Fatale Volume 1: Death Chases Me

Publisher’s Weekly:Fatale: Book One (Death ChasesMe)Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Image (Diamond, dist.), $14.99 trade paper(144p) ISBN 978-1-60706-563-0The minute Nicolas Lash encounters Jo, femmefatale extraordinaire with more dark secrets than Faust, things go from bad toworse in this captivating noir. Occult forces and gut-wrenching horror collidein 1950s San Francisco, as a corrupt cop and a smitten reporter go toe-to-toeover Jo, an ageless beauty with the looks of a Vargas girl and the heart of arattle snake, who is desperate to escape the grasp of a satanic cult and theirdemonic, shape-shifting leader. Graced with a suspenseful plot that has moretwists and turns than an alpine road, and deliberately understated artwork,Fatale boasts both intrigue and an atmosphere that feels as densely bleak as aSan Francisco mist at the tip of Fisherman’s Wharf at dawn. Colorist DaveStewart deserves special mention for his subtle, highly evocative use of neutraltones and earthy shades. This is a universe of darkness and gray shadows, andthe palette perfectly fits the angst-ridden, desolate, catch-22 world ofsupernatural horror the protagonists must face-off against. Immortality may be adouble-edged sword, but it’s one the intoxicating Jo wields with a boundlessgrace in this addictive page-turner. (July)

Ed Brubaker is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, winning five best writer Eisner and Harvey Awards in the last ten years. His bestselling work with Sean Phillips on Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, and The Fade Out has been translated around the world to great acclaim, and Marvel’s movies featuring his co-creation, The Winter Soldier, have all been international blockbusters. Ed lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their crazy dog, where he works in comics, film, and television, most recently on HBO’s new hit series Westworld.

Drawing comics professionally since the age of fifteen, Eisner Award winning Sean Phillips has worked for all the major publishers. Since drawing Sleeper, Hellblazer, Batman, X-Men, Marvel Zombies, and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, Sean has concentrated on creator-owned books including Criminal, Kill Or Be Killed, Incognito, Fatale and The Fade Out.

He is currently drawing a new volume of the long-running Criminal series written by his long-time collaborator Ed Brubaker and coloured by his son Jacob Phillips.

He lives in the Lake District in the UK.

Dave Stewart is a multi Eisner Award Winning colorist who has worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and Image comics. Some of his award winning works include Hellboy, Star Wars, Human Target, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Captain America, Superman, BPRD, The Goon, Body Bags and Fatale.