Rare Flavours
Rare Flavours
By Ram V & Filipe Andrade. Published by Boom!
Softcover, 160 pages, Colour, 2024.
A demonically delicious culinary chronicle from the acclaimed, award-nominated team behind The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, painstakingly prepared for fans of Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts and Eat The Rich!
"Peppered with myths, culinary history, and recipes, this is a terrifying trip to savor." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"Ram V and Filipe Andrade cook up a tale worthy of Gaiman or Bourdain." - ComicsOnline
"With wondrous depictions of simple recipes, deep-seated emotional experiences, and a sense of wonder at the mundane, it summons an odyssey of memory bound to remind readers of the most profound flavors from their own past."—ComicBook.com
Discover the tantalizing tale of Rubin Baksh, a demonic Rakshasa with a down-to-earth dream of being the next Anthony Bourdain. To achieve his vision, Rubin enlists Mo, a filmmaker who has seen better days, to document the world-renowned cuisine of India and the people behind such glorious food. But little does Mo know that there’s more to Rubin than meets the eye, and the mortals play a darker role in the show than they were prepared for... Entice your palate and feast on the follow up offering from the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr team of Ram V (Detective Comics, Blue In Green) and Filipe Andrade (Fantastic Four, Star) with this masterpiece marrying the supernatural, Indian cuisine, and the cutthroat world of chef-driven celebrity! Collects Rare Flavours issues #1-6.