Phantasmagoria by Juan “El” Torres

Phantasmagoria is a horror/fantasy graphic novel suitable for middle-grade through adults, in a story set in Victorian London. Written by award-winning European writer El Torres with illustrations by Joe Bocardo.

In Victorian London, an occult lodge has released into our world an entity, an Intruder from the Other Side of our reality. The creature possesses a young lady, driving her to create a magical artifact: The Phantom Lens, which absorbs the souls of the recently dead. Two brothers, two enemies locked in an eternal feud that has lasted thousands of years: Professor Hawke and Edwin Drodd. A black and white, self-conclusive graphic novel that brings us back to the Penny Dreadful times with ghosts, spirits, and magic.

Juan “El” Torres (Writrer): Juan “El” Torres (Spain, 1972) is a comic book writer, who likes to scribble headshots when signing his award-winning books, ruining them.

His work is defined by the use of well-known tropes of popular culture, always with a twist.

His books have been published in USA, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and they have guaranteed him a lot of nominations and awards in Europe, and even being Eisner-nominated for "Ghost of Gaudí", which is something he never tires of repeating to everyone.

He’s also an acceptable letterer.

Joe Bocardo (Artist): Joe Bocardo (Cadiz, 1980) Resident in Seville since 1994. Illustrator of comics such as Phantasmagoria and Barbarian Blood, both published by Karras Comics and scripted by El Torres. Now he’s working with Scout Comics with books like The Recount, The Shepherd, and the miniseries The West Moon Chronicle.

He is also the most handsome artist in his area and the one who poses best in photos while looking at the infinite.