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Richard Sala (1959–2020)

Author of Cat Burglar Black

57+ Works 1,029 Members 34 Reviews 4 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: Rich Sala, Richard Sala

Series

The Residents: Freak Show

Works by Richard Sala

Cat Burglar Black (2009) 175 copies, 16 reviews

Delphine (2008) 110 copies, 3 reviews

The Chuckling Whatsit (2005) 98 copies, 3 reviews

Peculia (2002) 69 copies, 3 reviews

Mad Night (2005) 67 copies, 1 review

The Hidden (2011) 65 copies, 2 reviews

Peculia and the Groon Grove Vampires (2005) 59 copies, 2 reviews

The Grave Robber's Daughter (2007) 42 copies, 1 review

The Residents: Freak Show (1992) — Illustrator — 36 copies

In A Glass Grotesquely (2014) 35 copies

Violenzia And Other Deadly Amusements (2015) 32 copies

Maniac Killer Strikes Again!: Delirious, Mysterious Stories (2004) 26 copies, 1 review

Poison Flowers & Pandemonium (2021) 23 copies, 2 reviews

The Bloody Cardinal (2017) 21 copies

Delphine Vol. 1 (Ignatz) (2006) 20 copies

Black Cat Crossing (1993) 20 copies

The Ghastly Ones & Other Fiendish Frolics (1995) 17 copies

Little Book Of Horror: Dracula (2005) — Illustrator — 13 copies

Delphine Vol. 2 (Ignatz) (2007) 13 copies

Phantoms In The Attic (2019) 11 copies

Hypnotic Tales (1992) 9 copies

Delphine Vol. 4 (Ignatz) (2009) 7 copies

Violenzia 4 copies

Evil Eye #1 (1998) 4 copies

Hypnotic Tales (1992) 4 copies

Evil Eye #3 (1999) 3 copies

Evil Eye #4 (1999) 3 copies

Cave Girls of the Lost World (2018) 3 copies

Evil Eye #5 (2000) 3 copies

Evil Eye #10 (2003) 3 copies

PECULIA (2002) 2 copies

PECULIA Y LOS VAMPIROS DEL BOSQUE SINIESTRO (2005) 2 copies

(THE HIDDEN) BY SALA, RICHARD(AUTHOR)Hardcover Sep-2011 2 copies

Evil Eye #7 (2001) 2 copies

Thirteen O'Clock: A Mr. Murmur Adventure (1992) 2 copies

Evil Eye #2 (1998) 2 copies

The Creeps Magazine # 8 2 copies

the creeps # 18 1 copy

Thirteen O'Clock: A Mr. Murmur Adventure 1 copy

The Creeps Magazine Winter 2015/16 Number 4 1 copy

The Creeps Magazine #3 (2015) 1 copy

The Creeps 1 copy

The Creeps Magazine #2 1 copy

Violent Girls (2015) 1 copy

Maniac Killer Strikes Again. 1 copy

Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala (1998-10-28) 1 copy

Unmasked: 44 Portraits (Fantagraphics Mini Comix) 1 copy

The Creeps # 24 1 copy

The Creeps Magazine #1 (2014, Warrant) (2014) 1 copy

Evil Eye #12 (2004) 1 copy

Evil Eye #6 (2000) 1 copy

Evil Eye #8 (2001) 1 copy

Buzz #1 1 copy

The Creeps # 5 1 copy

The Creeps # 31 1 copy

The Creeps # 21 1 copy

Evil Eye 1 1 copy

Associated Works

The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contributor — 634 copies, 3 reviews

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories (2000) — Contributor — 366 copies, 4 reviews

Half-Minute Horrors (2009) — Contributor — 283 copies, 21 reviews

Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (2011) — Illustrator — 204 copies, 28 reviews

The Big Book of Death (Factoid Books) (1995) — Illustrator — 177 copies

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: v .2 (2008) — Contributor — 157 copies, 2 reviews

The New Comics Anthology (1991) — Contributor — 68 copies, 1 review

Doctor Sax and the Great World Snake (2003) — Illustrator — 55 copies

Graphic Classics: Arthur Conan Doyle (2002) — Cover artist - front, some editions — 42 copies

Taboo 2 (1989) — Contributor — 31 copies

The Best of Drawn and Quarterly (2003) — Contributor — 30 copies

The Narrative Corpse: A Chain-Story by 69 Artists (1995) — Contributor — 26 copies

Now 10: The New Comics Anthology (2021) — Contributor — 14 copies, 1 review

World's Greatest Cartoonists: Free Comic Book Day 2017 (2017) — Contributor — 14 copies, 2 reviews

Big Book of Horror (2005) — Illustrator — 13 copies, 1 review

Drawn and Quarterly #7 (1992) — Contributor — 5 copies

Prime Cuts #2 (1987) — Contributor — 4 copies

Prime Cuts: Words & Pictures #1 (1987) — Contributor — 3 copies

Drawn and Quarterly #2 (1990) — Contributor — 3 copies

Rip Off Comix #26 (1990) — Contributor — 3 copies

Drawn and Quarterly #4 (1991) — Contributor — 2 copies

Drawn and Quarterly #3 (1991) — Contributor — 2 copies

Deadline USA vol. 2 # 2 (1992) — Contributor — 2 copies

Drawn and Quarterly #5 (1991) — Cover artist; Contributor — 2 copies

Street Music #1 (1988) — Illustrator; Cover artist — 1 copy

Street Music #5 (1989) — Cover artist — 1 copy

Street Music #3 (1989) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1959
Date of death: 2020
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
Places of residence: Oakland, California, USA
West Chicago, Illinois, USA
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Occupations: cartoonist
illustrator
comic book creator

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Reviews

Grave Robber's Daughter by Richard Sala

Hilarious!! I am very surprised to have found this at the public library, hah! Steve, don't read it. ; P

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sraedi | Feb 2, 2024 |

The Chuckling Whatsit by Richard Sala

A journalist gets caught up in a murder mystery when he takes over a horoscope column. It wants to be all Twin Peaks with oddball characters and secret societies and paranoia and weirdness, but I found the journey dull and the destination pointless -- sort of like Twin Peaks.

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villemezbrown | 2 other reviews | Apr 14, 2023 |

Peculia by Richard Sala

I think I'm just not much of a [a:Richard Sala|224666|Richard Sala|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1416201709p2/224666.jpg] fan. [b:Peculia|808944|Peculia|Richard Sala|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348273466s/808944.jpg|794885] seems to me to be more of a niche read; it's a well-done book but hard to enjoy if it's not your niche. I didn't enjoy/appreciate the way women were depicted throughout the book, either.

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fernandie | 2 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |

Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala

Completely unsatisfactory conclusion, unless there's at least one more book to follow-up on everything left unexplained.

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fernandie | 15 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Lists

Unshelved Book Clubs (1)

70 of the Best Horror Comics (1)

Books Read in 2014 (1)

Awards

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Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Cat Burglar Black (2010)

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Statistics

Works: 57
Also by: 27
Members: 1,029
Popularity: #25,033
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 34
ISBNs: 37
Languages: 2
Favorited: 4

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