Deep Dark Fears

(Hardback)

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A charmingly creepy collection of 100 illustrated comics based on idiosyncratic and universal "deep dark fears A devilishly funny collection of comics that explores our most gruesome, hilarious, and bizarre fears-and the dangers lurking around every corner. We all have strange, irrational fears-from seeing ghosts in the bedroom mirror to being sucked into a mall escalator or finding yourself miles below the ocean's surface on the deck of a sunken ship. In Deep Dark Fears, animator, illustrator, and cartoonist Fran Krause brings these fears to life in 101 vividly illustrated comics inspired by his wildly popular web comic and based on real fears submitted by online readers. Deep Dark Fearsreveals a primal part of our humanity and highlighting both our idiosyncrasies and our similarities.

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New York Times Best Seller
2016 Eisner Award Nominee

The great thing about Deep Dark Fears is that youll find that youre not the only one with arguably irrational fears; the downside is youll discover way more to be afraid of."
Liz Prince, author of Tomboy and Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed

"Fran Krauses book confirms your worst fears, reminds you of fears you forgot you had, and gives you lots of new ones about things you hadn't even thought of yet. You would think that illustrating fears so beautifully would take the edge off of them, but it turns out that's not true. They are still deeply terrifying and great."
Jon Klassen, author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat

My deep dark fear, as I read this book, was that that on the very next page I'd see my own personal fear, vividly illustratedI had a knot in my stomach, bracing myself for it! When I got to the end and didn't see it, I grew a whole new fear! Does no one share my deep dark fearFran Krause has tapped into the impossible space between you and the worst thing that could happen. Whatever lives in there deserves some company! Isn't it comforting to know there are things you never even thought to be afraid of Well... you'll think to be afraid of them now.
Rebecca Sugar, creator of Cartoon Networks Steven Universe

Deep Dark Fears is a terrifying and funny treasury of secret, irrational fears we obsess over but are too embarrassed to admit. I can't imagine reading this book home alone at night without completely scaring myself to death.
Yumi Sakugawa, author of Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe

Author Bio

FRAN KRAUSE is an animator and cartoonist. He is currently a teacher in the Character Animation Program at CalArts, creator of several cartoons, and the creator of theDeep Dark Fearsweb comic series.