So not only was there no room to add a nearly 300 page novel to this new volume, but CRUEL SUMMER had not yet been released as its own book. It's also in the pipeline.Īnd as for the first question - why CRUEL SUMMER isn't part of vol 3? It's fairly simple - these books generally run about 400 - 450 pages, and it's been eight or more years since CRIMINAL DELUXE EDITION vol 2 came out, so we already had all of vol 3's pages filled with the stories and novellas that are collected in it.Īlso, the Deluxe Editions collect books that have already been released on their own, and often gone out of print. Same with the first FATALE Deluxe volume. So, second question first - the pandemic shutdown sadly made it too much of a stretch to print three giant hardbacks at the same time, so the new editions of vol 1 and 2, with new covers by Sean, will be out in the Spring of next year, assuming there is a spring of next year. Also wondering why the Deluxe vol 1 and 2 aren't yet back in print because they are very hard to find now and going for a lot of money on ebay and other places.
Immortality may be a double-edged sword, but it’s one the intoxicating Jo wields with a boundless grace in this addictive page-turner.A bunch of you wrote in asking about the CRIMINAL DELUXE EDITION vol 3 and why CRUEL SUMMER isn't being included in this new edition. Ed Brubaker is one of our finest comic writers, and when he teams up with artist Sean Phillips you know you’re in for terrific storytelling. It stars a mysterious femme fatale, is loaded with surprises, and created by the best in the business. This is a universe of darkness and gray shadows, and the palette perfectly fits the angst-ridden, desolate, catch-22 world of supernatural horror the protagonists must face-off against. One is a top-notch gothic, time-traveling graphic noir thriller.
Colorist Dave Stewart deserves special mention for his subtle, highly evocative use of neutral tones and earthy shades. Graced with a suspenseful plot that has more twists and turns than an alpine road, and deliberately understated artwork, Fatale boasts both intrigue and an atmosphere that feels as densely bleak as a San Francisco mist at the tip of Fisherman’s Wharf at dawn. Occult forces and gut-wrenching horror collide in 1950s San Francisco, as a corrupt cop and a smitten reporter go toe-to-toe over Jo, an ageless beauty with the looks of a Vargas girl and the heart of a rattle snake, who is desperate to escape the grasp of a satanic cult and their demonic, shape-shifting leader. The minute Nicolas Lash encounters Jo, femme fatale extraordinaire with more dark secrets than Faust, things go from bad to worse in this captivating noir.
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