If I’m going to be facing my eldritch nightmares, I’m really hoping it’s as cute as Cthulu Cat. New from Dark Horse Manage, tis one-shot color manga from Padania is a collection of tributes to cats and H.P. Lovecraft stories. The English edition is translated by Zack Davisson and lettered by Steve Dutro.
Here’s the official synopsis:
An ordinary Japanese high school student takes home an abandoned supernatural cat left in a cardboard box. Maybe he shouldn’t have meddled with kitties beyond human comprehension—after all, it had tentacles where its whiskers should have been! But it’s too late now. With no Elder Sign on the cat door, soon the pick of the Mythos litter starts to invade his house, as furry and feline versions of Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, and other adorable Lovecraftian horrors blast his mind, whisper impossible secrets, and generally get underfoot!
Ph’nglui mglw’nfah Cthulhu Cat R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagnya!
(“In his house in R’lyeh dead Cthulhu Cat waits dreaming, meow!”)
Cthulhu Cat comes to bookstores September 17, 2024.
