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Roach Killer Paperback – August 31, 1992

by Jacques Tardi-Legrand (Author), Randy Lofficier (Translator), Jean-Marc Lofficier (Translator),

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French cartoonist Tardi ( Fog over Tolbiac Bridge) returns with a peculiar protagonist in a very peculiar story. Making a call in lower Manhattan, Walter, who works as a roach exterminator, notices that unlike most buildings in New York City this one has a 13th floor. He decides to take a look around only to overhear, to his dismay, plans for a series of murders. At this point Legrand's storytelling takes a turn for the bizarre as Walter, terrified that these unidentified conspirators are after him, is joined by a lowlife coworker named Luis who may or may not be--it's never clear--involved with Walter's pursuers. Eventually Luis's albino sister (she's some sort of mystic) is kidnapped and everyone is murdered in a calamitous shoot-out, leaving Walter on the verge of insanity, unknowingly drafted into a murky conspiracy. Tardi's talent for creating a brooding, blighted urban setting is exceptional and his gritty portraits of the city carry the narrative, but Legrand's plot is utterly mystifying, managing to be both plodding and pointless at once.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nbm Pub Co (August 31, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1561630543
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1561630547
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,035,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #107,222 in Humor (Books)

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Josef

Really great - the same quirkiness of the Adele Blanc-Sec series ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2018

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One of Tardi's graphic novels from the 1980's - in a limited color palette - black and white and red. Really great - the same quirkiness of the Adele Blanc-Sec series and top-notch graphic work that is seen in all of Tardi's work. His status as a legendary artist in France is well deserved. Well worth checking out. Not sure - but I THINK - this has been re-released as "New York - Mon Amour".