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Minor Threats Volume 1: A Quick End To A Long Beginning
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Minor Threats Volume 1: A Quick End To A Long Beginning is a new original comic series from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, the showrunners of Marvel's M.O.D.O.K on Hulu, and superstar artist Scott Hepburn.
In the vein of Sin City, Watchmen, and The Boys, this noir-ish superhero caper focuses on a lower-class kind of criminal, similar to the Coen Brothers' most pulpy films, but set in a high concept world of heroes and villains.
"I was hooked from the first page!" - Taika Waititi
It's hard out there for a supervillain. Not the world conquerors, chaos engines, or arch-nemeses, but the little guys, the career criminals. The ones who put on uniforms, knock over jewellery stores, and get tied to telephone poles before the hero swings off to face the actual big bad. Times are tough for costumed crooks... and they're about to get much worse.
The psychotic Stickman has done the unthinkable and murdered Kid Dusk, sidekick to Twilight City's premier crime-fighter, The Insomniac. The Insomniac's teammates, The Continuum, are tearing Twilight apart, turning it into a terrifying police state—desperate to capture the Stickman and stop the Insomniac from "crossing that final line" from which he may never come back.
Caught in the middle are the small-time C-list villains, finding it impossible to pull jobs or even walk down the street without harassment by these heroes. With a bounty on the Stickman's head, former villain Playtime decides to put together a ragtag team of equally disgruntled supervillains to take down the Stickman and kill him themselves, leading her on a dark journey into the criminal underbelly she's tried so hard to escape.
This graphic crime drama is about superheroes and villains and the last gasp of the colourful, innocent days of the silver and bronze age... before they're dragged into the grit-soaked modern era.
Features a bonus pinups section with art by Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle), and David Aja (Hawkeye).
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Critics have praised Minor Threats for its engaging and unconventional narrative, blending dark humour and a fresh take on the superhero genre. The collaboration between Patton Oswalt and his co-authors is commended for delivering an intelligent and twisted story, enhanced by Scott Hepburn's vibrant and dynamic artwork. This graphic novel stands out as a unique and visually striking addition to the world of comics.
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ISBN: 9781506729992
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 July 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
Illustration: 136 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 258.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 136
About the Author
Patton Oswalt is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning writer, actor and comedian, who co-created Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. with Jordan Blum. He has scripted comics for DC, Marvel and Dark Horse. Minor Threats marks his first foray into creator-owned works. He's also worked with Scott Hepburn in a 4-issue M.O.D.O.K. series for Marvel, co-written with Jordan Blum. Jordan Blum has been a writer and producer on multiple shows including American Dad for Fox & TBS and Community for NBC. Jordan co-created and was the showrunner of Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu. He's also written several books for Marvel Comics. Minor Threats marks Jordan's first foray into creator owned comics as well as one of his many collaborations with co-writer Patton Oswalt and artist Scott Hepburn.
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