(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Dean Kotz (CA) Dave Johnson. In 1944* as Swastikas flew over Paris* one of the most notorious and prolific serial killers in history turned the occupied city into his personal hunting ground. Under the guise of opportunity and freedom* a killer preys on those desperate to flee . . . until a gruesome discovery alerts the police. In a city on the brink of war* the hunt for a serial killer begins as a French detective races to catch the villain before the Nazis beat him to it. Written by Stephanie Phillips (Descendent* Devil Within) with art by Dean Kotz (Mars Attacks)* The Butcher of Paris is a historical* true crime thriller about a killer wanted by both the Nazis and allied forces for the death of nearly two hundred victims.