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The four-issue miniseries about an undead private investigator kicks off in November.
The mystery begins this week!
Calavera, P.I. #1 (Oni Press, November 2024) preview pages by Marco Finnegan
The four-issue miniseries about an undead private investigator kicks off in November.
Out this week: Morning Star #1 (Mad Cave, $4.99):
Tim Daniel, David Andry and Marco Finnegan team up for the story of the widow of a smokejumper whose husband died under mysterious circumstances — which come back to haunt her and her family as she tries to scatter her husband’s ashes.
The artist of ‘Crossroad Blues’ returns with a new YA graphic novel about the Zoot Suit Riots, family tension and lizardmen.
Smash Pages Q&A: Marco Finnegan on ‘Crossroad Blues’
Marco Finnegan was a comics novice when Last Fair Deal Gone Down was published in 2016 by 12 Gauge, though he’d been working as an artist for some time. The book was his first collaboration with the writer Ace Atkins, and the two have established a close working relationship. Their second collaboration is out now from Image Comics.
Crossroad Blues is the adaptation of Atkins’ debut novel. The two have set out to adapt all of Atkins’ Nick Travers stories to comics. The stories are about a former football player turned academic, blues researcher, and harmonica player. In this book Travers tries to find a missing researcher, and gets involved with a strange cast of characters including an Elvis-worshipping hitman, who are trying to uncover – or hide – the true story of the legendary musician Robert Johnson.
People who follow Finnegan on Twitter know that he seems to always be posting drawings and sketches, and has mentioned working on comics for younger readers. I reached out to ask about working with Atkins, and find out more about his other comics projects.
Source: smashpages.net