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A Small Killing (1991)

por Alan Moore, Oscar Zarate (Ilustrador)

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One of the classic Alan Moore works is finally back in print with totally re-mastered artwork and lettering. Adman Timothy Hole has everything going for him and has now been handed the biggest assignment of his life, marketing a major cola in Russia. But his smooth life begins to unravel as he is stalked by a demonic child that makes him question not just who he is, but how he really affects those around him. It is about the little murders that we all have to make each day just to get by. The little assassinations of tiny things. Really, how much damage can be done by a small killing? As an added bonus, this graphic novel includes new commentary articles by both Alan Moore and the artist, Oscar Zarate.… (mais)
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É uma história que mereceria uma resenha decente, mas sem condições de fazer isso agora.
Só posso dizer que é um grande trabalho, e me fez pensar no quão difícil é as vezes parar, olhar, pensar fazer as pazes com o passado. ( )
  tarsischwald | Oct 23, 2021 |
This book has turned up on several top 10 lists of Moore's work. It's an effecting work that tackles a self-obsessed gent who works in advertising. It's been said to be a more autobiographical work, although Moore doesn't think so.

The protagonist is pursued by himself as a child. It's an interesting meditation on betraying who you are as a kid and what you hold valuable. The artwork is quite...unique. Highly 90's in style, vivid colours that I associate with sandscript fonts and greeting cards from Winners. It works to a large degree, but I found the character too self-involved to care about his obsessions. I did feel for him when his robin's eggs were crushed at a party and his reflections on screwing up his marriage. Life seems so easy in the rearview mirror. ( )
  Cail_Judy | Apr 21, 2020 |
It's a concise summary of Alan Moore's creative meandering since the early 1990s that he currently considers this trite indie novel his best work. ( )
  mrgan | Oct 30, 2017 |
A Small Killing surprised me. I thought I had this thing figured out about halfway through the book, and lo and behold, the end adds whole new levels. Alan Moore called this a “deeply personal” story. If you are looking for people in tights, conspiracies, and social commentary, this isn’t the book for you. There are no explosions. It is a relatively quiet book. The story is built around introspection and is one of the more literary graphic novels I’ve read. Younger readers tend to translate that to mean “boring,” but it was nice to read a graphic novel that didn’t rely on pure action to drive the story.

The story follows ad-man Timothy Hole (pronounced “Holly”) as he returns to his childhood home in midland England. He is working on an ad for a huge account selling a diet soda in Cold War-era Russia, but he is struggling. Tim’s mind wanders through his past and the mistakes he has made. He once wanted to be an artist, but he is now middle-aged and a part of the system he once hated. On top of everything else, he thinks a young boy is following him, and perhaps, trying to kill him.

There is a disorienting tension that builds throughout the book, and parts of Tim’s inner dialogue are in a stream-of-consciousness style, which adds to the sense that Tim is losing his mind. Oscar Zarate’s dream-like artwork also adds to the overall tension. The other characters often have a Rocky Horror Picture Show look to them. Several panels depict passersby with dummy heads with no faces. In scenes with large crowds, I was reminded of the scene in Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas where the people at the bar turn into blood drinking lizards. And this all hinges on Tim’s inner crisis.

As Tim gets closer to his childhood home, his memories also return to his childhood. Overall, the book is about the loss of innocence and the compromises we make. And I’m sure this will sound politically incorrect, but I think the reader would have to be at least thirty-years-old to really feel what Moore is getting at with Timothy Hole. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not an intellectually difficult concept. Some of his other books are much more complex. I’m sure younger readers will understand the concept, but they might shrug their shoulders and say, “So what.” People with life experience- some regrets, some guilt, some distance- would not say, “So what.” ( )
  wilsonknut | Mar 13, 2010 |
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One of the classic Alan Moore works is finally back in print with totally re-mastered artwork and lettering. Adman Timothy Hole has everything going for him and has now been handed the biggest assignment of his life, marketing a major cola in Russia. But his smooth life begins to unravel as he is stalked by a demonic child that makes him question not just who he is, but how he really affects those around him. It is about the little murders that we all have to make each day just to get by. The little assassinations of tiny things. Really, how much damage can be done by a small killing? As an added bonus, this graphic novel includes new commentary articles by both Alan Moore and the artist, Oscar Zarate.

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