines.
Recenzii
"Lush, moody, and riveting. Riotbones stylishly blends the taut plot of a great procedural with a powerful dose of horror.”
(Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity, Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy, and Star Wars: Poe Dameron Free Fall)
"A gorgeously illustrated and hauntingly atmospheric tropical gothic graphic novel. Riotbones weaves religious and folkloric horror imagery, political legal drama, and the Philippines’ dark colonial past and murky waters into an intricate work of art."
(Cat Aquino, author of Champion of the Rose)
“With its intensely atmospheric setting and brilliant writing, Strange Cases stands tall as one of the best graphic novels of 2026.”
(The Comics Beat)
“Crime drama meets magical realism in a lushly rendered turn-of-the-century Philippines in illustrator and video game designer Riotbones’s ravishing debut[…] Riotbones’s art drips with gothic glamor, sprawling into collage-style page layouts with layers of colors and patterns, all shimmering with a finish that suggests lacquer or antique paper. It’s a decadent treat for fans of dark fantasy.”
(Publishers Weekly)
“Jude is a law student who returns to the town of Lazaro to take over his late mother’s law practice. He soon discovers that his mother was keeping secrets, and his clients are monstrous in every sense of the word. This gothic graphic novel looks like a fascinating mash-up: it’s paranormal horror meets crime drama set in a world inspired by Filipino and European history.”
(BookRiot)
“This is a beautifully illustrated and atmospheric pick for readers looking for an episodic series of supernatural mysteries.”
(Booklist)
“Strange Cases is a graphic novel in the growing adult gothic horror genre that will please a wide audience of readers whether they love graphic novels or avoid them like the black plague. This one will change minds and hearts of fans of gothic horror, legal thrillers, or Filipino folklore. Riotbones, 26, created this entryway into something riveting and strange.”
(Positively Filipino)
“When law student Jude Aguilar’s mother dies, he goes back to the town of Lazaro, in an anachronistic 19th-century Philippines, to take over her law practice. What he finds are strange cases (and even stranger clients), and secrets galore. This coming-of-age graphic novel incorporates European gothic elements and Filipino culture to delightful effect.”
(BookRiot)
(Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity, Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy, and Star Wars: Poe Dameron Free Fall)
"A gorgeously illustrated and hauntingly atmospheric tropical gothic graphic novel. Riotbones weaves religious and folkloric horror imagery, political legal drama, and the Philippines’ dark colonial past and murky waters into an intricate work of art."
(Cat Aquino, author of Champion of the Rose)
“With its intensely atmospheric setting and brilliant writing, Strange Cases stands tall as one of the best graphic novels of 2026.”
(The Comics Beat)
“Crime drama meets magical realism in a lushly rendered turn-of-the-century Philippines in illustrator and video game designer Riotbones’s ravishing debut[…] Riotbones’s art drips with gothic glamor, sprawling into collage-style page layouts with layers of colors and patterns, all shimmering with a finish that suggests lacquer or antique paper. It’s a decadent treat for fans of dark fantasy.”
(Publishers Weekly)
“Jude is a law student who returns to the town of Lazaro to take over his late mother’s law practice. He soon discovers that his mother was keeping secrets, and his clients are monstrous in every sense of the word. This gothic graphic novel looks like a fascinating mash-up: it’s paranormal horror meets crime drama set in a world inspired by Filipino and European history.”
(BookRiot)
“This is a beautifully illustrated and atmospheric pick for readers looking for an episodic series of supernatural mysteries.”
(Booklist)
“Strange Cases is a graphic novel in the growing adult gothic horror genre that will please a wide audience of readers whether they love graphic novels or avoid them like the black plague. This one will change minds and hearts of fans of gothic horror, legal thrillers, or Filipino folklore. Riotbones, 26, created this entryway into something riveting and strange.”
(Positively Filipino)
“When law student Jude Aguilar’s mother dies, he goes back to the town of Lazaro, in an anachronistic 19th-century Philippines, to take over her law practice. What he finds are strange cases (and even stranger clients), and secrets galore. This coming-of-age graphic novel incorporates European gothic elements and Filipino culture to delightful effect.”
(BookRiot)
Descriere
A rakish law student inherits his late mother's practice—and its beastly secrets—in this sumptuous gothic graphic-novel debut from Riotbones, perfect for fans of James Tynion IV and paranormal crime dramas.