The Breathtaker Collection
Published on 2. September 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78586-735-4 (ISBN)
Description
The long-awaited remastered edition of the acclaimed graphic novel - including an introduction by Neil Gaiman. All love withers and dies... but for Chase Darrow, it is literally the kiss of death!
Chase Darrow is a beautiful weapon. The US government gave her a sexual power that makes her utterly alluring - the perfect weapon for espionage.
Yet to kiss a man leaves his lifeforce drained and means that no one can love her without paying the ultimate price.
But Chase is now on the run from The Man - another government creation and the first superhero. All machismo, he is sent to bring Chase back, but which weapon will prove the most powerful - love or death?
The Breathtaker Collection features the original four-part cult-classic, plus an all-new origin comic following The Man, by Marc Hempel (The Sandman, Heavy Metal, Hellraiser, Lucifer ) and Mark Wheatley (Johnny Quest, EZ Street, Frankenstein Mobster) and features a foreword by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods, Good Omens). Remastered and reprinted, experience the original Breathtaker story in an all new light.
Chase Darrow is a beautiful weapon. The US government gave her a sexual power that makes her utterly alluring - the perfect weapon for espionage.
Yet to kiss a man leaves his lifeforce drained and means that no one can love her without paying the ultimate price.
But Chase is now on the run from The Man - another government creation and the first superhero. All machismo, he is sent to bring Chase back, but which weapon will prove the most powerful - love or death?
The Breathtaker Collection features the original four-part cult-classic, plus an all-new origin comic following The Man, by Marc Hempel (The Sandman, Heavy Metal, Hellraiser, Lucifer ) and Mark Wheatley (Johnny Quest, EZ Street, Frankenstein Mobster) and features a foreword by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods, Good Omens). Remastered and reprinted, experience the original Breathtaker story in an all new light.
Reviews / Votes
"Strong and surprising... seamless work!" - Neil Gaiman"This is why I read comic books" - Walter Simonson (Thor, Fantastic Four, Detective Comics)
"Inspirational Work!" - Mark Buckingham (Marvelman, Fables, The Sandman)
"Take my money!" - Mark Waid (Captain America, The Flash, Superman: Birthright)
"Compelling, thrilling and deeply moving!" - Comics Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Titan Books Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
758 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78586-735-4 (9781785867354)
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Mark Wheatley is a veteran award-winning comics creator, having worked as an editor, writer and artist for the likes of DC and Image. His current work includes art for the TV show, The Millers, on CBS. His comic series, Blood of the Innocent, is due to become a movie directed by Breck Eisner. Marc Hempel's work includes stints on such famous series as Sandman and Swamp Thing for DC and Hellraiser for Marvel. He has won the Inkpot award in 1992, and his book, Blood of the Innocent, is due to become a movie directed by Breck Eisner.