Post-apocalyptic horror meets grotesque societal critique.
If you're drawn to dystopian worlds and unflinching critiques of society, "Freaks' Amour" can offer a disturbing yet fascinating perspective. Set in a nightmarish America, it touches on themes of alienation and the extremes of human exploitation. Its raw narrative and the macabre exploration of humanity's darker sides might leave you pondering the real horrors of a society obsessed with superficiality and 'normalcy'.
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ISBN: 9781616551247
Publisher: Dark Horse Originals
Date of Publication: 2013-05-21
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.23
(rated by 44 readers)
Description
Based on Tom De Haven's acclaimed cult novel, one of comics' most powerful horror stories returns! In De Haven's nightmarish America, the survivors of a nuclear blast - twisted by radiation and the contempt of the human population - try to raise money for surgeries any way they can. For brothers Grinner and Flour, that means everything from grotesque traveling sex shows for the normals to the ultimate drug - mutant goldfish eggs! This definitive collection of Freaks' Amour includes the complete series and covers by Mike Mignola, Charles Burns, and James O'Barr, plus an original prose sequel by De Haven, Gary Panter's Freaks' Amour adaptation from Young Lust, and a revealing introduction by Steve Bissette.
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Post-apocalyptic horror meets grotesque societal critique.
If you're drawn to dystopian worlds and unflinching critiques of society, "Freaks' Amour" can offer a disturbing yet fascinating perspective. Set in a nightmarish America, it touches on themes of alienation and the extremes of human exploitation. Its raw narrative and the macabre exploration of humanity's darker sides might leave you pondering the real horrors of a society obsessed with superficiality and 'normalcy'.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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