The Black Hood, Vol. 1

The Bullet's Kiss

Illustrated by Michael Gaydos
Paperback
$14.99 US
On sale Jul 11, 2017 | 144 Pages | 9781619889620

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A man driven to the brink, blacklisted and left brutally changed must crawl through the wreckage of his life to defeat a gang of deadly criminals hell-bent on setting the streets of Philadelphia aflame. Fueled by rage and empowered by years of experience upholding the law, the new Black Hood is a visceral, conflicted and flawed urban vigilante--but he's also the city's last hope.

A gritty, modern crime noir tale that introduces readers to the newest--and deadliest--hero in the Dark Circle Comics lineup.
Duane Swierczynski is the author of several crime thrillers, including the Shamus Award-winning FUN AND GAMES, the first in the Charlie Hardie series published by Mulholland Books, as well as the Edgar-nominated and Anthony Award-winning EXPIRATION DATE. Many of these books are currently in development for film and TV. He currently writes the IDW series JUDGE DREDD, the Valiant Comics series BLOODSHOT, the forthcoming Dark Horse series X, and has written about the Punisher, Godzilla, Cable, Black Widow and Deadpool. Duane has also collaborated with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker on a series of bestselling "digi-novels" which include LEVEL 26: DARK ORIGINS, DARK PROPHECY and DARK REVELATIONS.

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A man driven to the brink, blacklisted and left brutally changed must crawl through the wreckage of his life to defeat a gang of deadly criminals hell-bent on setting the streets of Philadelphia aflame. Fueled by rage and empowered by years of experience upholding the law, the new Black Hood is a visceral, conflicted and flawed urban vigilante--but he's also the city's last hope.

A gritty, modern crime noir tale that introduces readers to the newest--and deadliest--hero in the Dark Circle Comics lineup.

Author

Duane Swierczynski is the author of several crime thrillers, including the Shamus Award-winning FUN AND GAMES, the first in the Charlie Hardie series published by Mulholland Books, as well as the Edgar-nominated and Anthony Award-winning EXPIRATION DATE. Many of these books are currently in development for film and TV. He currently writes the IDW series JUDGE DREDD, the Valiant Comics series BLOODSHOT, the forthcoming Dark Horse series X, and has written about the Punisher, Godzilla, Cable, Black Widow and Deadpool. Duane has also collaborated with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker on a series of bestselling "digi-novels" which include LEVEL 26: DARK ORIGINS, DARK PROPHECY and DARK REVELATIONS.

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