The Hybrid (Gothic) Categories of Manifest Destiny (vols. 1-6)

Abstract

When explorers Lewis and Clark crossed the American border with the unknown in 1804, they were far from understanding what was before them. According to previous records, travel diaries, chronicles, etc., the territory beyond the limits of the young Republic was populated by natives, and by a rosary of brave pioneers. What writer Chris Dingess and artist Matthew Roberts conceived in 2001 was totally opposed to this idea. Their comic series Manifest Destiny, whose sixth volume was released on October 3rd, 2018, shows a reality riddle with monsters belonging to very different categories: zombie- like, vampire-like, hybrid (grotesque) forms, monstrous and anthropophagous animals, magical native sorcerers, etc.