Stringers
Published on 26. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-62010-291-6 (ISBN)
Description
"an entertaining action alternative for
fans uninterested in science fiction and superheroes." - Paste
Magazine
Paul and Nick are the guys
who shoot the news. Filming car chases, fires, and shootouts in their busted-up
rig, they put their (uninsured, unsalaried) lives on the line every night so
that the good citizens of Los Angeles can get their daily update. But when a
firefight between the LAPD and the MS-13 goes wrong, Paul and Nick find
themselves on the run.
From Marc
Guggenheim (Arrow) and Justin Greenwood (Stumptown, The Fuse) comes an
action-packed new miniseries about crime, corruption, and the perfect
shot.
fans uninterested in science fiction and superheroes." - Paste
Magazine
Paul and Nick are the guys
who shoot the news. Filming car chases, fires, and shootouts in their busted-up
rig, they put their (uninsured, unsalaried) lives on the line every night so
that the good citizens of Los Angeles can get their daily update. But when a
firefight between the LAPD and the MS-13 goes wrong, Paul and Nick find
themselves on the run.
From Marc
Guggenheim (Arrow) and Justin Greenwood (Stumptown, The Fuse) comes an
action-packed new miniseries about crime, corruption, and the perfect
shot.
Reviews / Votes
LIBRARY JOURNAL - While the stars of action plotsare often lawmen or spies, this time a couple of loose-cog Los Angeles-based
videographers come into focus. The sensible Paul plus wild card Nick make an
unlikely freelance team who churn out network-worthy city crisis footage despite
interpersonal squabbling and edge-bending driving, earning grudging respect from
hard-ass news boss Michelle. But when the team blunders into a covert deal
between drug dealers and cops-or are they?-both sides want the duo's evidence
and their hides. Writer/producer Guggenheim (Arrow) crafts the dialog
with up-yours snark, more than matched by Greenwood's (The Fuse)
well-designed, kinetic grittiness. Greenwood pulls major drama from the
high-octane car chases, and his facial work dramatizes the dark humor of the
characters. Hill's color choices-tans through reds, adding blues for certain
settings-keep the action striking and clear. For a change, the novel's sound
effects are run-on descriptive phrases such as
"BallsOutChaseAt90MPH" rather than onomatopoetic standbys such as
"VRROOOM."
VERDICTThe stringers' irreverent exploits will delight both fans of TV police dramas
such as The Shield and other readers fond of dirty-edged urban crime with
lots of mayhem.-MC
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 13 to 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62010-291-6 (9781620102916)
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JUSTIN GREENWOOD is an artist best known for his work on comic book series like Stumptown, Compass, The Old Guard, and Crone. As a freelance artist, he has worked with many companies including Image Comics, Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics, Ten Speed series Press/Penguin Random House, Sideshow Collectibles, Amazon, RadicalMedia, ABC Studios, and the Golden State Warriors. Greenwood was also an executive producer on the ABC television Stumptown, based on the Oni Press comic book. When not drawing, you can find him hanging with his wife and kids around the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
Ryan Hill lives in North Hills, California and has worked in comics in some form or another for over a decade. He's been coloring for the last few years and hopes he's good at it. He knows Dex tends to roam around Alberta a lot but thinks at some point she should try drinking North around 50th and Division 'cause that's his favorite bar.
Ryan Hill lives in North Hills, California and has worked in comics in some form or another for over a decade. He's been coloring for the last few years and hopes he's good at it. He knows Dex tends to roam around Alberta a lot but thinks at some point she should try drinking North around 50th and Division 'cause that's his favorite bar.