The Good Asian, Volume 1
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Image Comics
Published:27th Sep '22
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Writer PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE's long-awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed INFIDEL with stunning art by ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI (OUTPOST ZERO)! Following Edison Harkï, a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective on the trail of a killer in 1936 Chinatown, THE GOOD ASIAN is Chinatown noir starring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban, the Chinese, as they're besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world that seemingly never changes.
Collects THE GOOD ASIAN #1-4, plus covers by SANA TAKEDA, ANNIE WU, JEN BARTEL, DAVE JOHNSON, and more.
Select praise for THE GOOD ASIAN:
"Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it."SCOTT SNYDER (Batman, Nocterra)
"A smart, classic noir drenched in style and history."JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, Batman)
"A brittle story that takes place during an unfamiliar time in our history that is tragically all too familiar now in our present."BRIAN AZZARELLO (MOONSHINE, 100 Bullets)
"Absolutely the best kind of comics noir."KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, DIE)
"The best noir comic I've read in years. It's taut, evocative, and though it's set nearly 100 years ago, incredibly relevant."G. WILLOW WILSON (Ms. Marvel)
"Fantastic."JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth)
"This is the book I've been waiting for."CLIFF CHIANG (PAPER GIRLS)
“Both important and incredibly fun. Don't missit.” -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman
"Has all the trappings of a noir tale, but also tacklesquestions of race, immigration, and 'respectability politics.' All wrapped up ina thrilling mystery." -Fortune
"The surroundings will seemand feel instantly familiar to those who know the historic San Francisconeighborhood. But the comic's title character, Edison Hark, a Chinese Americandetective who is trying to track down a missing person in 1936, is decidedlynew." -The San Francisco Chronicle
"Rich with history, style,and emotion, Image Comics' The Good Asian delivers noir excellence atevery turn." -The AV Club
"What is great about thisseries-beyond nuanced characters, gorgeously mood-setting art, and animpressively layered story aided by historical consultants on the creativeteam-is that it's simply a good noir. The tone, the twists, thedouble-crosses... they would all fit among the best film noirs of the '40s and'50s. This is the kind of textured plotting you might expect from RaymondChandler if he were writing today." -Thrillist
"Edison Hark is oneof the most intriguing detectives in the history of noir. Pichetshote andTefenkgi have crafted a brilliant story that sheds light on a dark time inAmerican history while telling a compelling and singular story that is sure tofascinate audiences for quite some time." -Comic BookResources
ISBN: 9781534320949
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 272g
128 pages