The Crow

The original graphic novel that was the basis for the hit movies and television show is now back in print. Writer and artist O'Barr created "The Crow"--a supernatural force driven by equal parts love and revenge--in the early 1980s as a response to a personal tragedy. Today it is a multimedia empire. Photos.

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The original graphic novel that was the basis for the hit movies and television show -- now back in print.

Writer and artist J. O'Barr created The Crow -- a supernatural force driven by equal parts love and revenge -- in the early 1980s as a response to a personal tragedy. Today, The Crow has spawned a multimedia empire, with three films -- the first of which grossed nearly $100 million dollars worldwide -- a novel series, and an ongoing television show. And now Pocket Books is proud to be re-releasing the classic graphic novel that started it all.

On the eve of Halloween -- Devil's Night -- members of a street gang kill nice guy Eric Draven and his fiancee. Unable to rest, his spirit returns from the dead, led by a crow, to seek retribution against those who have wronged him and the woman he loved. Now, while Shelly rests in her grave, Eric haunts each gang member, terrorizing them and forcing them to feel the pain of his loss before he kills them. Eric is shadowed by an enigmatic crow, who tries to convince him to rest in peace before he begins his vengeful role.