{"product_id":"gun-honey-graphic-novel-isbn-9781782763468","title":"Gun Honey (Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eAWARD WINNER CHARLES ARDAI, CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME, BRINGS HIS NOIR EXPERTISE TO THE FORE IN HIS DEBUT GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT A SEXY WEAPONS SMUGGLER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of pulp noir and crime writers like Ed Brubaker and Max Allan Collins will want to sink their teeth into this salacious and super-charged thriller.\u003cbr\u003eShe’ll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it - no matter how impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, Joanna Tan is suddenly forced by the U.S. government to do a job for them: find the man she set loose and bring him down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures bonus material including the story of the real Gun Honey and much more!\"The finest kind of pulp noir.\" – \u003cb\u003eEd Brubaker \u003c\/b\u003e(Captain America)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"GUN HONEY is sexy, violent and fast, a blistering burning house of a narrative.\" – \u003cb\u003eMax Allan Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Road to Perdition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You’ve never met a femme quite as fatale as Joanna Tan.” – \u003cb\u003eDuane Swierczynski \u003c\/b\u003e(Birds of Prey)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Charles Ardai is a very smart and very cool fellow.” – \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gun Honey puts the thrill in thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003ekabooooom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exciting…a timeless bit of pulp crime fiction.” - \u003cb\u003eComic Book Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Racey and action packed superb story with stunning visuals\" - \u003cb\u003eGeeks WorldWide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great read, with a fantastic lead character, written in a way that engenders a sexy, violent and fun book. 5 Stars\" - \u003cb\u003eComic Crusaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"an entertaining story\" - \u003cb\u003eBleeding Cool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Phenomenal…an adventure worthy of the silver screen.” - \u003cb\u003eReading With a Flight Ring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“the powerhouse creation of a world-class criminal, a femme fatale, and James Bond all rolled into one.” - \u003cb\u003eComical Opinions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A slick pulp noir action thriller...artist Ang Hor Kheng, has done an immaculate job of bringing his creation and her world to life.\" - \u003cb\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Ardai\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in mystery magazines such as \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, gaming magazines such as \u003ci\u003eComputer Gaming World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectronic Games\u003c\/i\u003e, and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eBest Mysteries of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Horror Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Ardai has also edited numerous short story collections such as \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Black Widowers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Tales of Madness and the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFuturecrime\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis first novel, \u003ci\u003eLittle Girl Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2004 and was nominated for both the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America and the Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America; his second, \u003ci\u003eSongs of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, was called \"an instant classic\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, selected as one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and won the Shamus Award. Both books were written under the alias Richard Aleas and were optioned for the movies by Universal Pictures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArdai previously received a Shamus nomination for the short story \"Nobody Wins\" and he received the Edgar Award in 2007 for the short story \"The Home Front\". In 2015, he received the Ellery Queen Award for his work on Hard Case Crime. Ardai's third novel, \u003ci\u003eFifty-to-One\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in November 2008. It was the fiftieth book in the \u003ci\u003eHard Case Crime\u003c\/i\u003e series and the first to be published under Ardai's real name.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 2010, he began working as a writer and producer on the SyFy television series \u003ci\u003eHaven\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by the Hard Case Crime novel \u003ci\u003eThe Colorado Kid\u003c\/i\u003e by Stephen King. The first episode of \u003ci\u003eHaven\u003c\/i\u003e aired on July 9, 2010 and the last aired on December 17, 2015.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, he wrote a novel based on the Shane Black movie \u003ci\u003eThe Nice Guys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to his writing and publishing activities, Ardai serves as a managing director of the D. E. Shaw group.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAng Hor Kheng\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator based in Ipoh, Malaysia who works primarily with traditional media rather than digitally. His inspirations include Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Peter Konig, Jim Lee, and John Buscema. He has been drawing since he was 3 years old.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Titan Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302129225957,"sku":"NP9781782763468","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782763468.jpg?v=1767728579","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/gun-honey-graphic-novel-isbn-9781782763468","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}