Psychodrama Illustrated #2
In "Mercy and the Devil," Gilbert Hernandez delivers a sharp, simmering tale of two women navigating a world of deception and consequence, starring a retired porn actress and psychic who uses her charm—and her daughter Mercy—to outwit men she targets. With Hernandez handling every aspect of the art and lettering, the story unfolds with the same raw, intimate precision that defines his best work, all wrapped in a cover by Hernandez that captures its moody, magnetic tension.
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In this Fritz exploitation movie, she stars as a frequently nude retired porn actress/psychic who grifts men for a living, sometimes with her daughter Mercy as accomplice. Both leaving murder in their wake but only one of them eventually deciding to quit crime.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).