| Criminal Macabre | |||
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 Cover of Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery (2003), trade paperback collected edition, art by Ben Templesmith | |||
| First appearance | "Big Head" (1990) | ||
| Created by | Steve Niles | ||
| Publication information | |||
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics Image Comics | ||
| Schedule | Monthly | ||
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| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Fly in My Eye and Dark Horse Presents and a set of limited series and one-shot comics. | ||
| Genre | |||
| Publication date | 1990 – Ongoing | ||
| Main character(s) | Cal McDonald | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Niles | ||
| Artist(s) | Jim Whiting Ben Templesmith Kelley Jones Kyle Hotz Nick Stakal | ||
| Reprints | |||
| Collected editions | |||
| Criminal Macabre | ISBN 1-56971-935-7 | ||
| Last Train to Deadsville | ISBN 1-5930-7107-8 | ||
Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery is a comic book series starring Cal McDonald, an antihero American comic book character created in 1990 by writer Steve Niles. The character's adventures have been published by Dark Horse Comics and later IDW Publishing.
Cal himself is akin to John Constantine, a DC Comics paranormal detective. He takes illicit drugs, and befriends a network of ghouls to assist him in his cases. Policemen do not really care to be involved with Cal.