Après un numéro spécial de la série Harley Queen, le scénariste Jimmy Palmiotti tourne à nouveau la Convention Comic en dérision mais cette fois-ci à la sauce braquage. Il est aidé par le journaliste Matt Brady et le dessinateur Dominike « Domo » Stanton pour raconter l’exploit d’anciennes stars de la télévision qui tenteront tout pour redorer leur blason.
Comme souvent lorsque Palmiotti est évoqué, c’est sa femme Amanda Conner qui se charge des couvertures de cette mini-série en quatre parties. The Con Job #1 sort en mars.
[quote]PALMIOTTI & BRADY’S THE BIG CON JOB #1
STORY BY
Jimmy Palmiotti, Matt Brady
ART BY
Dominike Stanton
COLORS BY
Paul Little
LETTERS BY
Jim Campbell
COVER BY
Amanda Conner, Jay Shaw, Dan McDaid
PUBLISHER
Boom! Studios
COVER PRICE:
$3.99
RELEASE DATE
Mar 4th, 2015
WHY WE LOVE IT: Comics veteran Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn) is a master at crafting humorous, snarky comics, and he’s teamed up with longtime comics journalist-turned-writer Matt Brady (Buck Rogers) and artist Dominike “Domo” Stanton (Deadpool) for a unique heist story. They’ve put the “con” back in comic conventions.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: In the mood for a character-driven, comic book convention crime caper? Palmiotti and Brady have crafted a Galaxy Quest meets Ocean’s 11-style crime story set in the larger-than-life backdrop of the modern convention circuit. You thought cons couldn’t get any bigger? You have no idea.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: After working the same convention circuit for many years, a group of flabby action heroes, aging sex symbols, and sci-fi bit players have become close friends as they watch their lines get shorter and their autographs get cheaper. That is, until they hire a cocky new booking agent who offers them their only chance at a comfortable retirement by robbing one of the largest cons in the country![/quote]
[quote]Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job #2
Story by Jimmy Palmiotti, Matt Brady
Art by Dominike Stanton
Colors by Paul Little
Letters by Jim Campbell
Cover by Amanda Conner, Paul Mounts
Publisher Boom! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Apr 1st, 2015
Synopsis: While Blaze, Poach, Colin, and Hendrix debate whether robbing the Con is worth the risk, we meet two new disgruntled former stars. Madeleine “Maddie” Cannon shares her trailer with a dog on the set of a horrible sci-fi movie, and Jonnie Lao—Zhing Lee of TV’s Lotus Wind series—sits in as an advisor for the remake while hottie actor Billy Benton white-washes his film.[/quote]
[quote]Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job #3
Story by Jimmy Palmiotti, Matt Brady
Art by Dominike Stanton
Colors by Paul Little
Letters by Jim Campbell
Cover by Amanda Conner
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date May 6th, 2015
The crew is picked, and now the con is on. Just when the team thinks nothing can go wrong, reality sets in and tosses a monkey wrench their way![/quote]
[quote]Palmiotti & Brady’s The Big Con Job #4 (of 4)
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Authors: Matt Brady & Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Dominike “Domo” Stanton
Cover Artist: Amanda Conner
Price: $3.99
Synopsis: In this final issue, the crew has the money, and now they just need a clean getaway! Life has a way of throwing a monkey wrench into the works, though, and someone is going to have to take the fall.[/quote]
