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Speak of the Devil
Speak of the Devil | Gilbert Hernandez
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There's a peeping tom prowling the neighborhood. Eyewitness reports vary, but one thing is agreed upon: he wears a devil mask. This is the story of Val Castillo, a promising gymnast with a strange hobby. She is secretly the neighborhood peeping tom. At first she is alone in this, but when a male friend discovers her doings he joins her into a dark journey of spying and making discoveries about their neighbors that may have been better left alone. Especially secrets that threaten all involved. Like Val spying on her own father and stepmother in their bedroom. This snowballs into a journey darker than even the most cynical would care to endure. * Collects the six-issue miniseries. * Ranked as one of The Comics Journal's "Best of 2007"!
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Well, that was unexpectedly dark and disturbing! I've not read Hernandez before, and according to the reviews this isn't exactly typical of his stories, if still representative of his artwork.
A small-town underbelly of voyeurism, sexual fetishism, domestic violence and a graphically-violent killing spree. Like a cross between David Lynch and David-Lynch-with-a-bloody-kitchen-knife. Blue Velvet x Wild at Heart, perhaps? 🤔 🔪🔪🔪🔪

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Returning a Maigret to the library, I thought I'd pick up the next in the Dan Dare series, only to be told that somebody has stolen them all 😕🤬
While I was at the scene of the crime, I picked this up instead.

LeahBergen Stolen them all from the library?? 😳 2y
TrishB Wtf! 2y
Bookwomble @LeahBergen @TrishB I know 😞🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess this is what happens when you sack half the librarians and install self-scan terminals instead 🫤 2y
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LeahBergen Oh, that‘s just awful. 😠 2y
BarbaraBB The scene of the crime 😃 2y
Bookwomble @BarbaraBB Seriously, though, where were the yellow police tape and the SOCO investigators?! 🚧🥼 2y
BarbaraBB 🤣 2y
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