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Overview"A savage satire reuniting the critically acclaimed team behind DC’s The Flintstones—writer Mark Russell (SECOND COMING) and artist Steve Pugh (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass)—in a new graphic novel. Welcome to Billionaire Island, where anything goes…if you can afford it. But the island’s ultra-rich inhabitants are about to learn that their ill-gotten gains come at a VERY high price. ""Social commentary with an uncompromising determination and a caustic wit, Billionaire Island is going to get readers talking every bit as much as [Mark Russell's] SECOND COMING.” —Broken Brontier ""A nasty piece of art that bares its teeth at the 1 percent with a level of bloodlust not seen nearly enough in the graphic medium."" —CBR “The commentary and wit are as sharp as ever. The art is fantastic. The characters are engaging. … Huge credit goes to Steve Pugh, who draws Canto with a face that can only be described as 'punchable.'” —Comics Bulletin “Biting satire with something to say…. Timely in its approach to climate change, income inequality, and sexism, Billionaire promises to do to the uber rich what SECOND COMING did to the co-opting of the Christian faith.” —Insights Magazine “To call the recent work of writer Mark Russell 'brilliant,' 'ambitious' and 'subversive' would be the understatement of the decade. … Now, he’s bringing his magic touch to BILLIONAIRE ISLAND, the perfect social satire in an era where phrases like 'eat the rich,' 'billionaires shouldn’t exist' and 'bring out the guillotines' are being uttered with rapidly decreasing levels of irony by a starving and furious populace.” —WMQ Comics “The most emotionally devastating comic book in recent memory.” -Vox, on Russell & Pugh’s The Flintstones" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Russell , Steve PughPublisher: Ahoy Comics Imprint: Ahoy Comics Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9781952090028ISBN 10: 1952090024 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 24 November 2020 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsMark Russell has proved himself to be the master of serial comics satire and social commentary of his generation ... it's going to get readers talking every bit as much as Second Coming. One not to miss from Ahoy Comics! - BROKEN FRONTIER This book continues to be one of the most clever satires of 2020 wealth disparity issues in any medium, and it's a book not to be missed. - COMICS BOOKCASE Author InformationMark Russell is the GLAAD and Eisner Award-winning writer behind The Flintstones, Second Coming, Billionaire Island, Superman: Space Age and Batman: Dark Age, as well as many other comic book series. He is also the author of two books. STEVE PUGH is a British artist and sometimes writer, born and based in the Midlands of England. Recruited for DC's Vertigo imprint at its inception, he worked on titles including Hellblazer, Animal Man, and Preacher: Saint of Killers. Later, he wrote and illustrated Hotwire for Radical Comics and received Eisner nominations for his art on the critically acclaimed reimaginings of The Flintstones and Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |