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Fantagraphics Books - Jason |
 | | In this full-color graphic novel, Jason posits a strange, violent world in which contract killers can be hired to rub out pests, be they dysfunctional relatives, abusive co-workers, loud neighbors, or just annoyances in general — and as you might imagine, their services are in heavy demand. |
 | | At only 48 pages, this is Jason's shortest book, but the twisty romance (set in two different, interlacing time periods), with only a few brief "intertitles" of dialogue, is both a virtuoso feat of storytelling and a genuinely involving little drama. |
 | | Jason's clean, deadpan art style hides a wealth of emotion and human complexity, leavened with a wicked wit. |
| www.fantagraphics.com /artist/jason/jason.html (890 words) |
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