Most issues were printed in sepia or black and white , giving them a gritty, cinematic feel that matched their macabre subject matter.
The title of the comic itself is a nod to a famous 19th-century historical anthology, , which documented the most tragic and violent episodes of Mexican history, from the Spanish Conquest to the execution of Maximilian I.
En el vasto universo de la novela gráfica y la literatura esotérica, pocas obras han logrado un híbrido tan fascinante como . No se trata de un simple pasatiempo ilustrado, sino de una adaptación visual de uno de los textos más complejos y profundos de la filosofía y la psicología en Colombia: El Libro Rojo del maestro Carlos Castaneda.
The series is famous for its painted covers, often featuring striking horror imagery like vampires, skulls, and "femme fatale" figures.