Pre-order ships early December
For mature readers; contains sexual content and thematic material
-$75.00 cover price
-6.625 × 10.25”
-400 pages
-Hardcover
-ISBN: 9781640411135
-Variant cover
-Cloth quarter-binding
-Limited to 500 copies
-Signed by Wendy Pini
-Includes the 366-page graphic novel
-Contains Poe’s original story with new illustrations
-Afterword by Wendy Pini
-Sketchbook section
A decadent far-future gothic nightmare!
Masque of the Red Death is a sweeping, 400-page graphic novel reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, conceived, written and illustrated by internationally renowned creator Wendy Pini. This definitive edition presents the full 366-page graphic novel, includes Poe’s original story The Mask of the Red Death, newly illustrated by Wendy Pini, and concludes with an afterword and curated sketchbook section.
Set in a decadent far-future world of scientific excess and looming catastrophe, the story follows brilliant geneticist Anton Prosper, whose pursuit of immortality leads to a discovery that spirals into a bio-technical plague threatening all life. When the enigmatic young prodigy Steffan Kabala enters his orbit, their bond ignites a transformative passion that reshapes both their destinies—and the fate of the world.
Developed over two decades in Wendy Pini’s imagination, this deeply personal opus draws on gothic horror traditions while blending influences from Japanese manga, anime, and Chinese donghua to create haunting, hallucinatory visions of beauty and terror. As re-envisioned here, Poe’s fatalism gives way to a radical reframing: even in the shadow of death, love endures as the ultimate force.
A tragic love story, techno-thriller, and gothic fantasy in equal measure, this long-awaited work stands as Wendy Pini’s personal, ambitious reinterpretation of Poe’s legacy, and a striking meditation on mortality, desire, and hope.
About Wendy Pini
Eisner Award and Harvey Award Hall of Fame inductee Wendy Pini has been drawing literally since the age of two, and has worked for Marvel, DC, First Comics, Comico, Ace, Berkley, Tor Books, and many other publishers. She is the co-creator, writer, artist, and colorist for the long-running fantasy graphic novel series ElfQuest, widely acknowledged as “the first American manga.” She wrote and painted two "Beauty and the Beast" graphic novels, based on the original TV series, as well as a critically acclaimed 400-page dark, futuristic reimagining of Poe's Masque of the Red Death, currently in development with an award-winning team as a thriller for the musical theatre. In 2022 she story-edited scripts for Season One of Dagaz Media and Realm.fm’s 10-episode Audio Movie adaptation of the first ElfQuest novelization, Journey to Sorrow’s End. Her award-winning motion-comic version of Masque may be seen on Amazon Prime Video.
Pre-order ships early December
For mature readers; contains sexual content and thematic material
-$75.00 cover price
-6.625 × 10.25”
-400 pages
-Hardcover
-ISBN: 9781640411135
-Variant cover
-Cloth quarter-binding
-Limited to 500 copies
-Signed by Wendy Pini
-Includes the 366-page graphic novel
-Contains Poe’s original story with new illustrations
-Afterword by Wendy Pini
-Sketchbook section
A decadent far-future gothic nightmare!
Masque of the Red Death is a sweeping, 400-page graphic novel reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, conceived, written and illustrated by internationally renowned creator Wendy Pini. This definitive edition presents the full 366-page graphic novel, includes Poe’s original story The Mask of the Red Death, newly illustrated by Wendy Pini, and concludes with an afterword and curated sketchbook section.
Set in a decadent far-future world of scientific excess and looming catastrophe, the story follows brilliant geneticist Anton Prosper, whose pursuit of immortality leads to a discovery that spirals into a bio-technical plague threatening all life. When the enigmatic young prodigy Steffan Kabala enters his orbit, their bond ignites a transformative passion that reshapes both their destinies—and the fate of the world.
Developed over two decades in Wendy Pini’s imagination, this deeply personal opus draws on gothic horror traditions while blending influences from Japanese manga, anime, and Chinese donghua to create haunting, hallucinatory visions of beauty and terror. As re-envisioned here, Poe’s fatalism gives way to a radical reframing: even in the shadow of death, love endures as the ultimate force.
A tragic love story, techno-thriller, and gothic fantasy in equal measure, this long-awaited work stands as Wendy Pini’s personal, ambitious reinterpretation of Poe’s legacy, and a striking meditation on mortality, desire, and hope.
About Wendy Pini
Eisner Award and Harvey Award Hall of Fame inductee Wendy Pini has been drawing literally since the age of two, and has worked for Marvel, DC, First Comics, Comico, Ace, Berkley, Tor Books, and many other publishers. She is the co-creator, writer, artist, and colorist for the long-running fantasy graphic novel series ElfQuest, widely acknowledged as “the first American manga.” She wrote and painted two "Beauty and the Beast" graphic novels, based on the original TV series, as well as a critically acclaimed 400-page dark, futuristic reimagining of Poe's Masque of the Red Death, currently in development with an award-winning team as a thriller for the musical theatre. In 2022 she story-edited scripts for Season One of Dagaz Media and Realm.fm’s 10-episode Audio Movie adaptation of the first ElfQuest novelization, Journey to Sorrow’s End. Her award-winning motion-comic version of Masque may be seen on Amazon Prime Video.
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