Killadelphia Volume 1: Sins of the Father

Killadelphia Volume 1: Sins of the Father

Featuring the show-stopping talents of Spawn series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and the writer behind such hit shows as Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Marvel's Runaways, and Starz's American Gods--RODNEY BARNES. When a small town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors and shakes his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality... ...and vampires. But the mystery goes even further when Jimmy's investigation leads him to uncover the source of the outbreak is long-thought dead President of the United States John Adams--a man secretly biding his time as he builds an undead army to start a new and bloodier American revolution. There's a reason they coin a phrase, “you can't go home.” Welcome to Killadelphia. Collects KILLADELPHIA #1-6 "Sparely written, beautifully rendered and topical, Killadelphia is a genuinely frightening horror graphic. Can't wait to read the next issue!" - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due “Jason Shawn Alexander is one of my favorite artists working today, and writer Rodney Barnes is the perfect collaborator for this atmospheric horror story with a terrifyingly real sense of place.” - Brian K. Vaughan “Killadelphia is the stunning and fresh horror fable I've been craving. This one feels like a classic.” - Jordan Peele “It's the best graphic novel I've ever read. Five times more graphic and eight times more novel.” - Chris Rock "This smart, stylish thrill ride runs on enough social relevance to appeal to an audience outside of gore hounds." ï¿9; Publishers Weekly LIBRARY JOURNAL -- A strong sense of place, an offbeat take on vampire mythology, and gorgeously grim illustration combine to make this first volume in an ongoing horror series a memorable standout. “Barnes has recrafted vampire lore in the most refreshing way. The engaging story and brilliant illustration make for delicious theater of the mind.” - Kimberly Latrice Jones , author/activist "Sparely written, beautifully rendered and topical, Killadelphia is a genuinely frightening horror graphic. Can't wait to read the next issue!" - Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due “Jason Shawn Alexander is one of my favorite artists working today, and writer Rodney Barnes is the perfect collaborator for this atmospheric horror story with a terrifyingly real sense of place.” - Brian K. Vaughan “Killadelphia is the stunning and fresh horror fable I've been craving. This one feels like a classic.” - Jordan Peele “It's the best graphic novel I've ever read. Five times more graphic and eight times more novel.” - Chris Rock Rodney Barnes is the award-winning writer/producer of HBO’s Showtime, Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Marvel’s Runaways, Starz’s American Gods, and a host of other television programs and films. He has also authored graphic novels for Lion Forge’s Quincredible and Star Wars - Lando: Double or Nothing, as well as Falcon for Marvel Comics. He is now writing Killadelphia for Image Comics. Rodney resides in Los Angeles. Luis Nuñez de Castro Torres – Luis NCT for short – grew up in Valencia, Spain, reading comics of all kinds on the Mediterranean beachfront. He made comics and fanzines in high school, eventually studying fine arts before becoming a freelance artist. He has worked as a concept designer for video games and film, but his passion will always be comic books. His first long-form comic book project was Sleepers , a post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale about a world ruined by giant robots, an open homage to his love of the genre. This gave way to his second long-form solo project, WAHCOMMO , and his love for high-fantasy. His most prominent work in the United States has been as a colorist with artist Jason Shawn Alexander on the Image Comics series Empty Zone , the Vertigo series Frostbite , and a three-issue run on Spawn . He is currently coloring the critically acclaimed Image Comics series Killadelphia . He just published the sequel to WAHCOMMO , Kaya .