Comic Book Take on Slum Housing
Gilda Haas on May 29 2008 at 12:50 pm | Filed under: Art
THE EXTERMINATORS: BUG BROTHERS (from Vertigo) “follows the dysfunctional adventures of exterminator Henry James and his freakish supporting cast as they take on the cruel chaos of nature in the dirty corners of Los Angeles — only to stumble upon a secret that could well reverse the positions of exterminator and pest!”In the non-magical parts, they show what many poor working moms really experience in slum housing — asthma and other health problems spiking in their kids from cockroach and vermin infestations. At least in the comic story, the mom gets revenge by becoming an exterminator.
