Dylan's Reviews > The Filth

I read a lot of comics, so please listen to me when I say:

The Filth is my favorite comic book. Ever. Ever ever.

It makes The Invisibles seem predictable. Not that I don't like The Invisibles, because I do.

The thing that sets The Filth apart from other Morrison titles, namely Invisibles, is the ultimate capitulation to the horrifying gravity of late capitalist society. Invisibles doesn't really give in to that, which is compelling, but unrealistic. The Filth is much more pragmatic in its assessment of sociological dysfunction.

The book draws heavily from some of the ideas in Invisibles, but also from Animal Man in the way that it hits that postmodernist target. It is conscious of itself as a comic book. Which is fine, because the story arcs are quite simply the best and most inventive work that Morrison has ever done. His supreme cleverness in this book is why DC taps him to do every big project they can find for him, like 52 and All-Star Supes.

But more importantly, The Filth is everything a good book should be. It's funny, heartbreaking, and awe-inspiring, and on top of all that, it's a big "fuck you" to the status quo.