A Small KillingWritten by Alan Moore
Art by Oscar Zarate
1991
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One of Alan Moore's less-known works - probably because it doesn't feature anything as sensational as superheroes or serial killers - this is a paranoid little comic that focuses in on the slow unravelling of ad company executive whose repressed past is catching up with him. With bright and slightly gaudy art by the Argentine artist Oscar Zarate (that with it's sharp colours and harsh lines reminded me of paintings by schizophrenics) this is a comic full of tense moments, mounting dread and a dark hidden underbelly that - as things progress - is reluctantly dug up and brought into the light. Not as showy as other Alan Moore books and with few of his renowned crazy tricks - this is a slow-building, twitchy read from someone that knows how a comic works - but doesn't feel the need to show off. "Grown-up" is the best description that fits.
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Further reading: Violent Cases, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Stray Toasters.
Profiles: Alan Moore.
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