Head Games: The Graphic Novel - Softcover

McDonald, Craig

3.07

147 ratings by Goodreads

9781596434141: Head Games: The Graphic Novel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596434147 ISBN 13: 9781596434141

Publisher: First Second, 2017

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In this graphic novel adaptation of the Edgar-nominated novel Head Games, Craig McDonald blends history and legend to tell the tale of the classic hard-drinking, hard-living, and hard-boiled protagonist. Artist Kevin Singles brings this noir thriller to life with a style reminiscent of the golden age of dime-store paperbacks.

It’s 1957, and aging novelist Hector Lassiter thought that his adventures were long behind him. But then he receives a treasure worth killing for: the skull of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

With his partners in crime, brooding poet Bud Fiske and hard-as-nails beauty Alicia Vicente, Hector must make a mad dash across the American southwest. If the trio can survive long enough to sell the skull to the highest bidder, they'll score big. But in the meantime, Hector must dodge bullets from deranged fraternity members, aging soldiers of fortune, vicious warlords, and crooked feds.

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About the Author:

Craig McDonald is an award-winning journalist, editor, and fiction writer. He was a contributor to the New York Times nonfiction bestseller, Secrets of the Code. His series of ten Hector Lassiter novels have been published to international critical acclaim and awards attention.
Kevin Singles was raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, attended the comics program at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and currently resides in Austin, Texas. Head Games is his debut graphic novel.

Review:

"Featuring more than enough action (both pulse-pounding and sultry) to please pulp purists, as well as cameos by Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich, �Ernest Hemingway, and a young George W. Bush, author McDonald ably adapts his own novel, while illustrator Singles's �artwork brings a gritty edge to every page. VERDICT: Good fun for fans of pulp, crime, or historical fiction." --Library Journal

"This pulpy alternate history adds color to what is otherwise familiar noir territory, complete with seedy schemes, gunfights, and a narrow-eyed woman in trouble. It's a breezy thriller designed to hit the sweet spot for crime fans and history buffs alike." --Publishers Weekly

"Faithful to the original novel; captures the vibe of 1950s noir... If noir fiction is a genre from a bygone era, then Head Games takes readers on a trip through time minus the DeLorean and the Tardis." --FlipGeeks

"The mix of twentieth-century fact and fantasy is a fun touch. If you enjoy watching an author play connect-the-dots with bullet holes and blood, this Head's for you." --Booklist

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