Killer Komix 2
Serial Killers' Case Studies

Author: Various Artists
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Format: Paperback
Size: 184mm x 261mm
Page Count: 88
ISBN-13: 9780952328810
Weight (g): 500
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Several notorious crime cases are represented in adult comic strip form, deconstructing the media circus surrounding the phenomenon of the serial killer, while at the same time recognising the impact these pariahs have had on (mis-)shaping the twentieth-century.

Lust-murderers like Jack The Ripper and Bible John continue to be topical, with endless speculation and conjecture on their real identities. Faceless or known however, serial killers are omnipotent on the urban landscape, demons whose exploits are banded with hushed reverence amongst children and grown-ups alike. KILLER KOMIX 2 has a few tales of its own with regard to these almost mythical shadow-beings. Not many of the tales have a happy ending, but — like life — not all of them have a sad one, either.

Includes the first new strip by Antonio Ghura in twenty years, creator of the controversial underground comics, Truly Amazing Love Stories and Raw Purple.

• Jack The Ripper
• Ted Bundy
• Bible John
• The Yorkshire Ripper
• The Boston Strangler
• Harvey Glatman
• Fred West
• A series of fictitious B-movie posters for lurid true crime cases

"Totally disgusting"
The Sunday Herald

"Video nasties, pornography and now these repellent comic books are all working together to poison the hearts and minds of children… There is no doubt that something serious has to be done…The Government owes it to the general public to clamp down on this sort of thing. The lines must be clearly drawn. The availability of KILLER KOMIX 2, for instance, is a very serious matter. It dramatises and glorifies the stalking and murder of innocent people for public perusal"
Rev William McCrae speaking in The Antrim Guardian