Slash Them All

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By Antoine Maillard

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2022 WINNER for Best Crime Graphic Novel at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

Set in the tense days before summer, two high school students are found dead, sparking fears of a serial killer. Pola struggles with police scrutiny at school while her friend Daniel battles dark urges. Against the backdrop of media panic and a looming evil, Slash Them All pays homage to 1980s American horror films through a unique grayscale pencil art style evoking 1950s film noir. This gripping graphic novel explores the painful, unexpected journey from adolescence to adulthood with emotional depth beyond its slasher roots.
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Ideal for readers who appreciate elevated horror, noir atmospheres, and emotionally rich graphic novels. Fans of 1980s slasher films and thoughtful coming-of-age stories will find this work particularly engaging.

A tranquil seaside town is upended by the arrival of a serial killer.

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2022 WINNER for Best Crime Graphic Novel at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

Two high school students are found dead, stoking fears amongst the student body and surrounding community of a serial killer on the loose. Yet summer is approaching, and the future is fraught with uncertainty—if only things could go back to normal for just a while longer. Instead, the heightened police presence prevents Pola from dealing at school while her best friend, the typically discreet Daniel, resists increasingly morbid impulses. News crews speculate about the Bloody Batter, triggering PTSD and fueling paranoia. Meanwhile, evil has its own plans.

Slash Them All is cartoonist Antoine Maillard's tribute to 1980s American horror cinema, skillfully absorbing the traditions and tropes of the genre, yet drawn in a gorgeous, grayscale pencil style that evokes 1950s film noir more than Jason or Freddy Kreuger. This singular work of graphic fiction is a story about adolescents thrust unexpectedly, unwillingly, and unpreparedly into adulthood, told with a graphic acuity and emotional depth that transcends its simple slasher inspirations.

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Critically acclaimed as a chilling and emotionally complex thriller, Antoine Maillard's debut graphic novel impresses with its fusion of noir and 1980s slasher elements. The lush grayscale illustrations contribute to a cinematic feel, praised by Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. The story reinvents the slasher genre with a relentless tension derived from subtle, meaningful details, garnering acclaim from Libération.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683966579

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 152 Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Jenna Allen
Translated by Jenna Allen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 298.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 152

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Adult Graphic Novels Antoine Maillard Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

Antoine Maillard (b. 1989) is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Toulouse, France. Slash Them All is his first book. Jenna Allen is a freelance translator based in Colorado.