Literally Graphic reviewed Miss don't touch me by Hubert
Review of "Miss don't touch me" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Reading this comic by the Frenchman Hubert, I was not surprised at all that it reminded me of Little Vampire because apparently the husband-wife team of Kerascoet (who illustrated this volume) also did work in the Little Vampire series, as well as another spooky favorite of mine, Beautiful Darkness.
Very much a noir sort of story, I would like to hold this up as a good example of a noir story that is not misogynistic, and written by a man no less. While the story does certainly still centre around sexualized violence against women, perhaps still a requirement for Noir fiction everywhere, the inclusion of so many other women goes a long way to balancing things out. On top of that, the way in which the main character remains so innocent, even as she is empowered, felt unique to me. But, perhaps, I just need to look further beyond the …
Reading this comic by the Frenchman Hubert, I was not surprised at all that it reminded me of Little Vampire because apparently the husband-wife team of Kerascoet (who illustrated this volume) also did work in the Little Vampire series, as well as another spooky favorite of mine, Beautiful Darkness.
Very much a noir sort of story, I would like to hold this up as a good example of a noir story that is not misogynistic, and written by a man no less. While the story does certainly still centre around sexualized violence against women, perhaps still a requirement for Noir fiction everywhere, the inclusion of so many other women goes a long way to balancing things out. On top of that, the way in which the main character remains so innocent, even as she is empowered, felt unique to me. But, perhaps, I just need to look further beyond the bounds of my puritanical home country more often?