Head Games: The Graphic Novel
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Rating | : | 4.20 (820 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1596434147 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-06-12 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Craig McDonald is an award-winning journalist, editor, and fiction writer. . Head Games is his debut graphic novel. He was a contributor to the New York Times nonfiction bestseller, Secrets of the Code. His series of ten Hector Lassiter novels have been published to international critical acclaim and awards attention.Kevin Singles was ra
But then he receives a treasure worth killing for: the skull of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.With his partners in crime, brooding poet Bud Fiske and hard-as-nails beauty Alicia Vicente, Hector must make a mad dash across the American southwest. Artist Kevin Singles brings this noir thriller to life with a style reminiscent of the golden age of dime-store paperbacks.It’s 1957, and aging novelist Hector Lassiter thought that his adventures were long behind him. In this graphic novel adaptation of the Edgar-nominated novel Head Games, Craig McDonald blends history and legend to tell the tale of the classic hard-drinking, hard-living, and hard-boiled protagonist. But in the meantime, Hector must dodge bullets from deranged fraternity members, aging soldiers of fortune, vicious warlords, and crooked feds.. If the trio can survive long enough to sell the skull to the highest bidder, they'll score big
About the AuthorCraig McDonald is an award-winning journalist, editor, and fiction writer. His series of ten Hector Lassiter novels have been published to international critical acclaim and awards attention.Kevin Singles was raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, attended the comics program at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and currently resides in Austin, Texas. Head Games is his debut graphic novel. He was a contributor to the New York Times nonfiction bestseller, Secrets of the Code.