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d e a t h . o f . a . w i t c h written by a. a. attanasio illustrated by john bergin . . note: to view a larger version of each image, click on the image . the power of the witch is in her hair. the ones who killed her knew this. they cut off her long tresses, tied them into devil's shoelaces, and bound her hands and feet. now she lies on her back, naked, still...her blank, insensate stare fixed on the night sky...the black of her pupils blown wide...and in them, the inverted reflections of the star-whorls, the spiral stairways we descend, bodies falling out of the lucent darkness of the heavens... so begins death of a witch. the story takes place on a cold october night. a witch is dead. her mutilated corpse lies in a forest not far from the village where her killers live. from out of the night sky, beings of light arrive to retrieve her soul. they are magical beings. their bodies of light harden into powerful, supreme beings. they have come for the ones who killed the witch. you and i charcoal, graphite you linger over her charcoal, graphite . 14 x 17 i rise charcoal, graphite spine of a hill charcoal, graphite she cries charcoal, graphite . a review of death of a witch: city culture magazine . the official web site of: a. a. attanasio . the big bigfoot book featuring death of a witch 124 page b/w trade paperback $7.95 In the Pacific Northwest lives a famous being that almost no one has seen. A monster so legendary that it is known the world over. The Indians called it Sasquatch. We call it the Bigfoot. Join Richard Klaw, co-editor of the Eisner nominated Weird Business, and his friends as they explore eight different realities of this legendary creature. The Big Bigfoot Book features all original work from A.A. Attanasio, Neal Barrett, Jr., John Bergin, Dan Burr, Bill D. Fountain, Phil Hester, Batton Lash, Newt Manwich, Paul O. Miles, Norman Partridge, Doug Potter, Joe Pruett, Fernando Ramirez, William Browning Spencer, and Mark London Williams. Front cover by Mark Nelson. Back cover by Ted Naifeh. Edited by Richard Klaw. to order: mojo comics . mojo comics also published an anthology titled weird business which featured coccyx by john bergin . . return to: main gallery . . grinder tool & die ©2001.