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The Assignment Vol. #1

March 22, 2017 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

From the Hard Case Crime imprint, this collects the 3 issues of Walter Hill’s The Assignment. With the upcoming movie starring Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this trade paperback.

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Comic Book Preview: The Assignment #2

January 30, 2017 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

The 3-issue mini-series from Titan Comics’ Hard Case Crime imprint continues with issue 2. Ex-hitman Frank Kitchen is still adjusting to his new “self” while on a mission of revenge.

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Comic Book Preview: The Assignment #1

January 9, 2017 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

Titan Comics imprint Hard Case Crime kicks-off 2017 with a controversial bang! After being abducted and operated on without consent, hitman Frank Kitchen is on a tale of revenge. The Assignment #1 is from filmmaker/producer Walter Hill and French author Matz aka Alexis Nolent with art by Jef.

The Original QUARRY Novel by Max Allan Collins

October 26, 2015 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

With a Cinemax television series this season, Max Allan Collins iconic hitman Quarry returns to the pop-culture forefront. Journey back to the origins and first pulp adventure as Titan Books re-publishes the first Quarry novel from 1975.

The Complete Accident Man

March 11, 2014 by Stephen Jang Leave a Comment

When you step into your comic book shop this week and your head is screaming for something different and politically incorrect, then try The Complete Accident Man by creators Pat Mills (Marvel’s 2099 series) and Tony Skinner (2000AD). This trade collects Accident Man’s run on Toxic! comics and his own Dark Horse mini-series, so now you can read everything in one sitting with some beer and chips.

The Wrong Quarry

January 13, 2014 by Stephen Jang 4 Comments

Over the weekend, I was excited to get my hands the new Quarry book “The Wrong Quarry” by author Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition). His long-running series is about a former US Marine sniper Quarry (no need to know his real name) turned professional hitman. Quarry offers clients that are marked-for-death a unique service, dependent on the fee paid, he gets rid of the hit team after the clients and investigates who hired the hit.