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A review by rebus
A Small Killing by Alan Moore
0.5
It seems to go along with Moore's usual critique of the upper class and the professions where sociopaths roam in high numbers, but I found the central premises and themes flawed and not well expressed, either by author or by the artist (whom I don't care for at all). The fact is that the only reason I knew what was going on at all was an entirely too long interview with the artists for the reissue. The tale still seemed a bit trite, to be haunted by one insignificant moment in childhood (that virtually all children have at some point).
And what is so wrong about blaming a corrupt society? That epiphany near the end of the volume rings especially hollow, the hubris of the upper middle class that sees 80% of society as inferior, and sees their own among their class who whine about it nearly as bad. It is the upper middle class that harms the world without an iota of consciousness, but that is not evident in this overly poetic script (Ennis overrates it dramatically, a shock since he is the artist most influenced by Moore to me, especially the brilliant The Boys).
It's also factually incorrect to say that most yuppies in that era had been hippies 10-15 years prior. The vast majority of Boomers did sell out, but don't believe it wasn't driven by the more crass among Gen X, and don't dismiss the past as merely different times.
One of Moore's few dismal failures.
And what is so wrong about blaming a corrupt society? That epiphany near the end of the volume rings especially hollow, the hubris of the upper middle class that sees 80% of society as inferior, and sees their own among their class who whine about it nearly as bad. It is the upper middle class that harms the world without an iota of consciousness, but that is not evident in this overly poetic script (Ennis overrates it dramatically, a shock since he is the artist most influenced by Moore to me, especially the brilliant The Boys).
It's also factually incorrect to say that most yuppies in that era had been hippies 10-15 years prior. The vast majority of Boomers did sell out, but don't believe it wasn't driven by the more crass among Gen X, and don't dismiss the past as merely different times.
One of Moore's few dismal failures.