Plastic

LIBRARY JOURNAL – Edwyn Stoffgruppen is afrighteningly unique individual. Maniacally driven to extreme responses directedtoward those around him, whom he perceives as rude, vulgar, inconsiderate, or athreat-he has managed to carve a bloody, dysfunctional little niche for himselfout of this cruel world. He’s also found love along the way in the form of aninflatable blonde named Virginia. They are good for each other. She likessharing doughnuts with him, and he stops putting people’s heads in bags when sheis around. It’s a marriage made in polymer hell. Eclectic and prolific creatorWagner (World of Warcraft; The Ride) teams with the stylishly grimillustration abilities of Hillyard (I.C.E.; Sherwood Texas) toproduce an indelibly horrific graphic novel. Martin’s keen coloring senseperfectly welds this eye-searing love story into a cohesive continuity oftwisted and depraved ghastliness.VerdictMature lovers of horror, grave tales, and quality artistic craftsmanship willread this book in one shivering sitting.-Russell Miller, Prescott P.L.,AZ

Doug Wagner is an American comic book writer whose Image Comics include PLASTIC (co-created with Daniel Hillyard), THE HARD PLACE (with Nic Rummel), GUN CANDY (with Brian Stelfreeze), and THE RIDE (with too many to list). He’s also written titles such as I.C.E., World of Warcraft: Bloodsworn, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Witchblade/Red Sonja. Doug can be found hiding out in Park City, Utah where he spends his days creating madness, frolicking down the slopes with his lovely wife, and reveling cuddle time with the sweetest kitty in the world.

Daniel Hillyard is an English comic book artist and co-creator, along with writer Doug Wagner, of the Image Comics series Plastic. His works outside of Image include multiple titles from 12-Gauge Comics, including I.C.E, Sherwood Texas, ANTI (with Producer Gale Anne Hurd), and The Average Joes (in conjunction with Average Joes Entertainment).

Andrew Robinson has painted covers for all the major publishers, illustrating such titles as Batman Detective, Hawkman, Starman, Superman Rebirth, Ironman, Hydra, Star Wars, Black Panther and The JSA. He is a multi award winning, New York Times best-selling illustrator for his painted work on the graphic novel, The Fifth Beatle. More of his sequential work can be seen in Batman Black and White #5, The Ride: My Brother’s Keeper, Gen 13, Dusty Star and Harley Quinn. Most recently Andrew has painted covers for Rick Remender’s new Image book, Scumbag.