WHY WE LOVE IT: You say your crime noir story is based on a group of hardboiled policemen during 1950s Los Angeles that did a little wetwork under the table, ridding the city of its scummiest residents one lowlife at a time? And it features the art debut of Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer nominee Vanesa R. Del Rey? Oh, we're so there. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Noir crime fiction is a part of Americana, from the writing of James Ellroy and Raymond Chandler to the films of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. HIT joins titles like TORSO, CRIMINAL, and GOTHAM CENTRAL as a grand contribution to crime noir comics. WHAT IT'S ABOUT: They say the eyes are the window to the soul. You look at Harvey Slater and you'll see a homicide detective chasing cigarettes with a few fingers of bourbon. You look into his eyes, and you'll see a hitman who spends his nights making 'untouchable' criminals disappear for the Los Angeles Police Department. But all it takes is a blonde bombshell......
Noir Thriller Set Broadcast & Family Ties
price: 23.19
releaseDate: 2014-10-29
manufacturer: NBM
upc: 978156163900752899
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
Two thrillers in one engrossing set! In The Broadcast, on the day of the historic broadcast of The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles, a family in the countryside fears for its life. Hoping to secure a future for his children, an aging Alaskan crime boss in Family Ties looks to retire and divide his empire amongst his three heirs. But when his idealistic son refuses the inheritance, the old man disowns him. Inspired by the classic play King Lear, The Godfather meets Shakespearean tragedy in this epic tale of betrayal and loss.
Broadcast GN
price: 11.19
releaseDate: 2010-08-25
manufacturer: NBM
upc: 978156163590051399
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory:
source: Things From Another World
On the day of Orson Welles' historic radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which triggered panic in many places it sounded so real, a family in the countryside fears for its life and must deal with strangers and neighbors coming in for help. The tension brings to the surface long suppressed emotions and conflicts and a violent reckoning in a dark stormy night. By the artist of Elk's Run and Tumor.
Will Eisner Spirit Artist Ed HC Vol. 02
price: 151.99
releaseDate: 2015-01-21
manufacturer: IDW Publishing
upc: 9781631401466
category: Graphic_Novels
subcategory: Will Eisner
source: Things From Another World
Will Eisner's work on The Spirit was, in its way, as groundbreaking as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Both artistic achievements rewrote the book on sequential storytelling, and had lasting impacts on all that followed them. Last Year IDW Publishing released Volume One of Will Eisner's Spirit Artist's Edition to universal acclaim (including being nominated for, appropriately enough, an EISNER award). Volume two will contain stories from the same glorious post-war period of 1946 - 1950, along with some of the very best from Eisner's run. If you are a fan of the first book (or are kicking yourself for missing it), make sure you don't get caught short-it just doesn't get any better than this!
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd.