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Zusatztext "After Houdini is a graphic novel that truly lives up to its promise...The steampunk vibe is natural and spot on." Informationen zum Autor Author bio : Jeremy Holt is a Vermont-based comic book writer whose most notable works include Skip To The End (Heavy Metal Comics), Skinned (MonkeyBrain Comics), Southern Dog (Action Lab Entertainment), and Pulp (Comixology), which IGN has called “one of the best one-shot comics of the year [2013].” He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in the summer of 2005 and has yet to use his degree. Follow him on Twitter: @Jeremy_Holt. City/state of residence : Middlebury, VT Illustrator bio : A prolific freelance contributor to both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced a great deal of small press work, as well as Valkyries (with Steve Moore) for 2000 AD . City/state of residence : Little Rock, AR Klappentext Harry Houdini, master magician and covert spy for the United States, has been kidnapped. The only man who can save him is his estranged son Josef, who, like his father, knows the power of magic-and how it can be more than just an illusion. Zusammenfassung Harry Houdini, mastermagician and covert spy for the United States, has been kidnapped. The only manwho can save him is his estranged son Josef, who, like his father, knows thepower of magic-and how it can be more than just an illusion. Josef Houdini takes afterhis father: A gifted escape artist, there's not a jam he can't get himself outof. Then again, when your father is one of the greatest illusionists of alltime, that comes as no surprise. What does come as a surprise is the fact thatHarry Houdini is not only the world's greatest magician, but also a top-secretoperative for the US government during World War I. In rare form he findshimself trapped-stuck on a mission he is unable to escape from. That's why thegovernment needs his son to fill his shoes and complete the mission-but doesJosef have the wherewithal to do it? Or is the possibility of success just anillusion? Packed with intrigue,suspense, and fantasy, After Houdini is a revisionist look at one ofhistory's most mysterious figures that is sure to take readers on a journeythey'll never forget. ...
