Name: Houses of the Unholy
Price: 44.59 NZD
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Author: Sean Phillips
ISBN: 9781534327429

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Physical Book

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Year

2024

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781534327429

Synopsis "Houses of the Unholy"

Houses of the Unholy is a riveting horror thrill-ride from bestselling creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the award-winning team behind CRIMINAL (soon to be a TV series on Amazon Prime), RECKLESS, NIGHT FEVER and WHERE THE BODY WAS. In this new tale, an FBI agent from the cult crime beat and a woman with a past linked to the Satanic Panic are drawn into a terrifying hunt for an insane killer hiding in the shadows of the underworld. This pulse-pounding story asks: can you ever escape your past, or are all your bad decisions just more ghosts to haunt you, wherever you go? Select praise for Brubaker & Phillips: "Brubaker and Phillips's books have always been about eight years ahead of their time." --Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Paper Girls "Brubaker & Phillips continue to make sweet music together, broadcast to you in the form of the best comics around." --Robert Kirkman, Invincible, The Walking Dead "Ed and Sean are that rare longterm collaboration that never become complacent, each project is a new revelation, the love visibly increased, the enthusiasm for the craft only growing over time. You don't have to consider the purchase, you make it on instinct at this point." --Rick Remender, Deadly Class, Black Science "Like Scorsese and De Niro, Brubaker and Phillips are the unmatched masters of a certain kind of storytelling--those fables of doomed and deluded men who are ready to die bloody, defending the tatters of their soiled American dreams. A new title from the sharpshooters behind Criminal and Fatale is reason enough to go on living." --Joe Hill, Locke & Key, Horns, NOS4A2 "Brubaker and Phillips have achieved the sort of creative consistency that'd justify critics filing their INSTANT CLASSIC reviews before they even read whatever they put out next." --Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die "I've been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new title I mutter to myself: 'ugh! I wish I would've thought of that!'" --Brian Michael Bendis, Powers "I'm a pretty easy mark for any Brubaker-Philips creation..." --Jonathan Hickman, East of West, House of X "Two of the best in the business, no contest." --Kelly Sue DeConnick, Captain Marvel, B*tch Planet Select praise for Brubaker & Phillips' Where the Body Was: "Prolific collaborators Brubaker and Phillips follow their surrealistic thriller Night Fever with this playfully experimental, though no less grittily gripping, stand-alone whodunit-style murder mystery set in a suburban neighborhood over the summer of 1984...VERDICT A fast-paced mystery, propelled by a fascinating cast of characters, that builds to a profoundly moving and deeply romantic climax. Absolutely not to be missed." --Library Journal, starred review "A masterfully-told puzzle box mystery with a fiercely beating human heart." --Jordan Harper, Edgar Award winning author of Everybody Knows and She Rides Shotgun "Brubaker and Phillips have done it again--a crime story that somehow, in its twists, turns, and thrills, reminds us of the poignancy of lost dreams, missed connections, and a past we'll always crave but never return to." --Sara Gran, author of Come Closer and the Claire DeWitt series "Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker represent the gold standard for comics noir--brutal, beautiful, and best." --Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the John Rebus books Select praise for Brubaker & Phillips' Night Fever: "Night Fever pulled me in from the first moment with its razor sharp writing and gorgeous art. Brubaker and Phillips have crafted a taut, riveting story, as disturbing as it is satisfying, full of memorable lines and stunning images. Thought-provoking and highly entertaining." ?Charles Yu, National Book Award winning author of Interior Chinatown "Brubaker's masterfully hardboiled scripting is both unnervingly nihilistic and propulsively thrilling, and Phillips's illustration has rarely evoked such nuances of character or absolute menace. VERDICT Another masterwork from a collaborative team that seems increasingly incapable of producing anything less. --Library Journal "Crackling, effortless style." ?Publishers Weekly "The art is striking. Moody and noir, it also makes strong use of colors: one page contrasts yellow with dominant blues, purples, and blacks to illuminate graphic violence, while other pages use lighter tones to indicate Jonathan having a greater measure of control. Part mysterious crime story, part psychological drama, Night Fever is a haunting graphic novel in which a man tests his limits and realizes why they existed in the first place." ?Foreword Reviews

Ed Brubaker

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Ed Brubaker (Bethesda, Maryland, 1966) is an American screenwriter and graphic novelist, known for revitalizing the noir genre comic and for his mature approach to superhero stories. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series Lowlife and gained notoriety at DC Comics with titles such as Batman, Catwoman, and Gotham Central. At Marvel, his stint on Captain America (2004–2012) is especially famous for introducing the Winter Soldier, redefining the character of Bucky Barnes.

His collaboration with artist Sean Phillips has resulted in notable works such as Criminal (2006–present), Fatale (2012–2014), The Fade Out (2014–2016), and the Reckless series of graphic novels (2020–present). These works, published by Image Comics, have been acclaimed for their intense narrative and noir style. Brubaker has been awarded multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, including Best Writer and Best New Series for Criminal. Additionally, he has ventured into television as co-writer of the series Too Old to Die Young (2019), directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.

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Sean Phillips

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Sean Phillips es un reconocido dibujante de cómics británico, famoso por su estilo oscuro, expresivo y cinematográfico. Nacido en el Reino Unido en los años 60, comenzó su carrera profesional en la industria del cómic a una edad temprana, trabajando para publicaciones británicas como 2000 AD. A lo largo de las décadas, ha desarrollado una carrera sólida tanto en el Reino Unido como en Estados Unidos.

Phillips es especialmente conocido por su larga y exitosa colaboración con el guionista Ed Brubaker. Juntos han creado una serie de obras noir que han redefinido el género del cómic criminal, incluyendo títulos como Criminal, Fatale, The Fade Out, Kill or Be Killed y Reckless. Estas historias combinan crimen, misterio, drama psicológico y una fuerte estética visual, en la que el trazo de Phillips aporta una atmósfera única.

Su trabajo destaca por el uso de sombras, composiciones narrativas potentes y una capacidad excepcional para transmitir emociones sutiles a través de los rostros y posturas de sus personajes. A lo largo de su carrera, ha recibido múltiples premios y reconocimientos, consolidándose como uno de los artistas más influyentes del cómic contemporáneo, especialmente dentro del género negro y adulto.

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