Miss Don't Touch Me: Vol. 2
Blanche, a virgin working as a dominatrix in a belle epoche Parisian brothel, solved her sister’s murder in volume one. Now she works to sort out her dissolute mother’s life and finds herself falling in love with a sweet, rich, and secretly gay client. In spite of the many titillating possibilities, Hubert and Kerascoet tell this episode with artfulness and empathy that allow readers to appreciate Blanche’s dignity as well as her energy and creativity. Beautiful coloring suits the era, and visual details range from the gorgeous flow of gowns to the hideous reality of cranial surgery as a “cure” for homosexuality. --Francisca Goldsmith