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    Trondheim and Sfar's Cute Aliens Who Kill

    Welcome back to The Jewels of Apator, a biweekly column on the intersection of science fiction and art by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. One of the best science fiction graphic novels from the past few years doesn't use any words. It doesn't even come from our world. Deliberately weathered and made to look like a children's book left behind by a UFO, A.L.I.E.E.E.N. by Lewis Trondheim features duck-faced, frog-faced, and pig-faced aliens doing terrible things to one another. On any given page you might find something cute doing something cute, only to have it all go south Real Fast. The art style is a subversive take on Hello Kitty but in terms of what's happening, it's Saw mixed with Alien Autopsy. More »

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