Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) this (similarly to, say, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 in the United Kingdom). In the 1960s, consumerism became prominent in the United States, after its industrialisation. Market economies flourished. The consumer movement was a response in Europe, and in Canada, to what was perceived as overwhelming market forces to the detriment of the consumer. In Quebec, the emergence of a consumerist movement cast a light on the absence of consumer protection laws, notably the lack of legal obligations for businesses: the law was "caveat emptor", let the buyer beware. But slowly, laws were introduced, culminating in the
Beware the Creeper continuity), DC released "Beware the Creeper", a five issue limited series, under their Vertigo imprint in 2003. Set in 1925 Paris, "Beware the Creeper" tells the story of Judith and Madeline Benoir, twin sisters, one a surrealist painter, the other a playwright. After Judith is raped by Mathieu Arbogast, a man from a rich upper-class family, a woman calling herself the Creeper begins to terrorize the Arbogast family. The Creeper uses methods that appear to be based out of the surrealist movement. The situation quickly spirals out of control as the Arbogasts begin to seek revenge in turn, and lives