Product Description

From the twisted imaginations of Grant Morrison (New X-Men) and Chris Weston (The Invisibles) comes sci-fi weirdness of the deepest level. Officer Edward Slade has retired in the guise of sad pervert Greg Feely. However, he is suddenly pressed back into service with ethereal police force The Filth, when a rogue officer threatens Earth with contamination by a nanobiotic life form. As he's suffering from amnesia, this is all a bit of a shock to Greg, especially when his back-up is a talking Communist sniper chimp. This fabulous new collection encapsulates the superb talents of two amazing creators into one of the most original graphic novels in many a moon! Warning: Adults only!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40469 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
Leeds Guide, 8 September 2004: " The art is pretty spectacular, but it's the dialogue that really sparkles...Morrison has created a kaleidoscopic world in which nothing is as it seems." Go! 1st October 2004, : " Quite simply unique, and it's not often you can say that about any work of fiction these days."; Lincolnshire Echo 1 February 2005: " ..tortuous but oddly compelling..."

Go! magazine, 1 October 2004, review by Matt Adams
"Quite simply unique, and it's not often you can say that about any work of fiction these days."

Forum, Vol 38, No. 12, 2004
Literate, subversive and even darkly erotic... Steeped in twisted violence and the very blackest of humour.

Customer Reviews

Must we endure this filth? Yes,we must!!
In Britain ," Filth " is a word which can mean pornography,grime and dirt, or (in the expression "The Filth") can be slang for the police force. Grant Morrison,surrealistic graphic novelist supreme, plays with all three meanings,and combines them with his usual interest in the nature of reality,personality and the power of fiction to create new realities....the result?
A graphic novel which is confusing,stimulating,terrifying. hilarious and uplifting.

Through a sad sack loner who is obsessed with his cat(autobiographical echoes of Morrison's own life here!), the reader is introduced to "the Hand" a reality police force,clearing up threats to existence itself....but what do they really represent? And what is reality?

Readers familiar with Morrison's wonderful "Doom Patrol"," Animal Man" and "The Invisibles" will be on home territory here,while the casual reader may find themselves thoroughly confused. This work is dense,allusive and mind-expanding and is nowhere near as easy to follow as Morrison himself thinks..But,by God,it's thought-provoking,beautifully drawn by the magnificent Chris Weston and will resonate for weeks after reading. This work,perhaps more than any other,repays careful rereading and consideration.
Ignore the grudging response of much of the comics community. This is a challenging and complex work,but it is very worthwhile.The sexual and violent content,whilst disturbing in many ways,is neither gratuitous nor pointless,and the message of the work is empowering and positive.
Another meaning of "Filth" is the manure that makes flowers grow, and this compelling and difficult graphic novel makes the flowering of new concepts and ideas possible.
Recommended to all open-minded readers, willing to work hard to explore the limits of reality.
And that should include YOU!!

Daring
Grant Morisson's 'The Filth' represents a daring vision of human insights and hidden characters. Through a dirty - and yet classic - story telling, the author is provocative and pleases fans of science fiction as well as pornographic plots. It's sexy, crazy, complex and surreal. Morrison is the Salvador Dalí of comic writing. Brilliant and unique!

Odd, Unique And Brillient
I really enjoyed the original story and superb artwork in this book. Very different to any of the other graphic novels that I've recently read and a very welcome addition to my collection.

The main character lives a strange dual life, you (and he) are never quite sure which is real, which is fantasy, in a world that again, you and the character are never sure exists. Either way you'll enjoy trying to work it out.

Confusing at times but much more than that a really great ride. Highly recommended for a challenging but really enjoyable read.