The Great British Bump-Off

Illustrated by Max Sarin
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On sale Dec 05, 2023 | 112 Pages | 9781506735733

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An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in the world of English competitive baking from Giant Days’ John Allison and Max Sarin.

When she enters her country’s most beloved baking competition, Shauna Wickle’s goal is to delight the judges, charm the nation, and make a few friends along the way. But when a fellow contestant is poisoned, it falls to her to apprehend the culprit while avoiding premature elimination from the UK Bakery Tent…and being the poisoner’s next victim!

Collects issues #1–#4 of Dark Horse Comics series The Great British Bump-Off.
John Allison is the author and artist of Steeple, Giant Days, and the webcomics Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery.

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An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in the world of English competitive baking from Giant Days’ John Allison and Max Sarin.

When she enters her country’s most beloved baking competition, Shauna Wickle’s goal is to delight the judges, charm the nation, and make a few friends along the way. But when a fellow contestant is poisoned, it falls to her to apprehend the culprit while avoiding premature elimination from the UK Bakery Tent…and being the poisoner’s next victim!

Collects issues #1–#4 of Dark Horse Comics series The Great British Bump-Off.

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John Allison is the author and artist of Steeple, Giant Days, and the webcomics Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery.

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