The Pervert is as much a book about sex work as it is about transness. Michelle’s writing… takes a spectacular, fucked-up, gonzo look into some painful, funny, and intimate experiences. Remy is an extremely gifted artist, and her cute, Peanuts and Garfield-inspired characters move in and out of solid, real-life environments with ease. The story is uniformly told through a very sober six panel grid, separated by lots of white space. The Pervert is told through a series of connected vignettes, broken up by full-page illustrations. Ok, I know this is supposed to be more of a “review” so let’s do that part real quick. Unless you’re a trans woman, in which case you might have already basically lived it. And now it’s here, out from Image, shipping now. The Pervert, written by Michelle Perez and illustrated by Remy Boydell, is that big, difficult, trans, queer-as-shit, pull-no-punches sad fucking comic that I’ve been waiting for.
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