En attendant la sortie du premier volume de Battling Boy annoncé depuis 2006, l’éditeur First Second Book publiera un prologue de 30 pages intitulé The Death of Haggard West.
L’histoire suit Haggard West, super-héros de la science archétypal (« à la Batman » dixit le créateur Paul Pope), dans sa dernière bataille pour protéger la cité d’Arcopolis.
[quote] The Death of Haggard West / by Paul Pope
On Sale 7/17/13 * $2.99 *
This one-shot comic reprises scenes from the beginning of Battling Boy by Paul Pope. It presents the death of Haggard West, a vigilante-style superhero who protected the monster-ridden world of Arcolpolis before Battling Boy arrived to rid the planet of monster once and for all.
The Death of Haggard West is a 32-page one-shot limited edition pamphlet comic with exclusive material (illustration and original cover) from Battling Boy author-illustrator Paul Pope.[/quote]
En avant-goût de la sortie du premier tome de Battling Boy en octobre prochain, Paul Pope vient de sortir un one-shot d’une trentaine de pages, The Death of Haggard West, qui constitue le dernier épisode de la série imaginaire jamais parue The Invincible Haggard West. Il ne s’agit pas d’une preview de Battling Boy, mais d’une histoire auto-conclusive qui raconte la dernière aventure du héros Haggard, combattant contre une horde de monstres tentant de détruire la ville d’Acropolis.
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*author : Paul Pope
Price : 2,99$
Attention, citizens of the monster-ridden city-planet Arcopolis! The Death of Haggard West is the final installment in the legendary Invincible Haggard West comics series, the bestselling chronicle of the adventures of our beloved hero, Haggard West. In breathtaking color and frenetic action, this 32-page comic presents the final moments in the life of one of the greatest vigilante heroes Arcopolis has ever seen . . . and introduces his successor in the fight to save our city—Battling Boy.
From First Second Books:
The Death of Haggard West presents a sneak peek in pamphlet comic form of the first volume of Battling Boy, the electrifying new graphic novel from comics legend Paul Pope. This limited-edition one-off comic includes exclusive content that will not be found in the Battling Boy graphic novel: a spectacular cover and original diagrams from Battling Boy creator Paul Pope.
The Battling Boy graphic novel will be available in October 2013.*[/quote]
