Título: Gangland Vol 1 - 4
Autor: Cadastro de autores
Sinopse: Gangland 1-4 is a typical comic book series from Vertigo; four issues long, featuring various and sundry tales of criminals and the underworld, illustrated 2-3 stories per issue. Beautiful art and engaging tales! #1 In "Clean House" (written by Brian Azzarello and painted by Tim Bradstreet), a mob informant's new life takes a deadly twist; in "The Bear" (written and illustrated by Dave Gibbons), white snow runs red as old scores are settled in New Russia; in "Your Special Day" (written by Doselle Young with art by Frank Quitely), a lonely hitman stages a suicidal hit at the wedding of a Mob Boss's daughter; and in "Chains" (written and painted by Peter Kuper), a line of white powder links lives--and fates--from the Golden Triangle to the Big Apple. Mature Readers. #2 In "Platinum Nights" (written by Lucius Shepard and illustrated by James Romberger), a gang-banger embarks on a wild and dangerous Big Apple spending-spree; in "Big Shot" (written by Jamie Delano and illustrated by Randy DuBurke), a captain of industry revisits his brutal rise to power and braces for his own lieutenant's power move; and in "Killer Smile" (written by Simon Revelstroke and illustrated by Richard Corben), a mobster revisits his Hell's Kitchen stomping grounds for a fateful encounter with his childhood pal. Painted cover by Brian Bolland. #3 In "Gang Buff," by Darko Macan and Kilian Plunkett, a thrill-seeking dentist takes a walk on the wild side with a band of bootleggers; in "Worldwide Gangster Robots From Outer Space," by Scott Cunningham and Danijel Zezelj, a homeless man plagued by strange visions seeks to save the world from a crew of extraterrestrial thugs; in "Small Time," by Ed Brubaker and Eric Shanower, a gang of suburban kids devises a fool-proof get-rick-quick scheme; and in "Original Gangster," by Tayyar Ozkan, a clan of prehistoric brutes is trapped in an endless cycle of violence. Painted cover by Glenn Fabry. #4 In writer/artist David Lloyd's "The Big Snooze," a mutt with a nose for trouble takes a bite out of crime--literally; in "The Initiation" (written by Joe R. Lansdale and Rick Klaw, with art by Tony Salmons), a trio of teens faces their biggest fears outside the local convenience store; and in "Electric Chinese Death" (written by Richard Bruning, with art by Mark Chiarello), a pair of mob enforcers wander into the wrong part of Chinatown. Painted cover by Dave Gibbons.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Gangland Vol 1 – 4”, de Cadastro de autores, publicado pela editora Vertigo, em 1998 e com 110 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Vertigo
Páginas: 110
Ano: 1998
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Linguagem: inglês
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Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Vertigo costumam mesclar fantasia sombria e realismo cru, criando universos onde o sobrenatural dialoga com conflitos humanos profundos. Muitas histórias exploram personagens complexos, como jovens em jornadas de autodescoberta ou figuras marcadas por tragédias pessoais, em cenários que vão de mundos fantásticos a ambientes urbanos decadentes. O tom varia entre o sombrio e o irônico, frequentemente permeado por humor negro e tensão moral. O catálogo apresenta obras que transitam entre narrativas mais densas e reflexivas e outras que adotam ritmo acelerado e ação intensa, sempre com uma linguagem visual marcante e roteiros que desafiam o leitor.
