RETRO REVIEW: Lady Killer Volume 1
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Dark Horse; $17.99
Josie Schuller lives in 1960s upper middle class, white collar bliss. Her husband adores her and has a good job, her children are healthy and happy, and she is an accomplished assassin. Yes, you read that right.
She appears as the perfect stay at home mother in a time when suburban portions of America were cookie-cutter and squeaky clean. But, in realty Josie is a contract killer who indiscriminately takes on missions to murder whoever is on her dossier. Some of those jobs do get plenty messy – think Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom – which makes the book a bit shocking.
But what really stirs the reader, is that Josie actually loves her family. She’s not devoid of emotion, she cares very much and wants to make them happy, and keep them safe from the other side of her double life. Granted, that gets difficult when she starts having problems with her employer, not to mention her suspicious, cantankerous mother-in-law.
Lady Killer by Joëlle Jones and Jamie S. Rich is a good read for anyone who appreciates dark humor and breaking stereotypes. The story is wonderfully bizarre, and the art combines sharp angles with sterility of the setting and complete messiness of Josie’s life – and her kills.
–Amanda Sheriff
