Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! From New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill (Locke & Key)comes this new graphic novel mystery.
Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Full
Throttle, The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and NOS4A2, recently made
into a TV series from AMC. His horror novella In the Tall Grass,
co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature film from
Netflix. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the
Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He
earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic
book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel
Rodriguez.
Martin Simmonds is a British comic book artist, painter, and
graphic designer best known for his work on Titan's Death Sentence.
PUNKS NOT DEAD vol. 1- Teenage Kicks has brought him to the
attention of major US comic book publishers including Marvel and
Image Comics. His dynamic layouts and arresting color combinations
have earned him comparisons to industry legend Bill Sienkiewicz.
"A marvelously dark, damned funny excursion into an urban hellscape
that promises plenty of fascinating reading." —Cinema News
"Visually stunning and narratively complex." —Multiversity
Comics
"Impeccably drawn and hilariously subversive." —Newsarama
"Great, thanks to Hill’s beleaguered protagonist and Simmond’s
watery, neon-drenched visuals." —Collider
"The humour in the book is super dark which I appreciated and
Simmonds’ artwork is fantastic." —E.A. Henson, Biff Bam Pop!
"If you’re a fan of Hill’s work, of IDW, or of the crime/mystery
genre, you’re in for a treat." —Big Shiny Robot
"Joe Hill is such a great fit for comics." —Mike Maillaro, Comics
Nexus
"It’s a perfect pairing of script to art." —Bloody Disgusting
"Jokes, drinks, and murder schemes sound like a fun ride to me."
—Comic Book Invest
"Everything comes together for a very cinematic feel." —Gay
League
"Hill provides great dialogue for his characters. It sounds
realistic, like conversations among comedians you would not be
surprised to overhear at a comedy club." —Medium
"Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds create a well-executed and masterful
story that allows you to build your list of suspects." —Rogues
Portal
“Joe Hill takes stand-up comedy down a dark path in a comic that
grins big with bloody teeth. He’s got us hooked.” —Chuck
Wendig, author of Wanderers and Blackbirds
"Dying is Easy is a grab-you-by-the-throat noir gritty enough to
leave dirt under your nails." —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head
Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World
“Dark humor straight out of a Coen brothers movie and lush, layered
artwork that stops you in your tracks.” —Delilah S. Dawson,
author of Star Wars: Phasma and Ladycastle
“A combination of comedy and tragedy that only Joe Hill could
conjure... The shot in the arm for crime books that we all
needed.” —Brea Grant, filmmaker & author
“Dark, pulpy fun... A must-have for crime junkies and comedy fiends
alike.” —Duane Swierczynski, author of Canary and Revolver
“A total blast from start to finish, Dying is Easy is slick, cool,
and brazenly funny." —Rio Youers, author of Halcyon and
Westlake Soul
“An astonishing odyssey into an underworld of murder, guilt, and
comedy… and a hero/anti-hero in Syd Homes, who takes us to the
heart of moral choices and the meaning of creativity and
humanity.” —Kate Williams, historian and author of The House
of Shadows and Becoming
Queen
“All the elements of something great are here…” —Starburst
Magazine
"A great tale told well through the medium of a graphic novel.
Hill’s writing is excellent. It’s plain to see that he’s taking
after his father (Stephen King) in being able to craft
award-winning fiction in many different styles and genres."
—British Fantasy Society
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