The Spider Volume 1: Terror of the Zombie Queen

by David Liss, Colton Worley

Overview

• One of the most celebrated pulp heroes of all time is back, and re-launchedinto the 21st century! Richard Wentworth is a decorated war hero who hassacrificed everything, including the woman he loves, for duty. But the New YorkCity Wentworth returns to is riddled with crime and corruption. With the policeoverwhelmed and a populace helpless, Wentworth becomes The Spider, a vigilanteas ruthless and merciless as the criminals he hunts. But now there's a newdanger on the rise. A deranged woman called Anput has begun a series of attacksthat turn ordinary citizens into mindless zombies, bringing New York and thepolice force to its knees. Wentworth will stop at nothing to save the city he'ssworn to protect, but in the process he will risk his family, his friends, andthe woman he still loves.
• Written by bestselling novelist David Liss (Black Panther, MysteryMen) with stunning art by Colton Worley (Dracula, LobsterJohnson), The Spider is dark, hard-hitting neo-pulp at its best.
• Collecting issues #1-6 of the critically acclaimed series, TheSpider, along with a complete cover gallery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781606903674
Publisher:	Dynamite Entertainment
Publication date:	02/05/2013
Series:	SPIDER TP , #1
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

David Liss is the author of A Conspiracy of Paper, winner of the 2000 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He has a graduate degree in English literature from Columbia University, as well as an M.A. from Georgia State University and a B.S. from Syracuse University. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and daughter, and can be reached via his website, www.davidliss.com.


From the Hardcover edition.

Hometown:

San Antonio, Texas

Date of Birth:

March 16, 1966

Place of Birth:

Englewood, New Jersey

Education:

B.S., M.A., M.Phil.