This Graphic Novel Shows Why Mermaid Sex Is a Very Bad Idea

Nobody really gets scared of mermaids. I mean, yeah, there are much more frightening things underneath the surface of the sea, like sharks, octopi or stingrays. But that doesn't let mermaids off the hook. (Why, yes, that pun IS intentional.) When you get down to it, they're a slightly disturbing myth. We may be pretty sure that tempting fish-women don't exist—they don't, right?—but in the 19th Century, folks weren't so sure. A great new graphic novel gets at the heart of the fascination with the women who supposedly live under the sea, and why they're so dangerous.
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