The Assignment

Illustrated by Jef
Paperback
$19.99 US
On sale Mar 14, 2017 | 136 Pages | 9781785861451

Comic book behind the upcoming new movie starring Sigourney Weaver & Michelle Rodriguez and directed by Walter Hill!

A crime noir thriller from the team of critically acclaimed Hard Case Crime comic series, Triggerman - Walter Hill, Matz and Jef!

Hitman Frank Kitchen's assignment to kill a celebrated fashion designer takes an unexpected turn when his victim's sister, a sociopathic surgeon, decides to punish him in the unique way only she can... Abducted and operated on against his will, Frank awakens in an altered condition - but with a hitman's hunger for revenge...
Walter Hill is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his action films including, The Warriors, Hard Times, The Driver, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs. and its sequel Another 48 Hrs., Red Heat, Last Man Standing, Undisputed, and Bullet to the Head, as well as writing the Steve McQueen crime drama The Getaway.
 
Matz aka Alexis Nolent is a French writer. He writes scripts for videogames and has also written a novel and, under the Matz pen-name, a number of comics. His graphic novel, Du Plomb Dans La Tete, AKA Headshot was adapted into the 2012 film, Bullet to the Head.
 
Jef is a French comics artist and designer who has illustrated several titles including Body and Soul, Hunt and Jim Morrison: Poet of Chaos.

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Comic book behind the upcoming new movie starring Sigourney Weaver & Michelle Rodriguez and directed by Walter Hill!

A crime noir thriller from the team of critically acclaimed Hard Case Crime comic series, Triggerman - Walter Hill, Matz and Jef!

Hitman Frank Kitchen's assignment to kill a celebrated fashion designer takes an unexpected turn when his victim's sister, a sociopathic surgeon, decides to punish him in the unique way only she can... Abducted and operated on against his will, Frank awakens in an altered condition - but with a hitman's hunger for revenge...

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Walter Hill is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his action films including, The Warriors, Hard Times, The Driver, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs. and its sequel Another 48 Hrs., Red Heat, Last Man Standing, Undisputed, and Bullet to the Head, as well as writing the Steve McQueen crime drama The Getaway.
 
Matz aka Alexis Nolent is a French writer. He writes scripts for videogames and has also written a novel and, under the Matz pen-name, a number of comics. His graphic novel, Du Plomb Dans La Tete, AKA Headshot was adapted into the 2012 film, Bullet to the Head.
 
Jef is a French comics artist and designer who has illustrated several titles including Body and Soul, Hunt and Jim Morrison: Poet of Chaos.

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