The Exterminators, Vol. 1: Bug Brothers
by:
Tony Moore (author)
Simon Oliver (author)
A smart and scary tale of roaches, rats, raccoons and the men who kill them,The Exterminators focuses on a dysfunctional group of bug killers prowling the barrios and bungalows of Los Angeles. Henry James, the newest exterminator, sees the job as a way to cleanse the sins of his dark past, he...
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A smart and scary tale of roaches, rats, raccoons and the men who kill them,The Exterminators focuses on a dysfunctional group of bug killers prowling the barrios and bungalows of Los Angeles. Henry James, the newest exterminator, sees the job as a way to cleanse the sins of his dark past, he has a hard time getting his view across to his careerist girlfriend, sociopathic partner and the general bunch of freaks he calls co-workers. Meanwhile, what Henry and the "bug brothers" of Bug-Bee-Gone Co. don't understand is that human beings may be the true pests — and bugs could be the real exterminator.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781401210649 (1401210643)
ASIN: 1401210643
Publish date: August 2nd 2006
Publisher: Vertigo
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Series: The Exterminators (#1)
A great big slab of messed up fun. Twists on almost every page, sharp social commentary, gross out over-the-topness, and hilariousness tossed on top.
Henry James is released from prison and goes to work for his step-father, an exterminator. To learn the trade, he follows first AJ, the most disgusting human being and the best rat catcher in the country, and then Stretch, a cowboy-hat-wearing, vengeance-doling Buddhist. What he sees out on the jo...