The Shadow Volume 2: Revolution

• The Shadow has always known what evil lurks in the hearts of men... untilnow! When his mystic powers fail, the original masked crime-fighter travels theglobe alongside his sidekick, WWI ace pilot Miles Crofton, on a bloody searchfor answers. From Nepal, where the Shadow's efforts to reconnect with hisspiritual masters leads to a confrontation with opium smugglers, they travel tothe frontlines of the Spanish Civil War in pursuit of arms dealers and awould-be dictator. Who is the maniacal El Rey, who plots to rise from the debrisof war as his battle-ravaged nation's supreme ruler? And how will the Shadowdispense justice when he discovers that a former flame is El Rey's brutalenforcer, the Black Sparrow? Hard-boiled crime novelist Victor Gischler raisesthe definitive pulp hero to new heights of crime noir glory!
• Collects the complete six-issue comic book storyline from The Shadow#7-12.
• Bonus material includes an extensive cover gallery featuring an all-starassembly of Eisner Award-winning artists such as Alex Ross, FrancescoFrancavilla, John Cassaday, and Darwyn Cooke, plus Tim Bradstreet, MichaelGolden, Jack Herbert, and Sean Chen.

Summary

• The Shadow has always known what evil lurks in the hearts of men... until
  now! When his mystic powers fail, the original masked crime-fighter travels the
  globe alongside his sidekick, WWI ace pilot Miles Crofton, on a bloody search
  for answers. From Nepal, where the Shadow's efforts to reconnect with his
  spiritual masters leads to a confrontation with opium smugglers, they travel to
  the frontlines of the Spanish Civil War in pursuit of arms dealers and a
  would-be dictator. Who is the maniacal El Rey, who plots to rise from the debris
  of war as his battle-ravaged nation's supreme ruler? And how will the Shadow
  dispense justice when he discovers that a former flame is El Rey's brutal
  enforcer, the Black Sparrow? Hard-boiled crime novelist Victor Gischler raises
  the definitive pulp hero to new heights of crime noir glory!


• Collects the complete six-issue comic book storyline from The Shadow
  #7-12.


• Bonus material includes an extensive cover gallery featuring an all-star
  assembly of Eisner Award-winning artists such as Alex Ross, Francesco
  Francavilla, John Cassaday, and Darwyn Cooke, plus Tim Bradstreet, Michael
  Golden, Jack Herbert, and Sean Chen.

Product details

• Authors: Cédric Biscay, Victor Gischler, Tsukasa Mori, Osamu Tezuka, Victor Gischler
• Publisher: Diamond US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.07.2013
• EAN: 9781606904152
• ISBN: 978-1-60690-415-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: SHADOW TP
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire