Image Comics has announced that superstar creative teams Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have returned to the world of criminals with brand new original graphic novels. The Knife promises something 200-page hardcover epic, focusing on the story of three shady characters. It will be released in comic shops on August 27th, followed by bookstores and online retailers on September 9th.
According to the image:
“It’s been almost five years since fans had the opportunity to enjoy new crime material. This highly anticipated new story promises to be the darkest and most ambitious installment of a highly acclaimed modern classic.
“Comicist Jacob Kurtz goes to Hollywood during the Peak TV era to work on adapting his cartoon strip, but gets caught up in a vulture whose aged aunt and vulture are circling her fortune. Special Forces House, eventually civilian again, but he is in bad condition and the city has always pulled out the worst of him.
The award-winning noir team of Brubaker and Phillips is not quiet on the comics front, but is on shelves in Cadence, the last book released in August 2024, Houses of the Houses of the Unholy. This year, following Hot in the news of the TV adaptation of the hit crime series, a drastic relint of the eight-volume original comic run was unfolded during production. That said, the last new crime story that will appear was the final issue of the 12th issue miniseries, released in January 2020. Crime debuted in 2007.
Speaking about returns, author and co-creator Brubaker said:
“A few years ago, after my family’s property was plundered, someone contacted me to return some of my uncle’s lost possessions, and strangely, I was inspired to be the biggest and greatest crime book ever.
He adds:
“This book is the longest original graphic novel we’ve ever done, and it was a joy to go back to this series and these characters.
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