{"id":10130,"date":"2024-03-11T23:12:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T03:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2024-03-11T23:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T03:12:25","slug":"graphic-novel-review-let-me-out-by-emmett-nahil-illustrations-by-george-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/graphic-novel-review-let-me-out-by-emmett-nahil-illustrations-by-george-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Novel Review: Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, illustrations by George Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let Me Out<\/em> by Emmett Nahil, illustrations by George Williams<\/p>\n

Oni Press, 2023<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781637152362<\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, KIndle edition<\/p>\n

Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a> |\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s 1979. Mitch wakes up after a terrible assault near the local Y. His friends scold him for going there alone and take him home to recuperate. There\u2019s also been a murder in the quiet suburb of Columbiana, New Jersey. The body of Pastor Holley’s wife, Kelly, has been found with demonic sigils carved into her body.<\/p>\n

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New Jersey Sheriff Mullen and FBI Agent Garrett partner up to investigate the case. At least, that\u2019s how it appears to the locals. Behind the scenes, they are devising a Satanic Panic cover to conceal their own crimes. They set their sights on a group of queer punks; Mitch, Lupe, Terri, and Jackson.<\/p>\n

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Sheriff Mullen hears a rumor that Pastor Holley records extra sermons for himself, and confronts the priest about them. It takes a little convincing, but Father Holley turns over some of the tapes to be played on the local radio station. A federal agent issues a warning, announcing the lurid details of satanic rituals, and asks teenagers to keep an eye out for anyone different. After a violent altercation between Lupe and the manager on duty at the local grocery store, the authorities quickly pin Kelly\u2019s murder on the teens. When the friends flee to a cabin in the woods, they find the building gone and a bloodstained pentacle embedded in the ground. Mitch knows they aren\u2019t alone out there.<\/p>\n

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I love a good Satanic Panic plot. With a diverse cast of characters, each with a unique personality and story, Let Me Out<\/em> has a unique angle on the “devil in the details”. There is good LGBTQ+ representation, as well as people of color. There are parents and adults who are not accepting of their children, which is difficult to stomach, but is a painful reality some LGBTQ+ teens face. As hard as it was to confront on the page, I am glad that Nahil didn\u2019t shy away from that. The character designs were really good and well rendered, as were the backgrounds and sweeping landscapes.<\/p>\n

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Nahil and Williams opted to include trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. I know there have been conversations in the horror community about the idea of including these warnings in general. My view is that if it makes someone\u2019s enjoyment of a book better to have a warning, I have no problem with that. For those of us who are library workers, we are probably familiar with Ranganathan\u2019s Five Laws of Library Science<\/a>. Content warnings align well with three of the five laws: every reader their book; every book its reader; and save the time of the reader. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Lizzy Walker<\/p>\n

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  Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, illustrations by George Williams Oni Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781637152362 Available: Paperback, KIndle edition Buy:\u00a0Bookshop.org |\u00a0Amazon.com   It\u2019s 1979. Mitch wakes up after a terrible assault near the local Y. His friends scold him for going there alone and take him home to recuperate. There\u2019s also been a murder<\/p>\n

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