The Butcher of Paris

In 2019, Dark Horse Comics published The Butcher of Paris, a five-issue historical crime series by writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Dean Kotz. Set during the Nazi occupation of France, it dramatizes the real-life hunt for Dr. Marcel Petiot, a serial killer who preyed on refugees fleeing the regime. Phillips and Kotz craft a grim, atmospheric thriller that intertwines true-crime horror with the moral complexities of life under occupation, offering a chilling look at evil operating in plain sight.