Absolution Volume 1 TP - Couverture souple

Christos Gage

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1592910971 ISBN 13 : 9781592910977

Editeur : Avatar Press, 2010

Synopsis

• You've seen Christos Gage's work for Marvel, WildStorm, IDW and others, butyou've never seen his imagination unleashed with absolutely norestrictions...until now! Absolution introduces John Dusk, a superhero ina world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran herohas been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he'sseen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line― lets a murderer die ― and discovers it feels good. Surrounded bysociopaths, both human and superhuman, who he knows will prey on others ifthey're not stopped ― permanently ― how far will he go, knowingevery step he takes puts him further on a collision course with his teammatesAlpha and The Servant, not to mention his homicide detectivegirlfriend?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christos Gage is one of the most prolific of the modern comic book writers, having worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, and Avatar Press. He is also well known as a writer of crime television, including work for such television series as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Numb3rs.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

One of the most critically acclaimed recent superhero stories is finally collected along with all-new material! All seven of the original issues of ABSOLUTION are here as well as a huge cover gallery and an all-new Crime Files segment with additional information on John Dusk's allies and most feared villains! You've seen Christos Gage's work for Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, and others, but you've never seen his imagination unleashed with absolutely no restrictions... untiln ow. ABSOLUTION introduces John Dusk, a superhero in a world where they're a sanctioned arm of law enforcement. But this veteran hero has been scarred by his exposure to man's infinite capacity for evil, and he's seen one too many perpetrators escape justice. One day he crosses the line... lets a murderer die... and discovers it feels good. Surrounded by sociopaths, both human and superhuman, who he knows will prey on others if they're not stopped -- permanently -- how far will he go, knowing every step he takes puts him further on a collision course with his teammates Alpha and The Servant, not to mention his homicide detective girlfriend? Drawing on his experience writing for TV crime dramas like Law & Order: SVU, and his years of acclaimed work on comics like G.I. Joe: Cobra, StormWatch: PHD, and Avengers: The Initiative, Gage and artist Roberto Viacava bring you a riveting, no-punches-pulled saga that fans of shows like The Shield and Dexter, or comics such as Powers and Sleeper, won't be able to put down. John Dusk just wants to be forgiven... but he doesn't want to stop. This amazing collection is also available as a Hardcover edition with an all-new cover by artist Juan Jose Ryp that is limited to just 1,500 copies. All seven of the original issues of ABSOLUTION are here as well as a huge cover gallery and an all-new Crime Files segment with additional information on John Dusk's allies and most feared villains!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Avatar Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1592910971
• ISBN 13: 9781592910977
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible