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Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron

By Daniel Clowes
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In Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Clay Loudermilk inadvertently becomes entangled in the chilling mystery of the 'Harum Scarum Murders' after viewing a strange snuff film. His journey delves deep into madness against a backdrop of cult violence, psychosexual tension, and conspiratorial intrigue. This edition includes striking black & white illustrations that enhance the surreal and disturbing atmosphere.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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A new edition of Clowes' classic, unsettling and iconic graphic novel.

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In this new edition of Daniel Clowes' classic graphic novel, Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Clay Loudermilk stumbles into a screening of a bizarre snuff film that wraps him up in a mystery surrounding a series of cult-inspired killings, dubbed 'The Harum Scarum Murders.' The subsequent path Loudermilk's life takes is both a terrifying journey into madness and a jaw-dropping tour-de-force of visual imagination fraught with psychosexual and conspiratorial tension.

Featuring black & white illustrations throughout.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683960157

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Daniel Clowes is a Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz, and PEN America Literary Award Winner whose comics and graphic novels have been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. He is also an Academy Award nominated screenwriter (for Ghost World), and retrospectives of his work have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Oakland Museum, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.

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