A graphic novel panel depicting Christmas in the Crypt of Childhood. A weary, grieving old Father Christmas, dressed in mournful black, sit...

A graphic novel panel depicting Christmas in the Crypt of Childhood. A weary, grieving old Father Christmas, dressed in mournful black, sits within a vast, echoing crypt. He honors children lost to disease, poverty, famine, war, and social violence. The Ghost of Christmas Future, a spectral, ethereal figure, offers him emotional support, her hands gently steadying his shoulders. The scene is imbued with a ghostly, eerie atmosphere, rendered in a somber, richly detailed style echoing the works of Mike Mignola and Dave McKean, with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and a muted, melancholic color palette.