Crossroad Blues: A Nick Travers Graphic Novel

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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After a New Orleans college professor goes missingwhile searching for the rumored lost recordings of bluesman RobertJohnson—who, as legend has it, sold his soul to the devil at a Mississippicrossroads—Nick Travers is sent to find him. Clues point to everyone froman eccentric albino named Cracker to a hitman who believes he is the secondcoming of Elvis Presley.From the PulitzerPrize-nominated journalist turned New York Times Bestselling author, ACE ATKINS,and artist MARCO FINNEGAN, comes a thrilling tale of crime and mystery thatbrings the history of the Blues and the Mississippi Delta to life on everypage.6 x 9 trade paperback trimsize.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:327 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Läsålder:15+ år
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Image Comics
ISBN:9781534306486

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LIBRARY JOURNAL -- Blues historian Nick Travers hasbeen trying to raise funds for a documentary about famous bluesman Guitar Slimbut is sidetracked by attempts to locate a particularly well-versed professor ofmusic history who has gone missing. Little does Travers know that his path willtake him into the dreaded shadows of dark blues legends such as the crypticRobert Johnson and up against eccentric characters, including a mystical blackalbino and a goat-loving hit man who looks and sounds like Elvis Presley.Enveloped in an ominous, surreal world of greed, secrets, and ruthless men,Travers is soon in over his head and forced to take action when his kidnappedgirlfriend is used as a negotiating chip by murderers. VerdictBest-selling author Atkins (“Quinn Colson” series) and artistFinnegan (Lost Fair Gone Down), with letterer Peteri (Witchblade),realize a stark recounting of an Atkins novel of the same name, featuringblack-and-white artwork that is coarse and blunt and a script that at times isstatic and ambiguous. Blues and urban legend buffs may find thisentertaining.