The true lives of the fabulous Killjoys
"Over a decade ago a team of revolutionaries called the Killjoys lost their lives while saving a mysterious young girl from the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries. Today, the Killjoys live on in memory, if not belief, as BLI widens its reach and freedom fades. The Girl, now gro...
| Main Authors: | Way, Gerard (Author), Simon, Shaun (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Piekos, Nate (letterer.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Milwaukie, OR :
Dark Horse Books,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Over a decade ago a team of revolutionaries called the Killjoys lost their lives while saving a mysterious young girl from the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries. Today, the Killjoys live on in memory, if not belief, as BLI widens its reach and freedom fades. The Girl, now grown, reemerges and is put in the spotlight as a savior, a role she knows nothing about. But with the new revolution hell bent on body counts, the Girl must look within herself to put an end to BLI once and for all"--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: |
"This volume collects the comic book series The true lives of the fabulous Killjoys #1-#6 and the Free comic book day 2013 story 'Dead satellites,' from Dark Horse Comics"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1595824626 9781595824622 |
| Author Notes: |
You can learn more about Way and his art at gerardway.com. Shaun Simon is the former keyboardist for the New Jersey band Pencey Prep, which he founded with Frank Iero and John McGuire. Following the band's breakup in 2002, he accompanied Gerard Way's band, My Chemical Romance, on tour. It was while on tour that many of the ideas for the Killjoys comic book took shape. At the 2012 New York Comic Con, it was announced that a first look at the series would be released on 2013's Free Comic Book Day. The series is drawn by artist Becky Cloonan and edited by Sierra Hahn. Simon has also worked outside the comics medium and was the winner of the Preditors & Editors readers poll for his flash fiction story "Snowman." The author lives in Montclair, New Jersey. Becky Cloonan is a comic book artist, writer, and creator. Cloonan was educated at New York's School of Visual Arts. After graduating, she began working on Channel Zero: Jennie One. Cloonan is known for her work on 9-11 , MySpace Dark Horse Presents , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and Conan the Barbarian. You can learn more about Cloonan at beckycloonan.net. |