Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21358 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Synopsis
LIKE A VELVET GLOVE CAST IN IRON collects all 10 chapters of Eightball's terrifying and fascinating journey into madness. As Clay Loudermilk attempts to unravel the mysteries behind a snuff film, he finds himself involved with an increasingly bizarre cast of characters, including a pair of sadistic cops who carve a strange symbol into the heel of Clay's foot; a horny over-the-hill suburban woman whose sexual encounter with a mysterious water creature produced a grotesquely mis-shapen, but no less horny, mutant daughter; a dog with no orifices whatsoever (it has to be fed by injection); two ominous victims of extremely bad hair implants; a charismatic Manson-like cult leader who plans to kidnap a famous advice columnist and much more. Many of the images in this story will haunt the reader forever.

Customer Reviews

Weird and satirical, David Lynch-esque comic-book genius.
This classic comic book is a weird and deranged tale of conspiracy theories, sideshow freaks, pornography, and murderous religious cults, all told with a vein of dark and satirical humour. It was originally serialized in "Eightball" comic, and the author Daniel Clowes has got a lot of attention lately after the film adaptation of another Eightball strip "Ghost World" hit the screens. This earlier effort is even more cinematic. It's similar in tone to the films of David Lynch, particularly "Twin Peaks", which it actually pre-dates by a couple of years; and the title is a quote from the classic Russ Meyer film "Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!", with which the book shares it's stark black and white visuals and a demented road trip storyline. This disturbing, but very funny book (and anything else by the idiosyncratic Clowes) is leagues ahead of anything in the comics canon, with the exception of the recently published "Jimmy Corrigan" by Chris Ware.

A freaky and compulsive ride!
This is the kind of comic that makes me genuinely afraid of people.Well, actually to be more specific and to quote Mr Bowie ... afraid of americans...because no matter how far out and twisted the characters and events may be ... i have an uneasy feeling that if you went a travelling and got lost in the woods some of these things could happen... somehow ... somewhere.
Strange doesnt even start to describe 'Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron' but: stunning, surreal and nightmarish is a beginning. Hilarious nuggets of black humour make the eerie journey even more engrossing and I have a feeling that a couple of those characters are gonna stay with me for quite a while. Clowes characterizations are amazing... he can make anyone look... well just alittle bit wrong, disturbed, inbred and goofy!I think Clowes is an artist everyone interested in comics and/or the bizarre just has to explore...go buy it... but just dont read it when you're eating... it leaves a funny taste in the mouth.

It is important that you read this book...
... if you are interested in Daniel Clowes and american comics(other than the obvious marvel), but be warned: like most comics, it's all well drawn and interesting, but the story has its problems.
But its always better than Judge Dredd or Dan Dare.