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The Suitcase
Dan Berry uncovers the lurking insanity beneath suburban life in this gloriously twisted story following the travels of an inconspicuous suitcase across town.
50 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2012
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June 3, 2021
Very funny short story with lovely artwork, and definitely worth a read if you can borrow it or find it cheap. I can't score it more than a 3 though as it was over so quickly, and it just gave you a such little snapshot of someone's life that there was no time to form attachments or glean any kind of message from it.
March 1, 2026
215×290 ¦ "Slate 53" ¦ £8.99/$11.99
→yet bought in € from France!
Narrative: ****
Visual: **
→yet bought in € from France!
Narrative: ****
Visual: **
July 9, 2013
As I've said in other reviews, my local library has a nice assortment of comics and I try to check out anything new they get. This was a pleasant surprise from an author I don't think I've ever heard of.
The Suitcase is (as the title might suggest) a portmanteau book, consisting of three stories involving neighbours: the title piece, about a petsitter faced with the death of one of her charges; 'The Rabbit,' involving that same woman's 'employers,' returned home to find their remaining pet has brought them a disturbing gift (this one is a trope that's been visited by writers before, but gains a new life with this telling); 'Car Talk' puts in the spotlight a short-tempered supporting character from the two previous tales, attempting to have a Top Gear audition tape filmed by the first story's petsitter, and bringing us back around for closure on 'The Suitcase.'
Though the subjects at heart of all these stories are pretty serious (mostly death), they're handled with a light-hearted touch. The art is pleasingly loose, filled in with the dull palette of suburban England.
I'd be hard pressed to spend £9 on this book to own, but it was a fun little read.
The Suitcase is (as the title might suggest) a portmanteau book, consisting of three stories involving neighbours: the title piece, about a petsitter faced with the death of one of her charges; 'The Rabbit,' involving that same woman's 'employers,' returned home to find their remaining pet has brought them a disturbing gift (this one is a trope that's been visited by writers before, but gains a new life with this telling); 'Car Talk' puts in the spotlight a short-tempered supporting character from the two previous tales, attempting to have a Top Gear audition tape filmed by the first story's petsitter, and bringing us back around for closure on 'The Suitcase.'
Though the subjects at heart of all these stories are pretty serious (mostly death), they're handled with a light-hearted touch. The art is pleasingly loose, filled in with the dull palette of suburban England.
I'd be hard pressed to spend £9 on this book to own, but it was a fun little read.
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