End-stage capitalism. [Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated by Patrick Kindlon; Stefano Simeone]

The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost. Life, human rights, rational thought are all secondary concerns. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet - a culture that challenges his notions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message? Imagine Judge Dredd working for Amazon, and you've got a hint of what you're in for. From Patrick Kindlon (PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE!) and Stefano Simeone (CLANKILLERS) comes SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED - a satirical take on the consumer society.

A logical conclusion to capitalism is fantastically presented in  Patrick Kindlon and Stefano Simeone's Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated. What happens when the buy-in to a system of inequality permeates belief at every level? How are those who don't join in pushed to the side and shunned? What conflicts arise? All of that is explored in this graphic novel.

There's not much more to say without giving too much away. In the year 2020, with all that the year has brought, this feels like a shiny mirror. Those who are ready to overturn the system work towards those ends for different reasons, with different goals, reaching towards differing visions of a post- or disrupted capitalistic society. I thought I would pace myself as I read but the story caught me early one and ran through it. As to be expected as this paperback contains a completed series. I enjoyed the story and the illustration style. The conclusion was logical and satisfying and I found the story to be a wonderful satire. 5 stars from me.

Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated was published October 13, 2020.