I should probably re-read this at some point, because it's one of those instances where you think you know where the story was heading, but it goes somewhere so HUGELY different that you're left scratching your head about why the author made such a strange choice.The first two chapters were very compelling, if extremely caricatured, portraits of smalltown America. The introduction refers to the book as suburban America, but based on my experience, it fits more into the insular world of smalltown...

This was pretty stupid, and also disturbing. So basically a old school white family who all hates each other and abuses both mentally and physically begin to snap. A mother who can't stand her abusive husband, her whorish daughter, or a weird son who hunts animals for fun. One day she gets attacked by the "Milkman" and snaps and begins killing. Is it as stupid as it sounds? Very much so. The ending is both confusing and ridiculous. But so is the whole story. I hated almost every single person in...

The Milkman Murders is a comic that tries for more depth then it reaches. The idea itself is interesting and as I read the forward I thought it was going to be a whole lot better than it ended up being.Off the bat the art style didn't hit with me. It isn't bad but I thought a different style would have suited what it was trying to go for. Then we have the awful characters. And I mean awful in both senses that they are awful people you just want to see die but also lacking depth. And any depth th...

This is by far the darkest comic I've ever read. Especially because of the possible reality of it.*WARNING* possible triggers due to content like dysfunctional home environment and abuse (physical & sexual) But,if you like the darker side of things like me then you'll like this. In some strange way,you'll feel like it had a proper conclusion.

I never knew Joe Casey and Steve Parkhouse had collaborated until I saw this in a Comixology sale, and even if I had, I wouldn't have expected it to be on a suburban horror story. Casey I always think of as quite a pop writer, albeit for that poptimist definition where it doesn't always manage to be cohesive or good, let alone actually popular. Parkhouse is an artist in many ways more kin to the UK's Beano and Viz tradition, who's nonetheless made forays into the US comics 'mainstream'. Asked to...

Like a lot of Joe Casey's comics, this was unpleasant to put it mildly. It's about a broken-down wife who is raped by some homeless milkman and then snaps and kills her f'd up family. The druggie husband beats her, her daughter is having an affair with a teacher, the son is a masochist killing neighborhood pets. Everything in this book including the art is grotesque and unlikable. Casey describes this as capturing the horror of the suburbs. The only horror I found was wasting an hour reading thi...

Wow did I actively despise this, and it was not because of the brutality of the murders. This is just best described as carnography. The characters are so disgusting and vile that it's not even that satisfying an ending. The domestic assault and animal violence was abundant to a point that it felt like flagrant sadism. I really think this story just did not age well and the plot was just not at all fleshed out enough to be successful horror in my book.

Torture porn.Fuck this crass bullshit. I feel ashamed for finishing this book. Two white men spell out their idea of a horror book. Which is fucking bullshit. All the fuckin idiots on goodreads who rated this anything above 2, this does not constitute food for thought okay? Idiots. It just capitalizes on domestic violence and rape to sell itself. It has nothing to say about domestic violence or how to fix or anything. It is just fucking outrage and torture porn. If you think this is a feminist t...

It takes a significant effort to make me wince so let me warn you- this is a very disturbing and gruesome story with cooresponding art.The first time I've REGRETTED seeing a female with a sexy pair of breasts in the nude.The story was vague when it needed explanation most- I can't understand what the last chapter attempts to convey.The two main adult male characters on the cover- are they supposed to look like the same guy? I really enjoyed the artist's afterword because he took the majority of

I'm not sure what made me read this on Christmas Eve, but this was not Christmas Eve reading.Anyway, this is a disturbing horror story, but didn't quite do it for me. I at first thought I was just missing the subtext, and I probably did, but going by other reviews, I think most readers missed it as well. It was dark horror showing the underbelly of the suburbs, which isn't new but this did come across as more gruesome than usual. However, there was a lot here that just didn't make sense, at leas...

I was looking for a spooky book, however I feel like this book was not what I was looking for. There are parts where you feel for characters, and parts where you don’t. However, I think the art style stuck out with me and made it a bit unnecessarily grotesque. Personally, I don’t like it. But maybe someone else, looking for a quick, gruesome read will.

I enjoyed reading the writer's thoughts about the book (published as part of the book) more than reading the actual book. Illustrations were decent but the storyline was so juvenile. What exactly did it all mean - I still don't understand!

A put-upon housewife gets shit on by her absurdly nasty family until one day a slob dressed as a milkman rapes her and she snaps - cue copious amounts of bloodshed!Maybe if I’d known more about this one before picking it up based solely on the amusing title and cover, as well as remembering that I’ve never read a good Joe Casey comic, I’d have avoided another stinker. Ah, well. We lives and we learns, eh? The only positive thing I’ll say about this one is that the setup made me laugh in how over...

I think this is honestly the worst comic I've ever read. Absolutely nothing redeeming about it. ALL the trigger warnings. Big heads up for horrific depictions of animal death. I hated every minute of this thing and I struggled to the end just so I can confidently rate and review this piece of trash.

Something that's potentially more off-putting than the graphic violence is the introduction by the creator saying something along the lines of how he's pretty "meh" about horror in comics as a whole and doesn't sound even remotely interested in what he's created. So... thank goodness he got the opportunity to create something and make money for a project he's not enthused about?

Is this comic about the crumbling, over-idealized American Dream? Yes.It is also about the decaying housewife trope, the death of the father as provider, and corruption of teens as obeisant, soon-to-be adults. That's all before the grimy, violent rape, cocaine-fueled hallucinations, and calculated, brutal murders.Clearly there is a lot going on that I can't describe without spoiling it.BUT I've never seen a more deserving family get its just desserts.

This is a truly ugly book. Its billed as a horror novel but its not. Its just a gross piece of work that highlights the worst part of humanity. There are no redeeming qualities in any of the characters. Joe Casey has done some really nice things in comics but this is terrible. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

💛I'm not sure about this is was just a bit weird I read this in one sitting though. I didnt understand why there was parts about milk and why she was murdering everyone. This is a story about a women in an abusive relationship who has two sons. she gets revenge on her husband until the last straw is broken and she begins her murder spree.

I was lured in by the minimalist cover, which is great. The book itself was fine. The preface, written by the author, makes the book out to be a groundbreaking and terrifying read that will give nightmares to the most intrepid of horror fans. I was disappointed -- the book is certainly not any more violent or disturbing than any of Garth Ennis's books, and it's fairly predictable. (view spoiler)[ And I certainly could have done without the illustrations of animal vivisection, which were only loo...

The Milkman Murders collects issues 1-4 of the Dark Horse series written by Joe Casey and art by Steve Parkhouse. The comic was recollected and reprinted by Image. A suburban housewife is trying to have the family that appeared in classic 1950s TV sitcoms except she may have the worst collection of husband and children if all time. Her husband's routinely emotionally and physically abuses her, her son kills and dismembers neighborhood pets, and her daughter has a history of seducing older, marri...