COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
Jan 04, 2021
4 minutes
Tiny Acts of Violence
Martin Stiff
Comic Toolbox, 2020
Hb, pp224, £23.99, ISBN 9781838131203
In terms of fantastic fiction the German Democratic Republic is an underused setting. We’re more used to encountering East Germany in spy stories than horror stories, yet the sense of paranoia and betrayal, and the complex relationship of citizens with the state (such as in the film Good Bye, Lenin!), makes it a perfect location for horror fiction.
We see all these elements coming into play in Martin Stiff’s latest comic. focuses on Sebastian Metzger, a teacher, ex-officer of the Stasi (the DDR’s omnipotent state security apparatus), and very damaged person. Something is
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