Sins of the Black Flamingo

by Andrew Wheeler, Travis Moore (Artist), Tamra Bonvillain (Artist)

Overview

OCCULT NOIR. MIAMI SLEAZE.

Sebastian Harlow is the Black Flamingo, a flamboyant and narcissistic thief who gets his kicks stealing mystic artifacts from the wealthy and corrupt of Miami's occult underground. When his latest job leads him to his biggest score so far, the hedonistic outlaw discovers something he wasn't looking for something to believe in.

Collects SINS OF THE BLACK FLAMINGO #1-5

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534324725
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	02/28/2023
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	487,596
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

01/30/2023

Eisner Award winner Wheeler (Another Castle) teams up with DC artist Moore (the Superman: Son of Kal-El series) for a gloriously, unrelentingly queer urban fantasy-erotica. “Gentleman thief” Sebastian Harlow, alias the Black Flamingo, delights in stealing magical artifacts from the rich, a profession at which he excels thanks to touching a cursed “devil’s tooth” that allowed him to see the true rot of humanity. After finding a hottie imprisoned angel during a heist, Harlow experiences peace for the first time gazing at his injured flesh—but even as he finds himself falling in love, the Flamingo and his friends must fend off white supremacists who seek the angel’s power for evil uses. Wheeler’s storytelling is fast-paced, laden with pathos (“Don’t start believing in angels”) and political commentary, underpinning a solid adventure tale script. Meanwhile, Moore and talented colorist Tamra Bonvillain blend their effects perfectly, creating neon-drenched Floridian nightclubs and dramatic heist scenes, with characters who interact with authentic sensuality (drawn with some delightful homage to Tom of Finland). For readers of queer romance, and any reader who digs magic and hates bigotry, it’s escapism that also feels pleasantly right at home. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

A queer protagonist (and antagonist) unlike any you’ve encountered before. That breathes fresh air into a Robin Hood-like story of a thief who steals from the rich because the poor have nothing worth taking.” —Comicon

“Cathartic, fun, and constantly surprising.” —Monkeys Fighting Robots

“Feels fresh and isn’t afraid to be genuinely sexy.” —AIPT

"Part crime thriller, part supernatural romance, with a remarkably charismatic queer protagonist. Tremendously fun from start to finish." —Library Journal

"For readers of queer romance, and any reader who digs magic and hates bigotry, it’s escapism that also feels pleasantly right at home." —Publishers Weekly

“‘Be Gay, Do Crimes’ as pure pop art. This outlaw occultist queer heist book goes for your throat, your heart, your groin, and your wallet, and will leave you covered in glitter and feathers, absolutely breathless.” —KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, DIE)

From the Publisher

01/20/2023

Sebastian Harlow is a master thief who, disguised as the Black Flamingo, delights in stealing from the unimaginably wealthy, totally corrupt elites who make up Miami's underground occult scene. Harlow's motives aren't all that altruistic, however: he's a narcissistic hedonist who steals to fund his lavish lifestyle. While infiltrating a museum in order to grab an ancient tablet containing the soul of a Jewish mystic, Harlow discovers a document describing a collar capable of enslaving supernatural beings. After learning that the collar belongs to one Thorndike Scar—the wealthiest, most corrupt of the aforementioned elites—Harlow sneaks into Scar's compound, where he discovers a captured angel named Ezekiel who has suffered centuries of torment by his captors. Harlow and Scar go on the run and—as they battle paramilitary thugs, neo-Nazis, and a particularly vicious museum curator—begin to fall in love. Can an earthbound angel and a hedonistic narcissist really hope for a happy ending? If Harlow can get out of his own way and learn the value of sacrificing on behalf of others, they just might. VERDICT Part crime thriller, part supernatural romance, with a remarkably charismatic queer protagonist. Tremendously fun from start to finish.—Thomas L. Batten

Library Journal