Silver: Of Treasures and Thieves: A Graphic Novel

by Stephan Franck

Overview

This rollicking vampire-filled heist story will keep you guessing until the very end. Stephan Franck's critically acclaimed graphic novel series is a rip-roaring romp that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Set in the noir-pulp era of the 1930s, this genre-bending tale combines gothic horror with high-stakes action. Bill Sienkiewicz, the legendary Eisner Award winner,, says: “Silver is so big, bold, and juicy! I absolutely love this book!”

Master thief James Finnigan is desperate to recover his gang’s lost fortune. His only lead? A cryptic notebook and a bar of pure silver hinting at the legendary Silver Dragon, an immeasurable treasure hidden in a vampire-infested castle.

To pull off the heist of the millennium, Finnigan assembles a ragtag crew of misfits, including a vampire hunter, a washed-up actor, and a clairvoyant child.

With its sharp, black-and-white art and whip-smart humor, Silver is perfect for fans of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Ocean’s Eleven—a must-read for anyone who loves a good adventure filled with twists, turns, and supernatural thrills.

“There may not be a better original vampire comic book in America than Silver.” —ComicBookBin

“A dynamic, thrill-filled story. A really, really fun ride!” —Tim Sale, Eisner Award–winning, bestselling artist of Batman: The Long Halloween

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419758591
Publisher:	Abrams ComicArts
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Series:	Silver , #1
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 7.30(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Stephan Franck is an award-nominated animator/writer/director/comic book creator, who supervised the animation of Marvel Studios’ What If . . . ? Season 1, and is directing new episodes of the series. He was a supervising animator on the cult classic The Iron Giant, and contributed story to Despicable Me. He cocreated the animated TV series Corneil & Bernie (Nicktoons—Hub Network), received an Annie Award nomination for Best Director in a TV Program for the featurette Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow. Equally active in comics, Stephan founded the comic book publishing company Dark Planet. His graphic novel debut Silver earned a nomination for the prestigious Russ Manning Award at San Diego Comic-Con’s Eisner Awards, and it is now published by Abrams ComicArts.

Editorial Reviews

10/31/2022

Jimmy Finnegan, con man and thief, puts together a misfit team of disillusioned burglars including a washed-up actor, a young psychic boy, and a kick-ass female vampire hunter for the proverbial “one last big job” in Franck’s ripper of a genre-blending adventure. They plot an elaborate confidence game to heist the Silver Dragon, a giant carved precious metal pyramid from a castle full of vampires during the bloodsuckers’ ritual Walpurgis Night party. The sweeping period piece spans the streets of 1931 New York to the Orient Express, and is chock-full of clever twists and disastrous fallout. Franck’s black-and-white artwork and atmospheric use of deep shadows and contrasts carries off a gothic, baroque gloom reminiscent of Mike Mignola. The volume ends, however, abruptly on a cliffhanger: Jimmy’s gang gets cornered by their enemies and their elaborate scam is sure to be unraveled. While a volume two is promised, the sudden stop on this otherwise-splendid adventure seems a bit of a con game itself. Agent: Abby Walters, CAA. (Oct.)

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