Georges Pichard (1) (1920–2003)

Full-color adult graphic novel.

As the introduction notes, this story takes place in a parallel universe where women are second class citizens (or no-class citizens as they have no rights, and are seen as "inferior creatures"). Madoline is a woman in this parallel world. She is married to Robert and her mother-in-law lives in the same house. Madoline wears skimpy clothing and sleeps around with strange men. The mother-in-law uses the law to blackmail Madoline and eventually send her to a correctional facility where the female inmates are placed in brutal bondage. Robert reacts negatively to these developments and sends his mother off to the correctional facility.

Mother and daughter-in-law are branded and treated very cruelly. An odd little opening into this world is found by a man from our world (or at least a world where women have more rights). He wanders in and frees two of the women in the prison. The mother-in-law refuses to leave the prison; she believes that she deserves to be there. All is not well, though . . .

The story involves brutal torture, and bondage. The novel is well-drawn, though the women in it are not all the best looking women in the world.

There is at least one sequel (English language version copyright 1997, and oddly enough, titled Madoline Volume 2).… (mehr)