Machine Gun Wizards

Illustrated by Sami Kivel, Dee Cunniffe
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$19.99 US
On sale Mar 24, 2020 | 144 Pages | 9781506714561

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Eliot Ness and his team of Untouchables work overtime taking on dangerous criminals that hide in the seedy underbelly of 1930s Chicago.

Except in this world, Al Capone isn't dealing in alcohol, but in magic. With Lick, a drug that grants magical powers to anyone who ingests it, mobsters become wizards, ordinary men become monsters, and darker secrets than Ness can imagine lie at the heart of it all.

A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, co-creator of the acclaimed sci-fi epic ODY-C. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott), with backup stories written and drawn by Christian Ward. Featuring a sketchbook section and pinups by Declan Shalvey, Ian Bertram, Tula Lotay, and more.

Collects Machine Gun Wizards #1-#4.
Christian Ward is a London-based illustrator, comic artist and writer. Some of his clients include Marvel Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, The Guardian, Fence Records and Forbidden Planet amongst others.

Past comic-book projects include Image Comics' best seller The Infinite Vacation with Nick Spencer. He's also worked with Matt Fraction on 'The Time Ben Fell In Love' a DHP Short, Kieron Gillen on Young Avengers and previously with Nathan Edmondson on his debut Image mini Olympus.

This year sees him begin ODY-C, an exciting new Image ongoing with Matt Fraction as well as writing on his first self-penned series.

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Eliot Ness and his team of Untouchables work overtime taking on dangerous criminals that hide in the seedy underbelly of 1930s Chicago.

Except in this world, Al Capone isn't dealing in alcohol, but in magic. With Lick, a drug that grants magical powers to anyone who ingests it, mobsters become wizards, ordinary men become monsters, and darker secrets than Ness can imagine lie at the heart of it all.

A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, co-creator of the acclaimed sci-fi epic ODY-C. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott), with backup stories written and drawn by Christian Ward. Featuring a sketchbook section and pinups by Declan Shalvey, Ian Bertram, Tula Lotay, and more.

Collects Machine Gun Wizards #1-#4.

Author

Christian Ward is a London-based illustrator, comic artist and writer. Some of his clients include Marvel Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, The Guardian, Fence Records and Forbidden Planet amongst others.

Past comic-book projects include Image Comics' best seller The Infinite Vacation with Nick Spencer. He's also worked with Matt Fraction on 'The Time Ben Fell In Love' a DHP Short, Kieron Gillen on Young Avengers and previously with Nathan Edmondson on his debut Image mini Olympus.

This year sees him begin ODY-C, an exciting new Image ongoing with Matt Fraction as well as writing on his first self-penned series.

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