Speak of the Devil (2007) comic books 2008
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Issue #4
Published Jan 2008 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
GILBERT HERNANDEZ (W/A) On sale Jan 30 High school gymnastics star Val joins her boyfriend Paul and his mistress Linda, who happens to be Val's step-mother, on a crusade to rid the planet of the particulars that make life miserable! It's a dark, revealing, ultra-violent turn in a story that is already too, too twisted! Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #5
Published Mar 2008 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
GILBERT HERNANDEZ (W/A) High schoolers Paul and Val, with Val's stepmother Linda, continue their aimless murder spree across the US. But when one of the group decides to abandon the others to return home will the others tolerate the defection or turn their murderous rage on the defector? 'The beauty of it is that it doesn't feel forced; it's right on target. The tone, the mood, the drawing, the narrative flow-it all falls like dominoes.' -ComicsComicsMag.com 'Hernandez's art, as always, is a study in pregnant brushstrokes and pools of shadow...' -A.V. Club b&w, 24 pages Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #6
Published May 2008 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL #6 (of 6) Gilbert Hernandez (W/A) On sale May 28 b&w, 24 pages $3.50 Miniseries High schooler Paul, his mistress Linda, and her gymnast step-daughter Val are done with their cross country-killing spree. Linda has snuck away to return to her husband, and Val isn't too happy with that. Val returns home to get Linda for good, in this final bloody chapter of Speak of the Devil. ? 'This is a dark and compelling trip into the human heart, and only Gilbert Hernandez could tell this story in quite this amazing way.' -Comicsbulletin.com ? 'Hernandez shies away from traditional action and expected beats, and shows all the amateurs out there how slice of life is done.' -ComicBookResources.com Cover price $3.50.
