The Arsenic Lullabies

Douglas Paszkiewicz writes and draws this two-issue AAA Milwaukee Publishing series from 2002–2003, a stark, intimate crime story that unfolds through a fractured narrative. The book follows a hitman grappling with the moral weight of his profession, rendered in Paszkiewicz's raw, expressionistic black-and-white art. A cult gem of early-2000s independent comics, The Arsenic Lullabies stands out for its unflinching character study and its creator's singular, uncompromising vision.