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The Anderson and Thompson family share a dark past, but their sons Marcus and Hunter don't know it....yet.
As the past comes to light--including the answers to a decades-old murder--an intricate revenge scheme forms, involving one of six people belonging to, or affected by, the families.
Each chapter follows one of these six people, searching for their pieces to the puzzle.
Marcus--a man struggling against the reins of his job and his family.
Hunter--a man fighting for his mom's life and for revenge.
Lorena--an old friend of Hunter's, now a cop, trying to balance her own life with the job.
Andrea--Marcus's mom, missing her old life, one of secrets and action.
Linda--Hunter's mom, dealing with cancer, addiction, and a past deal with the devil.
Dennis--Hunter's friend, just out of prison, trying to put that life behind him.
These six people, seeming strangers to each other, find themselves sucked into a revenge scheme that will take some of their lives and all of their innocence.
Find out who's a casualty in the criminal masterpiece (collecting issues 1-6) that is perfect for fans of Breaking Bad, The Wire, Othello, and 100 Bullets.
About the author
Rebirth of the Gangster is CJ's first comic work, but he has been active as a writer in other contexts before that. He wrote for the now-defunct Slant and is now writing for Graphic Policy; he also writes a blog at his own site, cjstandalproductions.com. In his spare time, he teaches high school English, including a class on graphic novels, bringing his lifelong love of comics to academia. When not writing or teaching, he can be found snuggling up for a good read next to his girlfriend and cat in Wisconsin.
