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Killadelphia Deluxe Edition, Book One

Rodney Barnes author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Image Comics

Published:22nd Nov '22

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Killadelphia Deluxe Edition, Book One cover

Finally, the acclaimed horror title which wasnominated for an Eisner Award for "best new series" is collected in a stunninghardcover featuring the first 12 issues andmore!

FromRODNEY BARNES, the breakout star comics scribe and television writer behindHBO's Winning Time, and the show-stopping artist who redefined SPAWN for a newgeneration, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER.

When a small-town beat cop comes home to buryhis murdered father, revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr., hestumbles into a mystery that will lead him down a path of horrors and shake hisbeliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedomhas fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality...and vampires.

Now, it’sup to Jimmy and an unexpected companion to stop long-thought-dead President ofthe United States John Adams from building an undead army and staging a bloodynew American revolution.

There’s a reason they say you can’tgo home again. Welcome to Killadelphia.

Collects KILLADELPHIA #1-12 and chapters 1-5 ofthe terrifying werewolf tie-in story ELYSIUM GARDENS

“Killadelphia is the stunning and fresh horror fable I’ve been craving. This one feels like a classic.” —Jordan Peele


“Easily awarded the max of five stars, and I very highly recommend it to everyone who enjoys comics like Spawn, and The Walking Dead.” —Impulse Gamer


"A dark, deep, seamless story that plays into multiple genres without becoming fully any one of them, the book offers a tantalizing nightmare of urban horror that feels real, rich, and mysterious. It'll infect you if you let it, and you should.” —ComicBook.com


"Sparely written, beautifully rendered and topical, Killadelphia is a genuinely frightening horror graphic. Can’t wait to read the next issue!” —Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due


“A very unique visual style. It pulls from classic art and horror imagery to give us a comic that doesn’t look like a comic but rather like the inside of a nightmare.” —Graphic Policy


“Jason Shawn Alexander is one of my favorite artists working today, and writer Rodney Barnes is the perfect collaborator for this atmospheric horror story with a terrifyingly real sense of place.” —Brian K. Vaughan

ISBN: 9781534323490

Dimensions: 279mm x 203mm x 25mm

Weight: 1361g

360 pages