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Check Out the Highlights from Humble's IDW/Top Shelf Bundle
Check Out the Highlights from Humble's IDW/Top Shelf Bundle
Check Out the Highlights from Humble's IDW/Top Shelf Bundle
Over the past few years, the Humble Bundle has become a pretty reliable source for getting great comics at incredibly cheap prices, to the point where I finally had to sit down and read a bunch of comic books about robots that turn into cars because it just didn't make financial sense not to. This week, though, it looks like they're officially done fooling around. The current bundle, which runs through June 10th, finds Humble teaming up with IDW and Top Shelf to offer a massive amount of books.
IDW To Publish Darwyn Cooke-Illustrated 'Parker' Novels
IDW To Publish Darwyn Cooke-Illustrated 'Parker' Novels
IDW To Publish Darwyn Cooke-Illustrated 'Parker' Novels
Darwyn Cooke just can't get enough of Richard Stark's Parker. The writer/artist has already adapted four (five, if you consider that one adaptation, The Outfit, is a combination of two) of the novels author Donald Westlake wrote under the name Richard Stark. Now, Cooke is teaming up with IDW to illustrate new, deluxe editions of those novels starting in June with the first in the series, The Hunte
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
When it comes to the holiday gift-giving season, comic book readers are notoriously difficult to shop for. I mean, most of us are down at the shop buying our favorite stuff every single week, so when the time comes for people who like us to get us something we want, well, a lot of times we already have it. That’s why we’re stepping in with a public service, bringing you comics-related items sure t
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Simply put, Slayground is one of the best crime novels ever written. The 14th book in Donald Westlake's brilliant Parker series of novels, it might be the quintessential Parker tale. Westlake, who wrote the series under the name Richard Stark, shows Parker at his best: alone, nearly defenseless, hunted by two dozen men as he hides out in a snow covered, shut down amusement park with a sack full of
Richard Stark’s Parker Set For ‘Slayground’ Adaptation By Darwyn Cooke In December [SDCC 2013]
Richard Stark’s Parker Set For ‘Slayground’ Adaptation By Darwyn Cooke In December [SDCC 2013]
Richard Stark’s Parker Set For ‘Slayground’ Adaptation By Darwyn Cooke In December [SDCC 2013]
Darwyn Cooke's next adaptation of Richard Stark a.k.a. Donald Westlake's Parker crime novel series has been confirmed. Slayground, the fourth of Cooke's Parker books following The Hunter in 2009, The Outfit in 2010 (which won Cooke an Eisner for best writer) and The Score in 2012 (nominated for an Eisner this year for Best Adaptation) will arrive in stores and on digital devices in December. Read
Darwyn Cooke Takes Down ‘The Outfit’ [Interview]
Darwyn Cooke Takes Down ‘The Outfit’ [Interview]
Darwyn Cooke Takes Down ‘The Outfit’ [Interview]
Following on the heels of Darwyn Cooke's bestselling adaptation of "The Hunter," this week sees the release of "The Outfit," the third book in Donald Westlake's legendary Parker series of crime novels. A whirlwind book that sees the inscrutable criminal facing off against the organized crime of 1963, Cooke's "Outfit" picks up right where "The Hunter" left o