Charles Burns is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He is most famous for his high-contrast and creepy artwork and stories. His earlier work included contributions to Art Spiegelman's comic magazine entitled "Raw." His work concentrates on the tensions between innocence and evil. His work combines fresh looking lines with issuses such as horror and sex.






A strip from "Black Hole"
I noticed the use of different
narrative techniques.





Beneath theses images of horror and other themes lurk the real traumas of childhood, traumas of loss and alienation. Dreams and symbols play a major role the development of character and theme.

Burns's work posesses a graphic style that is instantly recogniseable.