Books by Edward Gorey
The West Wing
by Edward Gorey
Look at the design of that cover. Gorey did his own lettering, so beautifully and carefully. The sense of humour appeals to me as well. There are, what, 30 pictures just wandering around a building: pictures of ghosts and mummies and a corpse and a box and various other things. He puts just enough in to intrigue you, to give the atmosphere.
Interviews where books by Edward Gorey were recommended
The Best Comic Books, recommended by Tom Gauld
The cartoonist and illustrator says the relationship between words and pictures is an interesting one. A bad picture book would say “this is an apple”, a good one “this is not a pipe”
