Why people recommend it
The Black Monday Murders, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman is a comic book series and graphic novel that blends esoteric financial conspiracies with dark mystery storytelling. The work was mentioned multiple times by Matt, the host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, during discussions on unrelated historical and corporate corruption topics. On one occasion, the host admitted he had to stop rereading the Black Monday Murders while joking about historical conversions and narrative structures. On another episode covering FIFA, Matt brought up the comic book series while discussing FIFA president Sepp Blatter as a sacrificial figure, querying his co-host Ben about the specific position within the Inner Circle that involves sacrifice, specifically referencing the stone chair and characters such as Stephen Blatter. Although the references were used as playful comparisons or off-the-cuff analogies to real-world financial and institutional corruption, they highlighted the striking imagery, intricate plotting, and memorable esoteric elements present in Hickman's acclaimed graphic novel.
Who recommended it
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 2
“I gotta stop rereading Black Monday murders”
“you know Ben this reminds me of the Black Monday murders what's the name of the the position within the Inner Circle that is this sacrifice it's like the chair no what what is it the stone chair the stone chair that dude step bladder was on the stone chair he was on the stone chair just I was thinking”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“all I'm messing with now is is outdated currencies Black Monday murders persuaded me sick”
“this is going to get very Black Monday murders very quickly”