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Pretty Hate Machine

By Tim Seeley and Ryan O'Nan
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A new graphic novel from Mad Cave Studios! Thomas is in so much pain. As if high school wasn’t hard enough, when his father is killed in a freak accident, and his mother begins to take refuge in the company of his uncle, Thomas is visited... Read More
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A new graphic novel from Mad Cave Studios!

Thomas is in so much pain. As if high school wasn’t hard enough, when his father is killed in a freak accident, and his mother begins to take refuge in the company of his uncle, Thomas is visited by a ghoulish kid named Luther. Luther has knives for hands and rows of teeth like an ancient shark, who tells Thomas his father was murdered and that anything his mother and uncle tell him is a lie.

Thomas doesn’t know who or what to believe. Does he believe his friends, teachers, and mother, who tell him grief isn’t for the faint of heart, but it will pass? Or does he believe the demented Luther who pulls Thomas through a bloody whirlwind of conspiracies, vengeance, and slaughter, showing him the lies and corruption that surround him?

Thomas must fight to discover the truth behind his father’s death, while struggling to keep his new friend from leaving a massacre in his wake. But that “truth” might be far more sinister than Thomas is prepared for…

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545830482

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 December 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 120 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Paolo Armitano

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 120

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About the Author

Ryan O’Nan is an award-winning screenwriter, novelist, actor, and director. Most days, he works as a writer for TV. Ryan has written on Marvel’s Legion, Skins, Queen of the South, Wu-Tang: an American Saga, and he is currently writing on Tracker for CBS. He also wrote and directed the acclaimed indie film Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best which was released in 2012 by Oscilloscope Laboratories. Ryan’s debut novel Winders was published in 2021. He lives in Los Angeles with his Maine Coon, Anne Shirley.

Tim Seeley is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as Grayson, Nightwing, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, and New Exiles. He is also the co-creator of the Image Comics titles Hack/Slash and Revival.

Dave Sharpe is an artist and currently a letterer for various featured comic publishing companies within the industry. He graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc. in 1990, and immediately went to work at Marvel. As of 2009, Dave has been lettering for DC Comics on a number of titles currently: Green Lantern, Green Lantern War Journal, and ACTION COMICS! Dave also letters LOTS of other books and titles for various publishers. Dave plays bass guitar and is way more approachable than he looks.

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