Lady Killer, Volume 1 in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Oct 12, 2015 Martha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-sorts-o-crime-fiction, graphic-novels

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Oct 01, 2015 Shelley rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, graphic-novel-comics, 2015

Josie is a 1950s housewife, and also a long time assassin, and that's not going too well for her at the moment. Betty Draper meets Natasha Romanoff, with the gore of Dexter. I loved it. The art was incredible, and the story was twisty and super fun. It read so fast, I wish there was a little more depth and higher stakes, but that end! I cannot wait for volume 2. I want to see what happens with her agency, and who Reinhardt is and how her mother-in-law knows him and how she wins. So awesome. ...more

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Dec 05, 2015 Andronike rated it really liked it

Avon calling, to kill you. After all, what else would a woman do in 1950's Seattle if she was a serial killer, but become an assassin for hire? ...more

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Nov 26, 2017 eb rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, art, graphic-novels, adult, serial-killers, female-protagonist, print, illustrated, female-author, feminism

The mid century aesthetic—including strict social prescriptions and keeping up appearances—gets turned on its head with Josie Schuller, who is a perfect 60s housewife at home but a chillingly capable assassin in her free time. The art is wonderful— it captures space age mid century details and fashions and somehow translates them into scenes of stylized violence and gore that feel of a piece. Mock ads for mid century products with a killer twist (booze, cleaning products, cars, cigarettes) are s ...more

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