Kill a Man
Description
A brand new original graphic novel from writers Steve Orlando and Phillip Kennedy Johnson featuring art by Alec Morgan and lettering by Jim Campbell. In the early days of Mixed Martial Arts, kickboxer icon DJ Bellyi is beaten to death in the ring after yelling a homosexual slur at an opponent, while his young son James watches in horror from the stands. Sixteen years later, young James Bellyi has become an MMA star in his own right, with top-tier endorsements and an imminent title shot. But when James is outed as gay by an opponent in a press conference, he loses everything: his title shot, his fans, his team, even his family. To fight his way back, he turns to the only one left in the world willing to train him: Xavier Mayne, the man who killed his father. Says Johnson: "We're living in an important and dynamic time in American History, when we have the power and responsibility to decide what kind of nation the United States is going to be going forward. Telling a story with such an unlikely crossover -- male queer culture and MMA culture -- is Steve's, Alec's and my way of making that decision for ourselves."Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Aftershock Comics
Publish Date
December 15, 2020
Pages
128
Dimensions
6.5 X 10.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781949028478
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Steve Orlando has written for every major American comic book publisher. His works include the Eisner-Winning LOVE IS LOVE (IDW Publishing), as well as the Eisner-Nominated OUTLAW TERRITORY (Image Comics) and RAINBOW BRIDGE (AfterShock Comics). Outside of comics publishing, Orlando has written for and been featured in HELLO MR as well as NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine. In animation, he worked with Man of Action Studios on the fourth season of BEN 10.
Phillip Kennedy Johnson is an Eisner-nominated writer and musician living in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region. His work is published by DC Comics, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, IDW Publishing, AfterShock Comics, and Scout Comics. He is best known for his work on Superman, Action Comics, Alien, Marvel Zombies, and Captain America, and is the co-creator of the comic series The Last God, Warlords of Appalachia, Last Sons of America, Smoketown, The Lost Boys of the U-Boat Bremen, and Low Road West.