ROMANCE

The Milkman Murders

by Steve Parkhouse
Casey, Joe (text) & (text & illus.). Image. 2012. 100p. ISBN 9781607066095. $14.99. F
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Casey (Cable; Uncanny X-Men), and Parkhouse (Doctor Who Magazine) invoke the darkness within American suburbia in this new hardcover edition of the 2005 paperback miniseries. Barbara Vale's husband, Vincent, abuses her, her daughter, Ruthie, has sex with teachers, and her son, Fletcher, kills and skins neighborhood pets. When a grotesque milkman rapes Barbara, it shatters her meek acceptance of her situation and her reality begins to unravel. After Barbara destroys her TV with its false images of happiness, a vision of flawless mother Carol White emerges from the wreckage, urging Barbara to inflict bloody punishment upon her dysfunctional family.
VERDICT Casey and Parkhouse more than accomplish what they set out to do. There is nothing pretty about their story, but it's hard to look away, with a twist ending that would have been worthy of Bill Gaines's Tales from the Crypt. Animal lovers and the squeamish will want to give it a wide berth. For fans of the horror genre who enjoy an alluring social subtext.
Reviewed by Heather Williams, Whatcom Community Coll., Bellingham, WA , Mar 29, 2013
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