Kinski

by Gabriel Hardman

Overview

“He offers a spare but always involving story that both embraces noir and turns it on its head.” -- Booklist

A salesman's self-styled mission to save a puppy from its neglectful owners escalates into a righteous crusade in this quirky crime thriller written and drawn by GABRIEL
HARDMAN (Hulk, Heathentown, Planet of the Apes).

“Hardman...creates a tense atmosphere that makes Kinski the Breaking Bad of dognapping tales.” - A.V. Club

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632151797
Publisher:	Diamond Comic Distributors
Publication date:	11/18/2014
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Gabriel Hardman has drawn HULK, and AGENTS OF ATLAS for Marvel Comics as well as HEATHENTOWN for Image/Shadowline. He is an accomplished motion picture illustrator whose credits include Spider-Man 3, X2: X-Men United, Superman Returns, Tropic Thunder and Inception. He also directed the prize winning short film Wrong Way Up, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. Corinna Bechko is a Los Angeles-based writer known for her work on the graphic novel HEATHENTOWN and the BOOM! Studios series BETRAYAL ON THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Editorial Reviews

11/17/2014
After his success with licensed comics, Hardman (Planet of the Apes) has created an original story—a fast-paced thriller about a man who falls in love with a little black Labrador puppy that he names Kinski. Joe, a traveling salesman, finds the puppy and decides to keep him, but soon the dogcatcher takes Kinski away. Joe is supposed to wait a few days for the owners to have a chance to reclaim their pet, but instead he shows up at the pound in disguise and pretends that the dog is his. When he finds out the true owner has already picked up Kinski, he gets the address and steals the dog from a child. In a tense race across the bleak western landscape, Joe chases the dog through trailer parks and battles violent men. He has to make interesting moral decisions, sacrificing much for his seemingly loony love of the animal. The ending is somewhat predictable but satisfying nonetheless. The art is standard action-comic fare, though more retro and expressive then usual, with great, nuanced character design. Kinski comes across vividly, with his floppy, heavy body and swinging tongue, making this a lightweight romp for comics-reading dog lovers. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

Hardman...creates a tense atmosphere that makes Kinski the Breaking Bad of dognapping tales.

A.V. Club

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