Read the whole series in one night..so apologies for not writing detailed descriptions of each volume..the series starts of rather well with the Gestapo apprehending a French Jew (and possible member of the resitance?) and using him to try and uncover a resistance cell..what happens next changes the entire plot as we are introduced to Paris' version of Jack the Ripper and a tireless detective seeks to combat interefernce of the Gestapo and the ingenuity of the criminal to solve the case and rede...

I mean this graphic-novel is like, you wanna read a crime story, but aren't comfortable with R rated stuffs and too complex plots.So, I read this after reading the graphic-novel, FROM HELL by Alan Moore (So, u understand what type of crime I went throughಥ_ಥ)Here's my non-spoiler review :-1. Art is good and five stars for it.2. Story spoiled the art. The true case-files hasent been much digged upon and the writer has just penned down what she has heard. 3. The story is based on nobody's perspecti...

Started out very promising, but the ending felt very rushed. We skipped a year and didn't find out what happened to the detective and his arrest, we don't know what happened to other members of the resistance, and it seems like we get only information about one day of the trial. The artwork is not my favorite either. Remind me of mass-produced artwork of graphic novels for history lessons for kids. Mass-produced stuff that's not focusing on quality but quantity. I had extremely high hopes for th...

Disappointingly dry for a based-in-truth serial-killer with Nazis story.

This has the potential to be a really gripping story, but this book didn't hook me. I feel that the book could have gone more in depth. I had never heard of this serial killer during the occupation of France, and I would have liked to learn more. I'm not sure why the book goes in the direction it does. (view spoiler)[Instead of focusing on the Butcher of Paris, this book is mostly about the investigation from French detectives and Nazis trying to find him. In that way, it reminded me of Green Ri...

3.25 stars. I had read issues 1-4 as they were coming out but then Diamond shut down. So it had been months since I read this stuff as I got issue 5. So I decided to re-read it all at once. It started out really good, intriguing as hell. But toward the end it started to skip stuff and speed to an ending. Like I would have like to have seen how Jodkum had been captured. I would have liked to have seen what happened to Detective Massu after he was falsely accused of helping the SS. Then the ending...

The Butcher of Paris is based on the true story of a serial killer who took advantage of the German occupation of Paris to kill an estimated 60-200 people. This story focuses largely on the detective, Massu, trying to capture the killer, Marcel Petiot. Massu has to deal with the Germans, also hunting the killer out of fear he is a resistance fighter. The story is briefly told, but I found it riveting. My main issue with the book is that I didn’t particularly like the art. Some of the characters

The premise of this story - the hunt for a serial killer stalking Nazi-occupied France - is deeply intriguing, especially when we learn that it is a true story. Alas, the details we get in the introduction tell us all we ever really get from this, and the much deeper dramas of wartime collusion, Nazi occupation, preying on the already-victimized...it all gets glossed over. So much got missed here.

(3,8 of 5 for decent history-crime story)In the time of the Nazi occupation of Paris, there was a man who took the advantage of the situation to fulfil his homicidal desires. Well, I like history in comics but it's a hard bargain. The author needs to keep the story interesting and "working", but also keep it as close to faithfulness as possible.Butcher of Paris feels right. Balanced - researched, descriptive but still working as a story and not lost or boring. It has its flaws, but the art is go...

A historical fiction detective story set during the nazi occupation of France. The forward discussing the inspiration of the story ( a real life serial killer during this time period) was more interesting to read. The characters feel like flat caricatures and the story is strangely paced. If there was more space to explore the setting and the players in the story, I feel like I would have enjoyed this more. Instead, I was treated to a rushed, though well illustrated, period piece without any sou...

I have seen this volume mentioned in conjunction with comics awards, or thought so, so picked it up, but was not a fan of it visually, for the quality of the art, for the coloring. This is a pretty interesting piece of history, I guess, that in Paris 1944 a serial killer, pretending to be operating on behalf of the resistance, lured as many as 200 Jews into his secret murdering quarters. This is real life horror, as was the killing of Jews and anyone else the Nazis didn't find equal to their "Ma...

The Butcher of Paris is an historical-fiction account of the infamous serial killer Marcel Petiot.This book follows the French police, The Gestapo, Jewish citizens trying to escape Paris and the activities of Marcel Petiot himself.The tension and fear of the Jewish citizens is clearly illustrated and demonstrated in their encounters with the Gestapo and Petiot himself. Marcel Petiot posed as a member of the resistance and offered to help Jews escape from Paris. Instead he stole from and murdered...

A fascinating true-crime tale. It's difficult to think of someone so sadistic as to take advantage of desperate people attempting to flee Nazi-occupied Paris, not just by taking their money and belongings, but by murdering them in horrific fashion on top of that. There have been various books written about this true story; I recommend Death in the City of Light. This graphic novel did a solid job of representing the material, though the pacing felt off at times. Overall though, very well done.

Who would have ever thought someone would be killing even more people during this time in history? Very interesting read.

First get a box, Second toss in Paris WWII Nazis A French detective teaching his lawyer son, and a serial killer preying on Jews attempting to flee, shake violently, add a dash of acceptable if not particularly inspired art, and you have this. Let us all greet it with the Nom de Plume - well it has potential - and allow the condemnation to linger as we move on to more glorious artistic accomplishments.

4/5 (Blood and gore rating: 6-7.5/10, depending on the issue)“Based on a True Story”I’M ALWAYS A SLUT FOR FICTION BASED ON A TRUE STORY!I don’t even think I read the blurb on the Preview page before having my comic shop put this on my pull list. The cover and title alone ticked all my favorite boxes so I was sold from the beginning.Not going to spoil the plot, but this would have made an awesome Criminal Minds episode. The art/design fits well with the setting, heavier lines and bolder, blockier...

In 1944 Paris, a serial killer was luring Jews to their doom. He posed as a member of the resistance helping Jews flee the Nazis while in reality he was torturing and dismembering them. It's a fascinating true crime case. The story leaves out too many details though. The art is spotty and the coloring awful. I'd love to see Rick Geary turn this into one of his True Crime comics.Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforement...

"To Catch a Serial Killer" in Nazi-occupied Paris? Yes, please. This true-crime/historical fiction gem is supremely fascinating, if rarely surprising. Is the killer caught? Of course. Are the Nazis jerks and the Parisians unsung heroes? Of course. Is it still rollicking fun to hate the smug Nazis and cheer for the local detectives as they both track down a vile murderer? YES.Excellent art also kept me more than invested in The Butcher of Paris. If you like crime, comics, or both, this is a very

The premise of the story is more exciting than the execution. It's more or less a generic crime thriller, but set in Nazi-occupied Paris. Some good art that rarely gets a chance to be truly gruesome or take any dynamic approaches to layouts. It's good that the book doesn't glorify the murders of very real and innocent people, but there isn't any real plot other than a bunch of officers and detectives standing around wondering how they're going to catch the killer. And eventually they will! The e...