Write It In Blood

by Rory McConville, Joe Palmer (Artist), Chris O'Halloran (Artist), Declan Shalvey (Artist)

Overview

On the eve of their retirement, two hitmen - Cosmo and Arthur Pryce - drive through the Texas countryside with the infamous Little Harkness in the trunk of their car. The brothers are meant to deliver Harkness to their boss, but matters become complicated when Arthur’s recklessness jeopardises Cosmo’s retirement plans and puts a target on their backs. A tragicomic crime tale of family loyalty and broken dreams from RORY MCCONVILLE (Judge Dredd), JOE PALMER (2000 AD) and CHRIS O'HALLORAN (ICE CREAM MAN).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534318359
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	03/02/2021
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	1,062,885
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Rory McConville is an Irish writer living in London. He writes Judge Dredd and other series for 2000 AD and also wrote the Irish historical graphic novel Big Jim: Jim Larkin and the 1913 Lockout.

Declan Shalvey is an award-winning artist/writer from Ireland. Over his career, Shalvey has illustrated hit titles such as Batman, Deadpool, Punisher, Moon Knight as well as the acclaimed graphic novel series INJECTION with writer Warren Ellis for Image Comics. Since moving into writing, he has gained credits such as, Deadpool VS Old Man Logan, SAVAGE TOWN, and BOG BODIES.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2021

Old disputes come unburied at an inopportune time for two hard-luck gunmen in this fast-paced and high-body-count country noir. McConville (Big Jim) opens things in a corpse- and bullet-casing-strewn house in rural Texas, where the criminal Pryce brothers, having just gunned down several rivals, are arguing over whether their boss, the Baron, might give them a gold watch upon their retirement. Arthur’s cynical, while the childish Cosmo mutters, “It’d be a nice gesture.” Their fractious-yet-loving dynamic sustains through the tangle of violent double- and triple-crosses that follow as the lava-tempered Baron discovers Arthur has been sleeping with his wife and a rival gang comes after the brothers for holding one of its members hostage. Cosmo’s convinced he can patch things up with the Baron, while Arthur fantasizes about escaping to Mexico. McConville’s scripting is pitched between hyperbolic and laconic as the gangsters jaw and scheme over coffee between blowout gun battles. Though in the end, it races a bit too quickly to the finish line. Art by Palmer (the Judge Dredd series) offers big-sky epic, with wide-open frames, harshly canted faces, and washed-out primary tones. This sibling saga is one seriously brash and bloody piece of work. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly