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Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero Complete Comics, Volume 1: The Newmatic Man

The Newmatic Man

Author: James Vance   Series: Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero

From the mind of Eisner Award-winning author Neil Gaiman, comes Mr. Hero! Created by the villainous Henry Phage (aka Teknophage) as a sleeper agent, steampunk robot Mr. Hero is the toast of the late 19th century carnival scene. But when an accident during a boxing match causes him to seriously harm a patron, he's boxed up and forgotten. Rediscovered 100 years later by a young street magician, Mr. Hero struggles to overcome his original programming and become the hero his new friend (and the world) needs. This new volume (the first of a two-volume set) will collect all of the classic Mr. Hero comics for the first time anywhere.

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From the mind of Eisner Award-winning author Neil Gaiman, comes Mr. Hero! Created by the villainous Henry Phage (aka Teknophage) as a sleeper agent, steampunk robot Mr. Hero is the toast of the late 19th century carnival scene. But when an accident during a boxing match causes him to seriously harm a patron, he's boxed up and forgotten. Rediscovered 100 years later by a young street magician, Mr. Hero struggles to overcome his original programming and become the hero his new friend (and the world) needs. This new volume (the first of a two-volume set) will collect all of the classic Mr. Hero comics for the first time anywhere.

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Never before collected, read the stories of Mr Hero here!From the mind of New York Times best-selling author and Eisner award-winning author Neil Gaiman, comes Mr Hero!Created by the villainous Henry Phage (aka Teknophage) as a sleeper agent, steampunk robot Mr Hero is the toast of the late 19th century carnival scene. But when an accident during a boxing match causes him to seriously harm a patron, he's boxed up and forgotten. Rediscovered 100 years later by a young street magician, Mr Hero struggles to overcome his original programming and become the hero his new friend (and the world) needs.This new volume (the first of a two-volume set) will collect all of the classic Mr Hero comics for the first time anywhere.Volume 2 of the series is planned for Winter 2017.

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About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett).James Vance is an award-winning writer whose career has embraced forms ranging from graphic novels to live theater and journalism. His 1988 graphic novel Kings in Disguise (with artist Dan Burr) was honored with the Eisner and Harvey awards.Ted Slampyak is the creator of Jazz Age Chronicles. He has also worked as an artist on, among other things, Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero from Tekno Comix, Paradox Press The Big Book of... titles and created mini-comics featuring his libertarian heroine Suzi Romaine.

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Product Details

Publisher
Super Genius | Papercutz
Published
1st March 2016
Pages
232
ISBN
9781629914350

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