Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse Omnibus
By (Author) Ben Templesmith
Idea & Design Works
Idea & Design Works
1st April 2017
29th March 2016
United States
General
Fiction
Horror and supernatural fiction
741.5973
Paperback
394
Width 151mm, Height 229mm, Spine 22mm
862g
Wormwood is an intergalactic, inter-dimensional, immortal, happy-go-lucky larval worm-thing with a liking for fine stout, strippers, and most of the other vices planet Earth has on offer. Oh yeah, and he wears corpses like suits. Follow along as Wormwood, his robotic drinking companion Mr. Pendulum, and his new hire Phoebe take on demonic beings nesting in humans, nasty leprechauns, and face the revenge of the Brotherhood of the Calamari. Collects issues #0-8, the One-Shot, Calamari Rising #1-4, and Last Call.
Ben Templesmithis aNew York Timesbest selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been30 Days of Night(which spawned a major motion picture) andFell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serialWormwood- Gentleman Corpse, as well asWelcome to Hoxford, andSingularity 7, all of which he also wrote.