Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira
The Graphic Novel
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
In 2021, Cassandra Peterson (better known to the world as the horror hostess with the mostest Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) told the story of her personal life, her experiences in show business, and the creation of her iconic character, Elvira. Now David Avallone, the prolific modern writer of Elvira’s comic-book exploits, teams up with illustrator Mariano Benitez Chapo to reanimate her memoir — this time, as a graphic novel that delves into her struggles with self-image, relationships, and career in a candid and revealing account of her life. This is the indispensable behind the curtains look at one of the biggest icons of horror and entertainment.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524128326 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1524128325 |
| Author: | Cassandra Peterson, David Avallone, Mariano Benitez-Chapo |
| Publisher: | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Imprint: | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 273mm |
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her role as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, a horror and pop culture icon. She gained fame hosting “Elvira’s Movie Macabre” and has appeared in several films and television shows, including “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark” and “Elvira’s Haunted Hills.” While she is primarily an actress and comedian, her character Elvira has appeared in various comic book series.
David Avallone is a freelancer from a long line of freelancers, born to a pulp fiction writer (Michael) and women’s rights activist (Frances). Since graduating from Bard College in 1987, David has been involved mostly in independent film production (as a writer, editor, director, producer, actor, etc.), but in 2014 he branched out into comic book writing, mostly with Dynamite Comics. With them, he’s written LEGENDERRY: VAMPIRELLA, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE SHADOW, DOC SAVAGE: RING OF FIRE, BETTIE PAGE and ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK. For American Mythology, he’s written ZORRO: SWORDS OF BLOOD, and for Kevin Eastman Studios he’s writes DRAWING BLOOD and THE RADICALLY REARRANGED RONIN RAGDOLLS. He lives in Hollywood, California with his delightful wife Augusta, aka filmmaker, costumer and burlesque icon Penny Starr Jr., and three cats who may or may not be secretly radically rearranged.
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